HR Generalist

Line of Business:
Service & Support
Pay Range: $84,900.00 – $

Heidelberg Materials is one of the world's largest suppliers of building materials. Heidelberg Materials North America operates over 450 locations across the U.S. and Canada with approximately 9,000 employees.

• Manage talent programs and recruiting activities, including intern and management trainee programs, mentorship, employee referrals, career fairs, and interview and selection support.

• Deliver new-hire orientation and coordinate training for employees, plant administrators, supervisors, and plant leadership, including Kronos and Workday processes.

• Administer core employee programs and transactions, including leave-of-absence communications, benefits enrollment updates, tuition reimbursement, exit interviews, Workday forms, and special-pay requests.

• Provide responsive HR systems and employee-relations support to employees and plant leadership, resolving inquiries related to timecards, schedules, pay, benefits, access, and historical edits.

• Support consistent HR operations across assigned locations by conducting annual site reviews, assisting plant administrators, coordinating training communications, and completing required administrative approvals.

• Ability to build strong partnerships and provide exceptional HR support to employees and operational leaders across multiple locations.

• Knowledge of employee relations, talent acquisition, onboarding, benefits administration, leave management, and HR compliance practices.

• Experience utilizing HR technology and workforce management systems such as Workday, Kronos, or similar platforms.

• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic environment.

• Ability to analyze issues, exercise sound judgment, and deliver practical HR solutions that support business objectives and employee engagement; bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.

• Broad HR experience supporting employee relations, recruiting, onboarding, benefits, leave administration, and HR operations in a multi-site environment.

• Strong partnership, communication, and problem-solving skills with the ability to effectively support employees, supervisors, and operational leadership.

• Proficiency with HRIS and workforce management systems, strong analytical capabilities, and the ability to manage multiple priorities while traveling throughout the region.

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field preferred; equivalent combinations of education and relevant experience will be considered.

• 3+ years of progressive Human Resources experience supporting employee relations, recruiting, onboarding, benefits, leave administration, training, and HR operations.

• Experience supporting multi-site operations in manufacturing, industrial, construction materials, aggregates, ready mix concrete, mining, or similar operational environments preferred;

• Occasionally travel is required to plants, terminals, offices, and operational sites.

• Works in a combination of office, plant, and outdoor environments, including active production facilities and construction material operations.

• Frequent interaction with employees, supervisors, plant administrators, and operational leadership.

• Must comply with all company safety policies and procedures while visiting operational sites.

• Ability to sit, stand, walk, and move throughout office, plant, and operational environments, including traversing uneven terrain and climbing stairs as needed.

• Ability to occasionally lift, carry, push, and/or pull up to…