Human Resource Generalist

This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to grow their career in all areas of HR, work with a great team, and represent a solid and successful company with good benefits, pay and a supportive leadership team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Benefits

• Perform new employee benefit orientations and assist employees with their benefit enrollments.
• Coordinate employee leave of absence
• Respond to general benefit inquiries from employees on plan provisions, benefit enrollment, and status changes
• Provides assistance with the annual open enrollment process
• Assist with Workers’ Compensation reporting

Employment

• Processing new hires & conduct new hire orientation
• Offboarding
• Provide training to others on HR procedures and policies
• Recruiting support
• HRIS data entry and reporting back up
• Payroll processing & Data Entry

Project Management

• Mange HR Projects from start to finish, ensuring projects are completed on time
• Identify opportunities for improving HR processes and make recommendations
• Execute change management plans to ensure adoption of new HR initiatives
• Assist with compliance/audit projects
• All other duties as assigned

Key Competencies (knowledge, skills and abilities):

• Excellent customer service skills and professional demeanor at all times to interface effectively with all internal and external customers
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Must be capable of relating to individuals at all levels
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail
• Ability to strategically plan ahead, both short and long term
• Ability to prioritize work and effectively organize and manage multiple activities
• Ability to effectively prepare and present information and respond to questions from employees, and manager/supervisors
• Project management and follow-through
• Effective presentation skills
• Complex problem solving – identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions
• Ability to work under pressure with time constraints in a fast-paced, team environment
• Ability to work in a team environment and share information
• Ability to adapt to change initiatives and practice a strong sense of urgency
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or equivalent related experience preferred
• Minimum of 3 years HR generalist experience required
• High proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
• Experience administering in-house FMLA
• Experience processing payroll
• HRIS experience; Ceridian Dayforce a plus
• Experience with recruiting and using an Applicant Tracking System
• SHRM or HRCI certification a plus
• Experience working as an HR department of one
• Regular onsite attendance
• Salary range is $50-60k/annual + year-end contingent bonus

From its start in 1940 as a small manufacturer of screw machine products, Elkhart Products Corporation (EPC) has built a reputation for quality products and quality personnel. As the company expanded in the early 1950s and became a fabricator of various copper and tubular components it also became known for its innovation and service. In 1962, Elkhart opened a tube mill and additional manufacturing facility in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Elkhart Products began vertically integrating through the production of tube and wire for the copper fitting production.

Mueller Industries Companies provide equal opportunity in employment to all employees and applicants for employment. No person is to be discriminated against in employment because of race, sex, age, national origin, color, religion, disability, handicap or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and any other basis as may be specified by applicable federal, state, or local laws.