Human Resources Generalist

Overview:

MEC is looking for a Human Resources Generalist for our Mayville location! The Human Resources Generalist will support the day-to-day HR operations and the values of MEC.

Under the direction of the Human Resources Manager, the Human Resources Generalist will have responsibility in the following areas: recruiting/selection, employee relations, employee engagement, and compliance. The HR Generalist at MEC is a strong partner that believes in serving the operations team and providing proactive HR support.

Responsibilities:

A role like this comes with some important responsibilities, some of those responsibilities include:

• Provides day-to-day support and coaching to department managers and supervisors with regards to employee relations matters.
• Identifies and coordinates training and development opportunities for employees to create a highly skilled and flexible workforce.
• Recommends company policy and procedure changes based on workforce needs and implements changes in respective departments.
• Provides insight into respective departments’ team dynamics and advises managers and supervisors ways to increase employee engagement.
• Partners with departments to identify staffing needs based on capacity planning of the business
• Executes full cycle recruitment of hourly production positions including sourcing, screening, coordinating interviews, extending offers.
• Assists managers and supervisors in making high quality hiring decisions based on job qualifications and according to MEC’s mission and vision.
• Onboards new employees ensuring timely and accurate completion of required paperwork and pre-employment testing.
• Assimilates new employees to MEC and the department team by conducting orientations.
• Builds relationships with high schools, technical colleges and/or universities to ensure a long term strategic pipeline of talent.
• Ensures employees are receiving necessary feedback to maximize department performance through the administration of 60 day, 6 month and annual reviews. Provides coaching to managers and supervisors on effective forms of feedback.
• Recommends salary changes based on market data, employee performance and experience. Ensures compensation is aligned with external market and internal equity.
• Maintains HRIS with accurate data
• Understands the current state of recruitment and retention through metrics and analytics. Provides insight and recommendations to operations based on trends.
• Coordinates employee rewards, recognition and appreciation events and activities.
• Serves as a back up switchboard operator on a rotational basis.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources
• 3-5 years of experience in Human Resources, experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills
• High attention to detail
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite