HR Generalist

About Us

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.

We are seeking a collaborative and customer-focused Regional HR Generalist to support our Aggregates, Ready Mix Concrete, and Sand Stabilized operations. This role partners closely with employees, plant leadership, and regional management to deliver talent acquisition, employee relations, training, and HR operational support across multiple locations.

• 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.

• Background utilizing Kronos and Workday is mandatory.
• Experience supporting manufacturing or blue-collar workers is essential.
• 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…