Human Resources Generalist

PEPL has been engaged to place a Human Resources Generalist for a manufacturing company located in Lavonia, GA.

• Provides superior customer service to all prospective and current employees regarding inquiries related to employee benefits, job duties, working conditions, compensation, policies, training, etc. Assists employees with boot vouchers and the reimbursement for work boots and glasses.
• Ensures all supplies for manufacturing facilities are ordered and delivered to employees.

• Prepares personnel forecast to project employment needs by ensuring strategic workforce forecasting, recruitment, and retention of hourly and salary workforce for manufacturing site.
• Coordinates all the hiring, onboarding, promotion, transfer, demotion, and termination activities at the assigned site.
• Creates and implements strategies to attract passive job seekers (employer branding, career fairs, signs, local recruitment tools). Conducts pre-employment screening, applicant assessments, and processes pre-hire/new hire paperwork.

• Collaborates with management to address and resolve employee relations issues in compliance with local, state, and federal legislation to establish positive employer-employee relations.
• Provides employee counseling with referral on a confidential basis to appropriate employee assistance programs.
• Attends the production meetings and tours the production floor, having face-to-face time with each shift weekly.
• Gets feedback from employees and management regarding morale and plans and holds regular events based on feedback meetings. Coordinates employee events focused on employee engagement, feedback, recognition, satisfaction, and performance management.
• Develops and implements HR strategies and initiatives aligned with the overall business strategy creating a positive and trusting working environment.
• Implements all human resources and training policies and procedures at the site.
• Advises managers on organizational policy matters and contracts. Directs disciplinary procedures.
• Advises managers on organizational policy matters. Provides Regional HR Manager with policy changes/recommendations. Identifies needs, gaps, improvements, and maintenance regarding company policies, handbooks, processes, etc.

• Supports employees with their training and development needs to ensure that all compliance and safety training is completed as required.
• Manages, develops, and designs individual training plans. Coordinates, evaluates, gathers, and gives feedback on those plans on an ongoing basis.
• Creates new hire orientation schedules and prepares training documentation, conducts orientation, and coordinates onboarding schedules with hiring managers.
• Ensures that safety training is incorporated into all onboarding and ongoing training programs, fostering a culture of safety across the site.

• Maintain a human resource system that is up to date, meeting employee and organizational needs, ensuring that policies set in place are adhered to.
• Creates and maintains all employee-related files and records as required both in hard copy and electronically.
• Generates and analyzes HR/Training reports and metrics on a scheduled basis (weekly/monthly/annually).
• Keeps track of movements in headcount and reports it to Management.
• Assists supervisors with the issuance of discipline with corrective action forms and their retention in employees' files.
• Provides management with requested reports and documents. Carries out necessary administrative duties.

• Contacts legal representation when necessary, ensuring minimal plant legal costs, and represents the company at employee-related hearings and investigations.
• Expected daily work…