HR Generalist

Description

Job Summary

The HR Generalist supports day-to-day operations of the Human Resources department and plays a key role in ensuring an exceptional employee experience. This role is responsible for executing HR programs, policies, and procedures across a broad range of functional areas including recruitment, onboarding, safety, employee relations, benefits administration, compliance, performance management, and HR reporting.

Who We Are

At RenewAire, we’ve been innovating energy recovery ventilation for over 40 years, improving indoor air quality while reducing energy costs. With a people-centric culture, we foster a fun, collaborative, and innovative environment where our team members are valued contributors to our mission. Based in Madison, WI, we’re proud to hold Green Globes, LEED Gold, and ENERGY STAR certifications, driving both sustainability and health.

Who HR Generalists Are

• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality
• Critical thinkers
• Proactive leadership ability
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent decision making and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently and with a team to complete projects
• Self motivated
• Detailed oriented

Requirements

What HR Generalists Do

*Essential Responsibilities*

• Identify and implement talent solutions in support of a transforming organization; ensuring the overall organization and culture are designed around strategic talent growth with a heavy focus on talent development, performance management, succession planning, and a culture of inclusion.
• Actively lead and engage employees in evaluation of the employee relations climate and implement solutions to issues that arise.
• Administer all HR policies and programs. Recommend and implement revisions to policies, programs and practices as needed. Ensure compliance with all state and federal statutes, laws and regulations including but not limited to all applicable wage and hour laws, and regulations related to FMLA, OSHA, EEO and ADA.
• Coach, Guide and shape the culture focusing on enabling growth through employee centric initiatives and strategic HR programs.
• Partner on Recruitment and selection to attract top talent, through branding initiatives, targeted sourcing campaigns and various channels including job boards, social media and networking.
• Support full scale safety programs and initiatives to ensure a safe and compliant work environment.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or related work experience.
• 3-7 years of HR experience.
• Experience adhering to all applicable local, state, and federal regulations and laws, including but not limited ADA, EEO, ERISA, FMLA, OSHA regulations.
• Proven experience in full-cycle recruitment and HR functions and understanding of best practices.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining best-in-class candidate and customer experience.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office suite, ATS and other HR software.

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. The above list reflects the general details necessary to describe the principle and essential functions of the position and shall not be construed as the only duties that may be assigned for the position.

Physical and Mental Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to see, talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and use hands along with fingers, to handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to a production environment with mechanical assembly operations, and vehicles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.