Highlights
This opportunity is well suited for someone who enjoys being visible on the manufacturing floor, supporting frontline employees, resolving workplace concerns, and partnering with leadership to improve employee engagement and retention. Join trak group in partnering with an established manufacturing client seeking a Human Resources Specialist to support employee relations, HR operations, recruiting, onboarding, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Cincinnati, OH |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1972 |
| Website | http://www.trakcincy.com/ |
Description
Human Resources Generalist
Setting/Hours: 100% In-Office | 8-5 or 9-6
Join trak group in partnering with a growing client in Cincinnati, Ohio thats expanding its Shared Services team.
Website Summary
Join trak group in partnering with an established manufacturing client seeking a Human Resources Specialist to support employee relations, HR operations, recruiting, onboarding, and continuous improvement initiatives. This hands-on position plays an important role in building strong relationships with production employees, strengthening workplace communication, and ensuring HR processes operate efficiently across manufacturing operations.
The ideal candidate brings 3+ years of HR experience, strong employee relations skills, and a proactive, approachable personality. This opportunity is well suited for someone who enjoys being visible on the manufacturing floor, supporting frontline employees, resolving workplace concerns, and partnering with leadership to improve employee engagement and retention.
Working closely with the Director of Human Resources, this individual will help implement HR initiatives, improve internal processes, and support a positive, productive workplace culture.
Responsibilities
Employee Relations & Manufacturing Floor Engagement
Maintain a consistent, visible HR presence throughout manufacturing operations and across assigned shifts.
Build trusted relationships with production employees, team leaders, supervisors, and management.
Serve as an accessible first point of contact for employee questions, concerns, and workplace issues.
Support employee relations activities, including initial fact-finding, routine conflict resolution, and timely follow-up.
Document employee concerns while maintaining confidentiality and escalating sensitive matters appropriately.
Partner with supervisors to reinforce company policies, improve communication, and address attendance or performance concerns.
Conduct new-hire check-ins to support employee engagement, satisfaction, and retention.
Identify workplace trends and recommend improvements to employee morale and communication.
Assist with employee recognition and engagement initiatives.
HR Operations & Process Improvement
Review existing HR procedures and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency, and accuracy.
Support process improvements involving onboarding, employee records, attendance tracking, employee changes, and offboarding.
Maintain accurate employee information within the Human Resources Information System (HRIS).
Process employee status changes, position updates, personnel documentation, and policy acknowledgments.
Manage electronic onboarding workflows and ensure required documentation is completed.
Conduct periodic employee record audits to maintain accuracy and compliance.
Support HRIS reporting, system enhancements, testing, and workflow improvements.
Develop and maintain standardized HR procedures, documentation, and process guidelines.
Collaborate with HR, Payroll, Operations, and Training teams to implement sustainable improvements.
Recruiting & Employee Onboarding
Support recruiting efforts for hourly manufacturing and other assigned positions.
Assist with job postings, resume screening, phone interviews, and interview scheduling.
Coordinate candidate communication and maintain accurate recruiting records.
Partner with hiring managers and staffing agencies to support hiring needs.
Coordinate pre-employment requirements, orientation materials, and onboarding documentation.
Monitor new-hire progress and follow up to improve employee integration and retention.
Identify opportunities to streamline recruiting and onboarding processes.
Training, Compliance & HR Administration
Partner with HR leadership and production teams to coordinate employee training and development initiatives.
Support new-hire training, employee communication programs, and supervisor and team leader development.
Assist with training schedules, materials, attendance tracking, and program implementation.
Maintain employee training records, certifications, completion documentation, and renewal schedules.
Support future Learning Management System (LMS) implementation and adoption.
Assist with benefits inquiries, attendance administration, policy acknowledgments, and corrective-action documentation.
Maintain confidential employee information and ensure compliance with established HR policies.
Support HR audits, compliance documentation, and employee record management.
Track assigned HR projects and provide regular progress updates to the Director of Human Resources.
3+ years of hands-on Human Resources experience, including employee relations and direct support of frontline employees.
Experience handling routine employee relations concerns, workplace issues, and conflict resolution.
Strong relationship-building skills and ability to establish trust with employees at all organizational levels.
Experience supporting recruiting, onboarding, HR systems, and employee records management.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment when handling sensitive employee information.
Strong active listening, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Experience maintaining accurate HR documentation and employee information.
Ability to independently manage multiple priorities and follow through on commitments.
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and problem-solving abilities.
Ability to work collaboratively with supervisors, managers, and HR leadership.
Proactive, approachable personality with a strong employee service mindset.
Comfortable spending significant time on the manufacturing floor, engaging directly with production employees.
Ability to follow manufacturing safety requirements and wear appropriate PPE.
Ability to work onsite MondayFriday, 8: 00 AM5: 00 PM, with flexibility to support additional manufacturing shifts as needed.
Manufacturing or industrial HR experience, particularly supporting hourly production employees.
Experience supporting employees across multiple manufacturing shifts.
Background improving HR processes through workflow mapping, standard operating procedures (SOPs), root-cause analysis, Lean, or Kaizen.
Experience implementing or optimizing HRIS, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), electronic onboarding, or LMS platforms.
Experience developing employee engagement, retention, and workplace communication initiatives.
Familiarity with employee training coordination and supervisor development programs.
Associate's or bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
SHRM-CP or PHR certification.
Position: Human Resources Specialist
Industry: Manufacturing
Reports To: Director of Human Resources
Schedule: MondayFriday, 8: 00 AM5: 00 PM
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Shift Flexibility: Additional availability to support manufacturing shifts as needed
Work Environment: Office and active manufacturing floor
Primary Focus: Employee Relations, HR Operations, Recruiting, Onboarding, and Process Improvement
About Company
trak group, established in 1972, is proud of its impeccable reputation as a professional recruiting and staffing firm. trak has demonstrated an unmatched level of expertise and success in the industry, and takes great pride in its A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau.
trak has been awarded “Best Places to Work” by the Business Courier three consecutive years; following the third and final nomination, trak was respectfully awarded with “The Best of the Best”. We continue to hold the Consumers’ Choice Award for Business Excellence and the “SPECTRUM Award” for Service Excellence from City Beat News indicating a 5-star customer service rating. Six of our employees have been inducted into the prestigious “International Hall of Fame” and four carry national certifications lending to their dedication and passion for our industry.
Specializing in direct hire, alternative hire and contract opportunities, trak is currently partnering with over 300 client companies in the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Area. Because we are proud of our process, we take time to source, screen and evaluate each candidate. Our placement fields include office support, customer service, accounting and finance, operations, management, human resources, sales and marketing, engineering and supply chain management.
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