HR Generalist

HR Generalist

Location: Paducah

Position Summary

Mesabi Metallics is seeking a proactive and hands-on HR Generalist to support the establishment and growth of our organization in Iowa.

This is a broad-based HR role with particular focus on organization establishment recruitment engineering college/university relations onboarding and induction payroll coordination and day-to-day HR operations.

The position offers an excellent opportunity for an HR professional who enjoys working in a growing organization and wants to contribute to building HR processes and talent pipelines from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities

• Support organization establishment and workforce ramp-up including manpower tracking employee records HR processes and systems.
• Coordinate end-to-end recruitment for engineering technical operations and support positions.
• Build relationships with engineering colleges universities technical institutes and career centers to develop pipelines for fresh graduates interns and entry-level engineering talent.
• Coordinate campus engagement career fairs internship programs interviews offers and graduate hiring initiatives.
• Manage pre-boarding joining formalities new-hire orientation and induction.
• Coordinate employee data attendance benefits and payroll inputs to support accurate and timely payroll administration.
• Manage day-to-day HR operations including HRIS updates employee documentation personnel files leave and attendance records HR letters and employee queries.
• Support implementation of HR policies employee engagement initiatives and internal HR communication.
• Assist in maintaining compliance with applicable employment requirements and company policies.

Candidate Profile

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business Administration or a related field.
• Approximately 35 years of relevant HR experience preferably with broad exposure to HR operations and recruitment.
• Experience in recruitment university/campus hiring onboarding payroll coordination and HR operations would be preferred.
• Experience in manufacturing mining engineering construction or another industrial environment would be an advantage.
• Strong communication interpersonal coordination and organizational skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced growing and evolving organization.
• High degree of initiative ownership attention to detail and confidentiality.