Highlights
If you're an experienced HR Generalist, Human Resources Generalist, HR Specialist, Employee Relations Specialist, or Human Resources professional with manufacturing or industrial experience, we encourage you to apply. This position is ideal for an HR professional with 35 years of progressive Human Resources experience who enjoys working directly with employees and leadership across the full employee lifecycle.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Kernersville, NC |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 50 to 99 employees |
| Year Founded | 1979 |
| Website | http://www.theresource.org/ |
Description
Human Resources Generalist
Location: Kernersville, NC
Employment Type: Full-Time | Exempt
Our Client is seeking an experienced Human Resources Generalist to support HR operations within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This position is ideal for an HR professional with 35 years of progressive Human Resources experience who enjoys working directly with employees and leadership across the full employee lifecycle.
The HR Generalist will support employee relations, recruiting and onboarding, benefits, FMLA and leave administration, HR compliance, HRIS maintenance, payroll support, training, and workforce planning. This is a hands-on HR position with regular interaction with both production employees and management.
Key Responsibilities
Employee Relations
The ideal candidate is a hands-on HR professional who is comfortable working directly with both employees and management. You'll need strong communication, organization, problem-solving, conflict-resolution, and relationship-building skills, along with the ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment.
This role requires someone who can manage multiple priorities while remaining highly accurate and responsive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Ready to Apply?
If you're an experienced HR Generalist, Human Resources Generalist, HR Specialist, Employee Relations Specialist, or Human Resources professional with manufacturing or industrial experience, we encourage you to apply.
Apply today and take the next step in your Human Resources career.
Apply today or email your resume directly to Julia Yeargan at jyeargan@theresource.com for consideration.
Location: Kernersville, NC
Employment Type: Full-Time | Exempt
Our Client is seeking an experienced Human Resources Generalist to support HR operations within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This position is ideal for an HR professional with 35 years of progressive Human Resources experience who enjoys working directly with employees and leadership across the full employee lifecycle.
The HR Generalist will support employee relations, recruiting and onboarding, benefits, FMLA and leave administration, HR compliance, HRIS maintenance, payroll support, training, and workforce planning. This is a hands-on HR position with regular interaction with both production employees and management.
Key Responsibilities
Employee Relations
- Serve as a resource for employees and supervisors regarding HR policies, procedures, benefits, and employment practices
- Assist with employee concerns and workplace issues while maintaining confidentiality
- Conduct workplace investigations and assist with corrective action documentation
- Support employee engagement, retention, recognition, and communication initiatives
- Help promote a positive, productive workplace culture
- Coordinate full-cycle recruiting for hourly and salaried positions
- Develop candidate pipelines through job postings, recruiting events, community partnerships, and employee referrals
- Screen candidates, coordinate interviews, and facilitate the hiring process
- Administer pre-employment screening and onboarding activities
- Help ensure a smooth onboarding experience for new employees
- Administer employee benefits, enrollments, qualifying life events, and annual open enrollment
- Coordinate FMLA, ADA accommodations, workers' compensation, and other leave programs
- Maintain accurate employee information in ADP Workforce Now and other HR systems
- Process employee changes including compensation updates, promotions, transfers, and terminations
- Support payroll processing through accurate data entry and auditing
- Prepare and analyze HR metrics involving turnover, headcount, attendance, recruiting, and workforce trends
- Maintain the confidentiality and accuracy of employee and payroll information
- Help maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws
- Support policies, procedures, employee handbook updates, and HR audits
- Maintain personnel files and required employment documentation
- Assist with EEO, OSHA, workers' compensation, and regulatory reporting
- Coordinate employee training programs and maintain training records
- Support performance reviews, employee development, coaching, and succession-planning initiatives
- Partner with operations leadership to support a safe and compliant manufacturing environment
- Participate in safety committees, investigations, and corrective-action follow-up
- Assist with workers' compensation and return-to-work programs
- Support workforce planning based on production and staffing requirements
- Promote attendance, accountability, and compliance with company safety standards
- 35 years of progressive Human Resources experience required
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred
- Experience with employee relations, recruiting, benefits administration, leave management, and HR compliance
- Knowledge of FMLA, ADA, FLSA, OSHA, workers' compensation, and employment law
- Experience with ADP Workforce Now preferred
The ideal candidate is a hands-on HR professional who is comfortable working directly with both employees and management. You'll need strong communication, organization, problem-solving, conflict-resolution, and relationship-building skills, along with the ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment.
This role requires someone who can manage multiple priorities while remaining highly accurate and responsive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Ready to Apply?
If you're an experienced HR Generalist, Human Resources Generalist, HR Specialist, Employee Relations Specialist, or Human Resources professional with manufacturing or industrial experience, we encourage you to apply.
Apply today and take the next step in your Human Resources career.
Apply today or email your resume directly to Julia Yeargan at jyeargan@theresource.com for consideration.
About Company
The Resource is a full-service staffing, professional recruiting and consulting firm based in North Carolina. Privately owned and operated for over 30 years, people are at the heart of our organization, and we take a hands-on approach to each client and candidate relationship.
At The Resource, we’re passionate about assisting candidates in finding the next step in their career path, and ensuring it’s a role in a company where they will enjoy growing personally and professionally long-term. Utilizing The Core Assessment in the screening process, we’re able to understand a person’s innate unchanging nature and help individual’s learn about themselves. Our professional recruiters then utilize the candidate’s skill set and The Core results to match them to available positions in organizations where they will thrive. Further, we coach candidates on how to best market themselves for a given job.