HR Generalist

POSITION SUMMARY: At DEUTZ, the Human Resources (HR) team is focused on what people need and how to provide it. For a people person who wants to begin a career in the exciting world of HR, this is the best place to dive in. We're seeking a qualified and resourceful Human Resources Generalist to support our department in ensuring smooth and efficient HR operations. The human resources generalist will have administrative and strategic responsibilities and assist with essential functions such as onboarding, recruiting, payroll, benefits, and other daily HR transactions. At DEUTZ, we understand that our business thrives when our employees succeed, and it begins with hiring the right human resources generalist. The ideal candidate must have robust human resources knowledge and enjoy supporting employees in the workplace. ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: The HR Generalist is responsible for, but not limited to, the following duties: Be the primary backup for payroll processing, including biweekly and semimonthly updates to employee files, bonus/incentive pay, vacation/sick pay, expense reimbursements, hourly employee validations, and benefits changes. Assist the Manager of Human Resources in their responsibility for adherence to employment law, in addition to ensuring compliance with FMLA, ADA, FLSA, and other applicable areas of employment law. Assists the Talent Acquisition department with onboarding, background checks, recruiting, and staffing of new team members for hourly salaried positions. Perform compliance-oriented duties such as tax reporting. Prepare paperwork and schedules for a smooth new-hire onboarding process, coordinating with cross-functional departments to deliver exceptional first day experiences. Ensure compliance with local and national regulations and assist in developing and executing personnel procedures and policies and provide guidance and interpretation for business operations. Participate in the development of HR objectives and systems and ongoing reports for company requirements. Handle all administrative tasks for new-hire orientations, and exit interviews, including data entry in human resources information systems (HRIS) and audits for accuracy and compliance. Provide a dedicated and effective HR advisory service to employees that covers absence and health issues, conduct and capability, grievances. Perform other duties as assigned. Supervisory Responsibilities: This position has no direct reports. Travel Demands: Anticipated local & domestic travel is approximately 0 - 10% depending on business needs. QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: Required Preferred Description X Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in human resources, business, or related field X 1-2 years of proven success working in an HR department X Basic SAP success factors experience X Basic ADP workforce experience Strong Microsoft Word, excel X Strong Confidentiality & Discretion X Familiarity with national HR laws and regulations X Familiarity with HR policies and systems X HR Certification (SHRM, PHR) ADDITIONAL REQUIRED SKILLS: Exceptional attention to detail and strong organizational skills. Excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills, ethics, and cultural awareness. Strong relationship-building skills with employees and management. Strong multi-tasking skills with the ability to work and lead multiple projects with proactive follow-through and tenacity. Ability to offer sound judgment when providing advice and counsel to employees. LANGUAGE ABILITY: Read, analyze and interpret business, professional, technical or governmental documents. Write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals. Effectively present information and respond to questions from managers, customers and the public. MATHEMATICAL ABILITY: Calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference and volume. Apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. REASONING ABILITY: Define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions. Interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is in an office. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate. PHYSICAL DEMANDS: An employee must meet the physical demands described here to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Physical Demand Requirement Frequency Concentration Daily Sitting Daily Communication Daily Vision Daily Verbal Daily Standing Daily Hearing/Listening Daily Lifting Daily Bending Daily The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.