Human Resources Generalist

robert halfMentor, OH

3 days ago

Occupations

Human Resources Specialists Human Resources Managers Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

Industries

Human Resources Consulting Services Employment Placement Agencies Administration of Human Resource Programs (except Education, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs Programs)

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About the role

We are looking for an experienced Human Resources Generalist to lead core HR activities for a diverse workforce in Ohio. This role serves as a key partner to employees and local leadership, supporting daily HR operations while helping maintain a consistent, compliant, and employee-focused workplace. The position offers broad exposure across recruiting, employee relations, benefits, leave administration, and HR record management in a hands-on manufacturing environment. This is a direct hire position with standard in office business hours; Monday-Friday from 8:00 AM-5:00 PM.

Responsibilities:

Oversee daily human resources operations and act as the main point of contact for employees and managers on HR-related matters.
Partner closely with the plant manager to support workforce initiatives, address organizational needs, and promote effective people practices.
Manage the recruitment process from workforce planning through onboarding, including posting openings, sourcing candidates, screening applicants, coordinating interviews, and supporting selection decisions.
Administer new employee onboarding and separation processes, ensuring employment documents, orientation steps, benefit elections, and offboarding materials are completed accurately and on time.
Support benefit programs by handling enrollments, employee updates, qualifying life event changes, and annual open enrollment activities.
Coordinate HR information that affects payroll for approximately 50 employees and additional part-time, contract, onsite, and remote team members, including status changes, deductions, and timekeeping-related items.
Process and maintain documentation related to unemployment claims, workers’ compensation matters, leave requests, attendance tracking, and other employee support needs.
Maintain organized, accurate, and confidential personnel records while helping ensure HR policies, procedures, and employee data remain current.
Assist with employee relations matters such as policy interpretation, workplace concerns, disciplinary documentation, and corrective action follow-up.
Build and maintain effective relationships with staffing partners, recruiting sources, and other external workforce contacts as needed.

Requirements:

Previous experience in a broad HR Generalist role with responsibility across recruiting, employee relations, benefits, and HR administration.
Ability to manage multiple employee groups, including onsite staff, part-time workers, contract employees, and remote team members.
Working knowledge of unemployment claim handling, workers’ compensation processes, and employee leave administration.
Experience supporting payroll-related HR changes such as new hires, terminations, pay updates, deductions, and attendance or timekeeping issues.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to maintain accurate records and handle sensitive information with discretion.
Comfortable working in a hands-on environment and collaborating directly with operational leadership.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills for supporting employees, managers, and external partners.
Proficiency in HR administration, onboarding activities, employee relations support, and benefit-related processes. They do offer a full benefits package: medical/dental/vision, PTO, 401K with a match, paid holidays, life insurance, and more

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JOB OVERVIEW

Experience level

Senior

Location

Mentor, OH

Occupation

Human Resources Specialists

Industry

Human Resources Consulting Services

Posted

3 days ago

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