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Job Type
Full-time
Description
At Summit Truck Bodies, the Talent Acquisition & HR Generalist drives foundational Human Resources operations, balancing strategic full-cycle recruitment with comprehensive HR administration. This role partners directly with leadership to source and secure top-tier talent while optimizing onboarding, HRIS integrity policy compliance and payroll execution.
WE OFFER A FULL BENEFITS PACKAGE FOR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES INCLUDING:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Life (Voluntary and Employer Paid) and Disability Insurance
- 401(K) with company match beginning with your first contribution
- HSA and/or FSA
- Paid Time Off and Company Paid Holidays
- Employee Car Discount Program
- Missouri Western State University Tuition Partnership
This position is 100% onsite at our manufacturing location in Wathena, KS.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Talent Acquisition
- Collaborate with hiring managers to analyze organizational staffing needs and provide date-driven insights on market activity.
- Partner with stakeholders to define precise search parameters, establishing core requirements, competencies, and performance metrics for open requisitions.
- Promote and sell Summit Truck Equipment to prospective candidates.
- Demonstrate the ability to quickly grasp and present solutions to complex recruiting requirements and issues.
- Utilize all available resources to seek out industry-leading talent and incorporate them into the talent pipeline for Summit Truck Equipment.
- Develops Recruitment leads from all candidate interactions and conduct follow up calls to develop new talent and recruitment opportunities.
- Complete full-cycle talent acquisition in compliance with company processes: to include sourcing, networking, resume review, phone, video, in-person interviews, extend offers, negotiate and successfully hire top talent.
- Advise hiring managers on interview best practices, capture feedback systematically, and identify bottlenecks to reduce Time-to-Fill metrics.
- Facilitate a seamless, high-touch transition for candidates moving from the pre-hire stage to operational onboarding.
- Participate in job fairs and community activities to promote organizational agenda and image, while developing relationships for future goals.
HR Generalist
- Consult with employees and managers on HR policies, providing guidance that is consistent, compliant, and fair.
- Support new hire onboarding including benefits orientation, I-9 compliance, and onboarding task completion.
- Maintain accurate and confidential employee records and personnel files in the HRIS system.
- Support payroll with auditing of new hire setup and bi-weekly and monthly payroll cycles.
- Assist with HR compliance tasks including required notices, policy acknowledgments, and file audits.
- Escalate complex employee relations, legal, compliance, or labor-related issues to HR Business Partners.
- Participate in continuing education to stay current on relevant HR topics and best practices.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL ABILITIES:
- Requires sitting, standing, balancing, bending or stooping for prolonged periods of time.
- Requires eye hand coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, photocopier, telephone, calculator and other office equipment.
- Requires normal range of hearing and vision to record, prepare and communicate appropriate reports.
- Requires working in a fast paced environment.
- Requires the ability to occasional travel to local business locations, during business hours, about 5-10% of the time.
REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities accurately and efficiently.
- Professional communication skills, both written and verbal, across all levels of the organization.
- Commitment to confidentiality and sound judgment in handling sensitive employee information.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Demonstrated solutions-oriented mindset the with ability to identify issues, identify root cause and recommend people-centered resolutions.
- Demonstrated commitment to customer service.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Drive, Gmail); comfort working across both platforms is essential.
- Advanced spreadsheet skills with the ability to build, maintain, and audit data in Excel or
- Google Sheets, including formulas, filters and data validation.
- Ability to work on-site and collaborate effectively with employees and managers across departments.
- Ability to travel to various locations as needed.