HR Generalist
Overview
Daifuku Automotive America Corporation is a leader in Design, Manufacturing, Installation and Support of automotive automation/material handling systems in North America. The company is currently seeking an experienced HR Generalist for the facility in Reynoldsburg, OH.
Daifuku Automotive America Corporation promotes and supports both individual and team success by providing opportunities to expand your skills and build on your capabilities. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to a culturally rich workforce and proud of our diversity in background, experience and origin. Safety is part of our core values; we stress the importance to our employees by enforcing 5S and daily safety audits.
Daifuku Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision available day one
- Optional Critical Illness and Accident Insurance
- FSA/ HSA
- Company provided life and disability plans
- 401K: Fidelity
- 7 Paid sick days (prorated according to start date)
- 13 paid vacation days (prorated according to start date)
- 11 paid holidays
- Yearly performance bonuses
- PPE Reimbursement
Responsibilities
The Human Resource Generalist is responsible for performing HR-related duties on a professional level and works closely with HR management in supporting all aspects of the department. This position carries out responsibilities including but not limited to the following functional areas: benefits administration, employee relations, training, performance management, onboarding, policy implementation, recruitment/employment, affirmative action and employment law compliance. This individual will perform full lifecycle recruiting and maintain excellent relations with hiring managers, candidates, and the community at-large. Also perform routine clerical, technical, and administrative assignments in human resources administration; to gather and compile data; enter information into database; to prepare, record and maintain human resources records; and to do other work as required.
Other responsibilities
- Administers various human resource plans and procedures for all company personnel; assists in the development and implementation of personnel policies and procedures. Recommends new approaches to promote continual improvements.
- Participates in developing department goals, objectives and systems.
- Assists with developing and maintaining affirmative action program; files EEO-1 report annually; maintain other records, reports and logs to conform to EEO regulations.
- Establishes recruiting requirements by studying organization plans and objectives; meeting with managers to discuss needs.
- Manage and maintain in-house Applicant Tracking System (iCIMS) to identify and recruit the very best candidates.
- Conducts recruitment effort for all exempt and nonexempt personnel, students and temporary employees; writes and places advertisements.
- Communicates and coordinates with vendors and recruiting agencies; maintaining all 3rd party contracts.
- Builds applicant sources by researching and contacting community services, colleges, employment agencies, recruiters, media, and internet sites; attending career fairs, providing organization information, opportunities, and benefits; making presentations; maintaining business rapport.
- Determines applicant qualifications by interviewing applicants; analyzing responses; verifying references; comparing qualifications to job requirements and discussing job requirements and applicant qualifications with managers.
- Arranges management interviews by coordinating schedules; arranges travel; escorting applicant to interviews.
- Assists with employee relations counseling, outplacement counseling and exit interviewing.
- Participates in administrative staff meetings and attends other meetings and seminars.
- Maintains human resource information system records and compiles reports from the database.
- Maintains compliance with federal and state regulations concerning employment.
- Responsible for all aspects of the on-boarding process for a new hire; offer letter, background check, drug screen, new hire package, conduct orientation, verify paperwork to ensure accurate completion, create personnel file, create new hire announcements
- Employee relations; counseling; first level disciplinary actions, incident investigations, etc.
- Act as a resource to employees/departments/management by providing on site assistance and direction in the management of human resources.
- Responds to inquiries for employment verifications.
- Assists with enrollment into various benefit plans
- Records any personnel changes in data bases and within personnel files
- Coordinates and collects paperwork for all leaves of absence - FMLA, Workers Comp, STD, LTD
- Performs other related duties as required and assigned.
Qualifications
- Knowledge of ADP payroll systems is a plus
- Knowledge of state and federal employment, labor laws and wage and hour laws
- Proficiency using Microsoft Word, Excel, and other computer applications
- Advanced knowledge of clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms as it pertains to HR functions
- Superior team-working, interpersonal, and communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to work effectively with both employees and managers.
- Ability to effective apply knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems
- Ability to give full attention to what other people are saying, understand the points being made, ask appropriate questions, and not interrupt at inappropriate times
- Ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative approaches or solutions to problems
- Ability to understand emotional reactions of others
- Ability to effectively manage one’s own time in a state of continuous flux
- Must convey a positive and professional image to applicants and employees
- Must be able to think outside the box, demonstrate initiative and follow-through
- Extremely organized, accurate, and highly detail-oriented
- Self-starter, focused on accomplishing goals
- Maintain a high degree of confidentiality
- Must be able to work overtime and travel as required
Education and Experience
- A bachelor’s degree and a minimum of two years’ human resource experience
OR
- A master’s degree in human resource management
OR
- Five years of experience in the HR field
OR
- Any similar combination of education and experience.
Daifuku offers an excellent compensation package including great benefits such as excellent medical, vision, and dental insurance, paid vacation time, paid sick time, and paid holidays, 401K, Flexible Spending Programs, and more.
Daifuku is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, protected veteran status, marital status or medical condition.
If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan or policy statement, please email amus-hr@daifukuna.com.
If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail amus-hr@daifukuna.com.