Generalist; Onsite; Day shift

• Generalist 1: M-F 6 - 2:30pm or anywhere in between that and 8 - 4:30pm

Finding the right place to grow your career isn’t (over) easy, so we’re here to help by sharing a few reasons why the grass is greener at Vital Farms. We think you’ll appreciate our focus on Conscious Capitalism, which drives business decisions that benefit all our stakeholders (leading to even better business results). You might be drawn to our innovative approach and refusal to settle for the “way things have always been done.”

Or you could find it exciting to grow your skills while working for an industry-leading brand. Whether you’re into our values, our brand, or our egg- excellent puns, we hope you’ll join our Crew and help us change the world 108 square feet at a time!

At Vital Farms, we’re proud of the diverse communities we serve and the stakeholders who help bring our purpose to life. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive and collaborative environment where every crew member feels valued. We see this as one of our greatest strengths - and your role is key to helping us build on it.

At Vital Farms, we believe in cultivating a people-first experience grounded in integrity, transparency, and operational excellence. The People Generalist plays a key role in delivering exceptional HR support to our crew and the People Team. The role is responsible for executing core HR processes and providing timely, accurate support related to attendance, payroll assistance, onboarding, systems upkeep, and employment documentation.

As the first point of contact for People-related system inquiries, this role ensures smooth operations and a positive crew experience by managing the Vital HR email inbox and supporting a wide range of administrative and systems-based HR functions.

• -Maintain a consistent, highly visible presence on the plant floor across shifts.
• - Provide employee relations support by responding to routine concerns, coaching supervisors on policy application and next steps, supporting corrective action documentation, assisting with investigations, and coordinating termination and offboarding processes when needed.
• - Provide significant onsite learning and development support by assessing local needs and designing, coordinating, and facilitating practical training, orientation content, policy rollouts, and crew education across shifts.
• - Serve as an accessible leadership coach for supervisors and managers, providing real-time coaching, reinforcing effective people leadership practices, and helping leaders translate learning into consistent actions on the plant floor.
• - Use regular plant-floor engagement to identify emerging crew, leadership, learning, and operational needs; turn those observations into timely coaching, practical solutions, and innovative improvements.
• - Manage HRIS administration in UKG, including new hire setup, employee record maintenance, E-Verify completion, status changes, transfers, department moves, reporting structure updates, timeclock assignments, onboarding activities, and basic system troubleshooting.
• - Run routine and ad hoc reports, including attendance, headcount, turnover, staffing, labor, workforce maintenance, and other reports requested by leaders or the People Team.
• - Review attendance reports and point balances, audit attendance accuracy, support attendance point administration, and guide supervisors through attendance discipline levels and policy application.
• - Assist with payroll preparation, payroll audits, timekeeping review, missed punches, punch exceptions, and timekeeping discrepancies, including support during regular payroll cycles and holiday weeks.
• - Manage unemployment claims and documentation by…