HR Coordinator

At Greenbrier, we do the hard work that matters. The Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) is powering the movement of products around the world as a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of freight rail transportation equipment and services.

Greenbrier’s heritage of hard work and industrial innovation is celebrated at every level of our organization. We structure our business to support teams that deliver innovative solutions for our customers while positively impacting the world around us.

Greenbrier’s success begins with people. We believe in supporting our global workforce through our unwavering attention to Safety, Quality, Respect for People and Customer Satisfaction. Our Inclusion, Diversity, Engagement, Access and Leadership (IDEAL) commitment is rooted in these values, which lead to a culture where employees are engaged and feel good about coming to work every day.

The Human Resources Coordinator completes administrative duties for the human resources department. This position will provide human resource services, including assistance with recruitment and staffing, employee relations, performance management, compensation administration, benefits administration, employee development and training, safety, and employee services.

The Human Resources Coordinator maintains employee records and works closely in collaboration with the company’s managers, supervisors and HR Manager/Generalist.

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform the following essential duties satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned to address business needs and changing business practices.

• Inputs data into HR information system, including attendance and other HR information

• Ability to communicate fluently, verbally and in writing, in both English and Spanish

• Assists in recruiting and onboarding new employees

• Assists employees with benefit enrollment and payroll issues

• Prepares HR departmental reports upon request of HR staff

• Gathers personnel file documents and uploads personnel and medical files

• Operates office equipment, such as personal computers, calculators, printers, and scanners

• Assists with employee investigations

• Processes attendance forms and personnel action forms

• Tracks and supports leave requests

• Processes annual employee assessments and evaluations

• Assists with employee recognition programs

The following generally describes requirements to successfully perform the assigned duties.

• High School Diploma or equivalency test/GED

• Ability to communicate fluently verbally and in writing in both English and Spanish

• 1+ year(s) experience in administration or human resources

• Ability to work both alone and in a team environment

• Ability to communicate professionally, both verbally and in writing

• Excellent computer skills in applications including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

• Ability to receive and interpret information and communicate it accordingly

• Ability to adhere to strict confidentiality guidelines and maintain appropriate levels of confidentiality with sensitive information

• Bachelor’s Degree in HR or related field

• 3+ years experience in Human Resources

• Experience using ADP

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The majority of time in this position will be in an office environment. Occasionally required to be in a plant or shop environment, which will require the use of PPE equipment as environmental…