HR Generalist

About the Role Rhoads Industries is seeking an HR Generalist to support our 2nd shift workforce with comprehensive human resources services, primarily for touch-labor operations. This role partners with operations to align HR practices with production goals and the company’s 100+ year legacy of leadership. What You'll Do

• Act as a liaison between touch-labor employees and the operations management team.
• Respond to day-to-day employee inquiries regarding benefits, compensation, attendance, and other general concerns.
• Assist with the disciplinary process to ensure timely, consistent, and appropriate intervention in line with the company work rules and the union collective bargaining agreements.
• Support and counsel employees in addressing workplace issues, mediating conflicts, and conducting workplace investigations to facilitate positive employee relations.
• Help facilitate and coordinate employee engagement initiatives.
• Monitor and track attendance, using HRIS and time-keeping systems to record time-off and related attendance events for payroll and billing purposes.
• Assist in employee leave facilitation and tracking.
• Analyze HR/operations data, prepare reports, monitor trends, and present findings to management for decision-making and workforce planning.
• Assist with performance appraisal processes, provide guidance to managers, and help develop performance improvement plans to drive operations objectives.
• Maintain employee personnel files/records.
• Maintain/update the HRIS and other various operations systems, ensuring accurate data.
• Generate reports and analyze data. What We're Looking For
• Experience as an HR Generalist or similar role, preferably supporting a touch-labor/manufacturing workforce.
• Strong knowledge of HRIS and time-keeping systems; ability to monitor attendance and track leave.
• Experience handling disciplinary processes and working with union CBAs.
• Excellent communication and conflict-resolution skills; ability to counsel employees and conduct workplace investigations.
• Data-driven with the ability to prepare reports, analyze trends, and present findings to management.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidential personnel files and ensure data accuracy in HRIS and related systems.
• Ability to work on the 2nd shift in a fast-paced environment. Nice to Have Compensation & Benefits