Sr. HR Generalist

The Sr. HR Generalist serves as a strategic and hands-on HR partner supporting a manufacturing and distribution facility operating across multiple shifts. This position is responsible for employee relations, talent acquisition, performance management, policy administration, investigations, compliance, employee engagement, and workforce development initiatives. The Sr. HR Generalist provides direct support to supervisors, managers, and employees while helping ensure consistent application of company policies, employment laws, and HR best practices. This role requires split-shift flexibility and regular visibility on the production and warehouse floors to effectively support both first and second shift employees.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Serve as a primary HR resource for employees and supervisors across manufacturing and distribution operations.
• Partner with operations leadership to support a split-shift workforce, including regular coverage of first and second shift employees.
• Conduct employee investigations involving policy violations, workplace concerns, attendance issues, safety-related matters, and employee complaints.
• Coach supervisors and managers on employee relations, corrective action, performance documentation, conflict resolution, and fair application of company policies.
• Facilitate disciplinary processes, including counseling, written warnings, suspensions, terminations, and related documentation.
• Manage or support full-cycle recruiting for onsite personnel (hourly, technical, administrative, and supervisory roles), including requisition management, interviews, offers, pre-employment requirements, and onboarding.
• Support new hire orientation and ensure employees receive effective policy, safety, attendance, and workplace expectation training.
• Support performance management processes, including goal setting, annual reviews, performance improvement plans, and employee development discussions.
• Maintain accurate HRIS records, personnel files, reports, and employment documentation in accordance with company and legal requirements.
• Support compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, including wage and hour, FMLA, ADA, EEO, OSHA-related HR processes, and partnership on workers compensation matters when applicable.
• Assist with leave administration, reasonable accommodation processes, return-to-work coordination, and employee status changes.
• Support employee engagement, recognition, retention, communication, and culture initiatives across all shifts.
• Conduct stay interviews, exit interviews, and other feedback processes to identify workforce trends and recommend solutions.
• Partner with Safety, Operations, Quality, Distribution, and Maintenance teams to support a safe, respectful, and productive work environment.
• Maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment when handling sensitive employee and business information.