HR Generalist

Job description

HR Generalist
$30/HR
Monday-Thursday: 1st and 2nd Shift
San Antonio, TX

HR Generalist Overview:
The HR Generalist plays a crucial role in managing daily human resources tasks and workforce strategy within a fast-paced manufacturing setting. This position involves end-to-end recruiting, handling employee relations, facilitating onboarding processes, administering HRIS, analyzing workforce data, generating Power BI reports, and supporting payroll and timekeeping functions. The HR Generalist will collaborate extensively with plant leadership to enhance staffing, ensure compliance, and foster employee engagement across various shifts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, sustain, and optimize Power BI dashboards and workforce analytics tools that track headcount, absenteeism, attrition rates, job vacancies, compliance metrics, and operational performance.
• Collaborate with leadership to adjust reports, dashboards, and visual formats in response to shifting business demands and organizational goals.
• Act as the main HR contact for both employees and supervisors by addressing HR inquiries, aiding in employee relations issues, managing the STXHR mailbox, and providing HR operational assistance daily.
• Provide HR support at the plant across both 1st and 2nd shifts, including being present during shift launches, facilitating employee onboarding, and engaging in workforce initiatives to maintain HR presence across production activities.
• Team up with operations leadership to assist with 2nd shift initiatives and launch activities, covering aspects such as new hire orientation, staff integration, staffing support, and maintaining an HR presence during significant production scaling periods.
• Oversee and assist with the entire recruitment cycle for high-volume hourly manufacturing roles, such as General Assembly Production Associates and Material Handlers. Responsibilities include candidate screening, interview coordination, job offer extensions, and managing onboarding processes.
• Organize, coordinate, and represent the company at job fairs, hiring events, community recruiting efforts, and workforce development partnerships to enhance candidate sourcing and fulfill staffing objectives.
• Manage employee documentation and organizational structures within SAP SuccessFactors, including changes to employee information, position management, organizational modifications, onboarding, and offboarding procedures.
• Generate and maintain workforce analytics and operational reports, covering metrics like headcount, absenteeism, attrition, compliance, and other recurring management reporting needs.
• Use Microsoft Excel (Intermediate to Advanced) for analyzing, validating, and reporting workforce information, employing tools like Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, formulas, and data validation methods.
• Create and refine presentations and communications utilizing Microsoft PowerPoint, including monthly updates to leadership and workforce summaries for plant management.
• Support the processes surrounding recruiting, onboarding, offboarding, and employee separations, aiming to provide a positive experience for employees throughout their tenure.
• Assist with payroll and timekeeping functions via Kronos/UKG and/or Synerion, which entails conducting attendance audits, correcting timecards, managing monthly attendance reviews, administering bonuses, and executing compliance audits.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Human Resources within a manufacturing, automotive, or similar high-volume production environment.
• Proven experience in recruiting for hourly manufacturing positions, particularly in roles like General Assembly, Production Operators, Material Handlers, and logistics or distribution personnel.
• Experience in supporting multi-shift manufacturing processes, with flexibility to work across both 1st and 2nd shifts as business needs dictate, especially during production launches and staffing events.
• Background in planning and facilitating job fairs and hiring events, as well as engaging in community recruitment initiatives to attract and secure hourly talent.
• Thorough understanding of manufacturing recruitment approaches, workforce strategizing, candidate sourcing, and employer branding.
• Experience in developing and maintaining Power BI dashboards.
• Familiarity with SAP SuccessFactors is a plus.
• Experience with Kronos, UKG, or Synerion is desirable.
• Strong capabilities in Microsoft Excel, preferably at an Intermediate to Advanced level.
• Experience in developing presentations with Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, Teams, SharePoint).