The HR Generalist / HR Generalist II will provide day-to-day human resources support for the J. Pierski team, with a focus on employee support, manager guidance, onboarding and offboarding coordination, documentation, compliance support, and plant-level HR assistance within a manufacturing environment. 

This role is intended to support the business directly while working in partnership with Higley Group HR on higher-risk HR matters, including investigations, payroll ownership, HRIS updates, and employee record processes. 

Regular work schedule: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm.

Responsibilities 

• Provide day-to-day HR support to employees and managers within the J. Pierski organization. 
• Assist with onboarding activities, including new hire coordination, employee communication, and completion of required employment documentation. 
• Support offboarding processes, including separation coordination, documentation, exit communication, and partnership with Higley Group HR as needed. 
• Provide basic employee relations support by answering employee questions, documenting concerns, and escalating higher-risk matters appropriately. 
• Support managers with policy interpretation, documentation expectations, employee conversations, and general HR guidance. 
• Assist with compliance-related HR tasks, including required notices, employment documentation, and company policy follow-up. 
• Maintain confidentiality when handling employee information, personnel matters, and sensitive workplace concerns. 
• Partner with Higley Group HR on investigations, HRIS updates, payroll-related matters, employee record changes, and higher-risk HR decisions. 
• Help ensure HR processes are followed consistently across departments and locations. 
• Support leadership with employee communication, documentation, and follow-up related to attendance, performance, conduct, and policy expectations. 
• Assist with tracking and organizing HR-related records, forms, and documentation. 
• Provide HR support in a manufacturing setting, including communication with plant leadership and employees. 
• Identify when matters need to be escalated to Higley Group HR for additional review, guidance, or approval. 
• Perform other related HR duties as assigned. 

Safety 

• Comply with all company safety policies, procedures, and applicable federal, state, and local safety requirements. 
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area to reduce slip, trip, fall, ergonomic, and office-related hazards. 
• Properly use office equipment, computer systems, file storage areas, and other work-related tools in a safe and appropriate manner. 
• Follow company procedures related to data security, confidentiality, record retention, employee records, HR systems, and access to sensitive information. 
• Immediately report unsafe conditions, injuries, incidents, near misses, or property damage in accordance with company reporting procedures. 
• Participate in required safety meetings, trainings, HR compliance trainings, and company-mandated trainings as assigned. 
• Use proper ergonomics when working at a desk, computer, or workstation for extended periods of time. 
• Follow all safety expectations when entering or walking through manufacturing, production, warehouse, or shop areas. 
• Failure to comply with safety policies, procedures, confidentiality requirements, documentation expectations, or training requirements may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment. 

Qualifications Required: 

• High school diploma or GED equivalent. 
• Minimum of 3 years of HR experience in an HR Generalist, HR Coordinator, HR Specialist, or related HR support role. 
• Working knowledge of onboarding, offboarding, employee relations support, documentation, policy interpretation, and compliance follow-up. 
• Experience supporting managers and employees with HR questions, workplace concerns, and documentation needs. 
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive employee, payroll, benefits, disciplinary, and business information appropriately. 
• Strong communication, organization, follow-up, documentation, and time management skills. 
• Ability to use sound judgment, work independently, and recognize when HR matters need to be escalated. 
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, and general computer systems. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Leadership, or related field. 
• HR experience in a manufacturing, production, warehouse, automotive, trailer, or multi-entity environment. 
• Experience with employee relations documentation, attendance follow-up, corrective action support, onboarding, offboarding, compliance tracking, and HRIS systems. 
• Basic understanding of federal and state employment laws, wage and hour considerations, leave processes, workplace documentation, and employee record requirements. 
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred, but not required. 
• Prior experience supporting plant leadership, supervisors, and hourly employees in a fast-paced operational environment. 

Physical Requirements 

This role is performed primarily in an office and manufacturing support environment and requires the ability to sit, stand, walk, and work at a computer for extended periods of time. The employee must be able to review employee documents, reports, forms, emails, policies, and electronic records with accuracy; communicate by phone, email, and in person with employees, managers, leadership, and centralized HR; and maintain confidentiality, professionalism, and discretion when handling sensitive employee and business information. 

This position may require walking through manufacturing, production, warehouse, or shop areas and interacting with employees and supervisors in operational workspaces. The employee must be able to follow all safety requirements when entering these areas. 

Note: This role is performed primarily in an office and manufacturing support environment and requires frequent computer work, document review, employee communication, HR follow-up, confidentiality, and attention to detail. The position may require sitting or standing for extended periods, reviewing electronic and paper records, working under deadlines, and managing multiple HR-related tasks at one time. This role may involve communication with employees, supervisors, clarkmanagers, leadership, and the centralized Higley Group HR team. The HR Generalist II must maintain confidentiality, accuracy, professionalism, and sound judgment at all times when handling employee records, workplace concerns, policy questions, documentation, payroll-related information, benefits-related information, disciplinary information, and internal business matters.