GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

The Human Resources Generalist will be responsible for providing support in several functions of the Department, including, but not limited to: leave of absence administration, employee benefits, payroll, worker's compensation, and wellness initiatives. Under the direction of the HR Manager, this role will assist with various HR related projects and will help in maintaining the Human Resources Information System (HRIS).

TASKS, DUTIES, FUNCTIONS:

• Responsible for administering leaves of absence, workers' compensation, employee benefits

• Investigate and respond to recruitment and selection inquiries and complaints;

• Update and maintain the HRIS database, while interfacing with payroll and recruitment and other employee records in an accurate and timely manner.

• Source possible qualified candidates through various recruitment channels;

• -Conducts background checking of possible qualified candidates;

• Manage recruitment process and ensure candidates fit the role and company culture;

• Coordinate and manage the orientation of new employees, and review orientation materials from time to time as to the applicability to the latest government updates;

• Maintain a high level of confidentiality and sensitivity.

• Participate in the payroll validation process.

• Perform other duties and projects as assigned.

PHYSICAL SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND EXERTION UTILIZED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THESE TASKS:

• Effective oral and written communication skills required to interact with employees and outside contacts, on the telephone and in person, to make presentations, prepare correspondence, and constructively follow up on inquiries relating to this area.

• Must possess sufficient manual dexterity to skillfully operate an on-line computer terminal and other standard office equipment, such as financial calculators, personal computer, facsimile machine and telephone.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree, preferably in the areas of Human Resource Management, Psychology.

• EXPERIENCE: Minimum 2 years of Human Resources, experience with a strong emphasis in Payroll, Leaves of Absence, Worker's Compensation and Benefits. Strong administrative skills are desired.

• KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS:

o Strong organizational skills are essential to provide timely administration of various duties.

o Effective oral and written communication skills, analytical skills, human relation skills, and the ability to follow-up timely.

o Strong PC skills and intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

o Proactive, creative and forward thinker and can multi-task and work under pressure;