HR Generalist

Company Overview

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including food service, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.

The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.

Summary
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Provides Human Resources support to ensure that employee concerns and needs are addressed in a fair and timely manner.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
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Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Collaborate in a team-based environment; providing excellent, friendly and responsive customer service to employees and managers.
• Actively maintain HRIS database and personal files to ensure record compliance; accountable in following up with managers and/or employee for incomplete information.
• Interpret and apply company policies and procedures.
• Communicate changes in HR Related policies and benefit plans.
• Support the benefits administration process by maintaining working knowledge of the company’s benefit plans, lead open enrollment functions including employee education, communication and wellness activities.
• Support all employee initiatives and practices including recruitment, talent, leadership development, retention, engagement, performance and talent management.
• Manage and maintain administration compliance of FMLA, STD, LTD, ADA and WC for all employees.
• Manage end-to-end hourly recruiting including; recruiting flow/closure of interviews through job postings and applicant tracking software (iCIMS).
• Lead and support the onboarding/exiting process to include; orientation, retention programs, exit interview and administration functions.
• Manage processes connected with payroll administration to confirm accurate and timely payrolls.
• Direct engagement with Staffing Agencies by providing weekly reports and updates related to staffing and hours worked.
• Manage temporary employment onboarding and offboarding process.
• Proactively address workforce concerns by answering employee questions and/or facilitating resolution of employee concerns.
• Proactively conduct investigations, escalating issues/concerns and advising of conflict resolutions.
• Perform day to day administration and maintenance of all HR department’s system.
• Perform other related duties and projects as required and assigned.
• Travel to local sites when needed.

Approachability, problem solving, time management, strong technical/functional skills, customer service, interpersonal skills, oral communication, written communication, teamwork, judgement, motivations, planning, organizing, professionalism, quality, quantity, safety, adaptability, attendance, punctuality, dependability, initiative, innovation, integrity and trust, presentation skills

• Required: Associates degree or equivalent experience
• Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business or related field of study
• Minimum: 5 years in an HRIS or HR support role in a manufacturing or warehouse environment
• Preferred: 3+ years of experience with Workday, UKG, and/or Beeline; additional experience with Applicant Tracking Software is highly preferred.
• Preferred: 3+ years of experience conducting workplace investigations

Demonstrated ability to analyze issues, determine appropriate solutions and resolve sensitive problems.

Demonstrated customer service orientation; ability to provide service and remain focused even during emotionally charged circumstances.

Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to effectively communicate with employees at all levels, both verbally and in writing.

Organization and time management skills with expert attention to detail, ability to use independent judgement effectively.

A highly proactive, solution-oriented approach to work and interactions.

Strong team player skills and ability to work collaboratively with diverse individuals at all levels of an organization.

Bilingual English/Spanish preferred

Basic

Intermediate PC literacy including MS Office applications, Workday, UKG

Standing, walking, sitting. May be required to stoop, bend, squat, twist, climb, push, pull, carry, reach or lift up to 15 lbs.

Office environment. Will be required to go into manufacturing environment which is loud, humid, extreme heat (depending on season) dusty, fumes

A reasonable estimate of the current range is…