HR Generalist

Position Description

Hawkins Construction Company is committed to providing the very best in professional construction services. The most important factor in meeting this goal is our people. Our success is driven by employing people who represent the best in the industry.

Be the operational engine that keeps Hawkins' HR running accurately, on schedule, and without missing a beat, so the HR Director and HR team can focus on strategic workforce initiatives.

• Maintain accurate, compliant employee files and HRIS/ATS records.
• Process employee status changes, new hires, transfers, promotions, terminations in the HRIS and coordinate Payroll.
• Administer Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) tracking.
• Support EEO and compliance recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
• Manage unemployment claims administration and responses.

• Administer new-hire onboarding logistics: offer paperwork, I-9/E-Verify, background checks, orientation scheduling.
• Process offboarding and retirement transitions, including exit documentation and benefits transition support.
• Maintain and update HR forms, and process documentation as directed by the HR Director.

• Provide day-to-day benefits administration support: enrollment processing, vendor coordination, and employee questions.

• Provide administrative support to recruiting: interview scheduling, offer letter generation, and candidate correspondence.
• Support frontline leaders and the HR Generalist team with first-line employee relations documentation as directed.
• Assist with HR reporting and metrics tracking (turnover, time-to-fill, headcount) to support HR Director planning.

• Support administration of company policies, employee handbook distribution/acknowledgment, and required training tracking.
• Assist with state-specific compliance requirements as Hawkins expands operations in Kansas and Missouri.

• Identify manual, paper-based HR processes and lead their conversion to digital, automated workflows. Document the new process, build the supporting templates or forms, and train the HR team and frontline leaders on the change.

• Competitive Salary (based on experience)
• Company Paid Health Insurance and Dental
• Profit Sharing Plan
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Performance Based Bonuses
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

* Duties and responsibilities may be subject to change based on organizational needs and evolving industry requirements.

• Honest and high-energy
• Gritty, thorough, reliable, and process-driven
• Thinks and acts — prepares well and fights for the team
• Deliberate and organized
• Takes ownership of the details that keep HR running smoothly
• Strong independent judgment; comfortable operating with minimal oversight
• High degree of discretion with confidential employee information

• 5+ years of progressive HR generalist experience.
• Working knowledge of employment law fundamentals (FLSA, FMLA, ADA, EEO) and multi-state HR administration.
• Experience with an HRIS/ATS platform.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills; comfort with data tracking, reporting, and process documentation.
• Demonstrated record of converting paper and manual HR processes into automated, technology-enabled workflows. Examples include digitizing personnel files, moving onboarding and status-change paperwork to electronic forms with e-signature, or launching employee self-service in an HRIS. Candidates should be prepared to walk through one process they converted end to end and the time or error reduction it produced.
• Hands-on experience using AI and agentic…