HR Generalist (Hybrid)

Ardent Mills3 months ago
Anywhere
Hybrid
Full-time
Junior Level (1-3 years)

Job Description

Overview:

The HR Generalist provides day-to-day support to team members and managers across a range of HR functions, including employee relations, policy guidance, and workforce planning. This role coordinates core HR processes such as onboarding, offboarding, and internal movements, while maintaining compliance with employment laws and company policies. The generalist partners with business leaders and HR Centers of Excellence to support talent, engagement, and learning initiatives.

Responsibilities:

  • Optimize and administer HR operations across onboarding, offboarding, policy guidance, employee relations support, compliance, reporting, talent programs, and Workday administration, helping ensure consistent and compliant execution across stakeholders.
  • Coordinate HR operations work from intake to resolution, applying established processes to prioritize requests, identify issues, resolve routine matters, and escalate more complex situations as appropriate.
  • Advise people leaders, and team members on HR programs, policy interpretation, Workday procedures, employment practices, documentation expectations, and risk-informed business solutions.
  • Administer onboarding compliance requirements, including Form I-9 compliance, immigration tracking, new hire support, HR records, process governance, and timely guidance to leaders and team members.
  • Coordinate offboarding activities, including exit interview vendor management, process execution, data review, trend identification, root cause analysis, and action planning.
  • Support employee relations documentation and investigation activities by conducting interviews, gathering and organizing information, maintaining records, tracking follow-up actions, and ensuring consistent, confidential, and compliant handling.
  • Govern and maintain HR documentation, records, templates, and posting requirements in accordance with employment laws, company policies, audit standards, and operational risk requirements.
  • Analyze people data, Workday reporting, and workforce trends to identify root causes, evaluate business impacts, influence stakeholder decisions, and recommend thoughtful, practical solutions.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of HR experience, High School Diploma/GED with 8+ years of HR experience, or equivalent education and experience.
  • Hands-on experience with employee relations, investigations, labor relations, HR policies, employment law, documentation, and audit support.
  • Experience using HRIS systems as a core responsibility, including transactions, data accuracy, process execution, and procedure improvement.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office; knowledge of SharePoint page management and HR documentation best practices.

Benefits:

  • Competitive Compensation: Market-driven base pay, with a starting range of $90,000.00 - $105,000.00, and additional earning potential possible commensurate with experience.
  • Comprehensive benefits package, including:
    • Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
    • Health and Dependent Savings Accounts
    • Life and Disability Programs
    • Voluntary Benefit Programs
    • Company Sponsored Wellness Programs
    • Retirement Savings with Company Match
    • Team Member and Family Assistance Program (EAP)
    • Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
    • Employee Recognition Program with Rewards (RAVE)

Required Skills

HRIS systems
Microsoft Office
Compliance
Data analysis
Documentation management
Workday administration
Policy guidance
Employee relations
Onboarding and offboarding