Job Summary:

The HR Generalist is a multifaceted role responsible for managing full-cycle recruitment, employee relations matters, benefits administration, and a broad range of core HR functions. This person will attract and hire top talent, support employees through workplace concerns, assist with open enrollment, and help ensure smooth day-to-day HR operations. This role is ideal for an HR professional who is people-focused, adaptable, and thrives in a generalist environment where no two days look the same.

Key Responsibilities

Recruiting & Talent Acquisition

• Manage full-cycle recruitment from job intake, sourcing, and screening through offer negotiation and acceptance
• Partner with hiring managers to define candidate profiles, and set hiring timelines
• Source candidates through job boards, LinkedIn, employee referrals, networking, and direct outreach
• Conduct phone and video screens to assess qualifications, experience, and culture fit
• Coordinate interviews, maintain ATS records, and ensure timely communication with candidates at every stage
• Extend offers, manage pre-employment steps (background checks, references), and support onboarding handoff to corporate
• Build talent pipelines for recurring or hard-to-fill roles
• Represent the company at job fairs and networking events

Employee Relations

• Serve as a trusted point of contact for employee concerns, grievances, and workplace conflicts; work in conjunction with corporate office
• Conduct impartial investigations into matters such as harassment, misconduct, discrimination, and policy violations
• Advise managers on performance management, corrective action, documentation, and coaching best practices
• Interpret and apply company policies and employment law to ensure consistent, compliant decision-making
• Complete detailed records of all employee relations cases and investigations; sent to corporate for recordkeeping
• Support termination processes by ensuring proper documentation and legal compliance
• Assist with developing and delivering workplace training on topics such as anti-harassment and conflict resolution
• Partner with Legal and HR leadership when matters escalate or carry litigation risk

Benefits & Open Enrollment

• Serve as a primary point of contact for employee benefits questions related to health, dental, vision, life insurance, and retirement plans
• Assist in planning and executing the annual open enrollment process including communications, employee education sessions, and deadline management
• Partner with benefit manager, brokers, and vendors to ensure accurate enrollment, changes, and terminations are processed timely; will work with corporate hand in hand
• Assist with maintaining benefits compliance with ACA, COBRA, HIPAA, and other applicable regulations

General HR Operations

• Assist with onboarding and off boarding processes to ensure a smooth employee experience at every stage
• Help prepare plant HR reports and people metrics for leadership review
• Assist with performance review cycles, compensation planning, and other annual HR processes
• Stay current on employment law changes and HR best practices to ensure organizational compliance
• Provide general administrative HR support and serve as a resource for employees and managers across the organization

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field
• 3–5 years of broad HR experience with exposure to recruiting, employee relations, and benefits administration
• Strong knowledge of employment law (FMLA, ADA, Title VII, FLSA, ACA, COBRA, etc.)
• Experience conducting workplace investigations
• Proficiency with HRIS and ATS platforms (Workday, BambooHR, Greenhouse, Lever, etc.) and LinkedIn Recruiter
• Exceptional interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
• High level of discretion, empathy, and objectivity when handling sensitive matters

What we offer

• Medical coverage with BCBS.
• Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability and Group Life Insurance with Mutual of Omaha.
• As a benefit to our employees, we also offer supplemental policies with Aflac and Legal/ID Shield. These plans are voluntary and premiums are paid 100% by the employee thru payroll deduction.
• After you have worked for Agru America for 90 days, you will begin accruing vacation at a rate of 1.54 hours per week until you reach 5 years of full time service. The accrual rate increases at 5 years of service, and 10 years of service.
• The 1st of the month following your 90th day of employment, you will be eligible to enroll in our 401k plan offered thru John Hancock.
• Free Virtual Doctor appointments with Ally Health.