GENERAL DESCRIPTION / PRIMARY PURPOSE:

The Human Resources Generalist is responsible for performing HR-related duties on a
professional level and works closely with other members of the HR team supporting the hourly employees. This position carries out responsibilities in the following functional areas: recruiting, employee relations, labor relations, leaves of absence management, systems maintenance, training, goal setting/performance management, policy implementation, and employment law compliance.

 

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS/DUTIES OF THE POSITION:

• Provide high-quality advice and service to employees and resolve any issues that may arise. • Manages full cycle recruiting process to meet the various staffing goals across all levels within assigned DFV facility. Creates and implements strategies to attract passive job seekers and to tap into new talent pools to proactively anticipate staffing demands. • Creates and documents quality interview processes that ensure hiring managers and interview teams are leveraging best-practice behavioral and situational questions to uncover evidence of skills, fit, track record, and motivators – all required to predict success. • Manages job advertisements on various internal and external online and community platforms and maintains compliance with Dole messaging and branding.  • Adheres to all federal, state, and local regulations governing the employment process; keeps applicant files in good order for applicant tracking purposes.  • Actively participates in all staffing related activities and engage in cross functional projects. • Provide support with tracking and communication of leaves of absence, in conjunction with vendor, working closely with employees and managers. Maintain accurate records and reports of all leaves of absence.  Lead and manage interactive process as needed for ADA cases. • Coordination of the hourly employment process and new hire packet and orientation administration, including pre-employment processing of applicants (screening, referencing, I-9 verification) and completion of written employment verification. • Assure proper coding for LOA’s in ADPEV5 HRIS system for benefit administration purposes. • Maintain employee records and records in personnel files, ADPEV6 and other systems. • Conduct employee meetings to ensure smooth onboarding and retention.  Help organize training & development initiatives to assist with retention. • Assist in development and implementation of personnel procedures and policies, providing guidance and interpretation to employees. • Assists the manager in ensuring all steps of the grievance process as stated in the contract are followed. • Will back up the HR supervisor as a mediator, counselor, and facilitator in arbitrating disputes between employees and employees and their supervisors and managers, using care and judgment to ensure fairness and equity throughout the counseling process.  Will manage first level investigations when required. • Ensure compliance with Collective Bargaining Agreement as well as Federal and State labor and discrimination laws (e.g. Department of Labor, DFEH, wage and hour, ADA, etc.) • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with and between employees, supervisors, and managers. Maintain relationships with employees at all levels of the organization. Promote and foster and environment of open communication and honest, candid feedback. • Participate in developing department goals, objectives and systems needed to achieve goals. • Create and implement goal setting and performance management programs for hourly union skilled positions • Provide training to employees and supervisors on topics such as wage & hour laws, anti-harassment, and other company initiatives. • Maintain compliant I-9 forms and ensure E-Verify requests are completed in compliance with regulations.   • Monitor employee compliance by tracking employment authorization document expiration dates, process notification letters to employees approaching expiration and advise management of issues as they arise.  • EEO/Affirmative Action Plan data tracking for all hourly positions. Compliance with EEO goals and objectives, and management of the employment data base. • Maintains organizational charts of all hourly employees by department. • Responsible for coordinating wellness, recognition and employee engagement programs and events. • Perform other duties as assigned.