HR Generalist

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This individual contributor position is responsible for providing comprehensive Human Resources support to employees and leaders at Valmont’s Newberry, South Carolina location, with a strong emphasis on talent acquisition and employee relations. The HR Generalist will partner closely with site leadership, hiring managers, employees, and the broader Human Resources team to support business needs and execute HR processes and initiatives. This position will manage full-cycle recruiting activities for assigned openings and serve as a key HR resource for employee relations matters, including coaching leaders, addressing employee concerns, supporting performance management, and conducting workplace investigations.

In addition, the position will provide generalist support in areas including new hire onboarding, offboarding, Workday data integrity, training and development, compensation and benefits, policy administration, organizational changes, employee engagement, and employment law compliance. This role serves on the HR front lines at the Newberry site and is expected to build strong relationships with employees and leaders, develop a strong understanding of site operations and workforce needs, and provide timely and practical HR support.

• Position reports to the Senior Director, Strategic People Partner and has no direct or indirect reports.
• Provide a full range of Human Resources support to employees and leaders at the Newberry, South Carolina location, including consistent application of HR policies, procedures, and practices.
• Serve as a primary HR resource for employee relations, partnering with leaders and employees to understand concerns, resolve workplace issues, and promote a positive and productive work environment.
• Coach and advise supervisors and managers on employee relations matters, performance concerns, attendance, corrective action, policy interpretation, and other day-to-day people matters.
• Conduct and support workplace investigations, including gathering information, interviewing involved parties, documenting findings, and partnering with HR leadership and Legal as appropriate.
• Manage full-cycle recruiting for assigned positions, including partnering with hiring managers to understand staffing needs, developing recruiting strategies, posting positions, sourcing candidates, screening applicants, coordinating interviews, facilitating the selection process, and supporting offer development and pre-employment activities.
• Build and maintain candidate pipelines for critical and frequently recruited positions and identify opportunities to strengthen recruiting effectiveness at the site.
• Organize and lead new employee onboarding and support activities that promote successful integration and retention of new employees.
• Create, review, and maintain job descriptions and assist leaders in ensuring job requirements accurately reflect business needs.
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