HR Generalist
Date: Nov 16, 2024
Location: Carpentersville, IL
Company: polyntspa
Job Summary:
Polynt is a global chemical manufacturer with headquarters in Italy. The HR Generalist is part of the Americas region, which includes 19 sites in North and South America. This role supports 5-7 sites and functional groups. Drive, integrity, motivation, functional expertise, forward thinking and a hunger for the company’s success are some of the qualities that will make a person successful in this role.
Primary Accountabilities/Functions:
- Support 5-7 company manufacturing sites and functional groups
- Lead the full talent acquisition cycle for assigned sites and functional groups
- Own the onboarding and offboarding process for assigned sites and functional groups
- Partner to regional manager and site managers of assigned areas
- Act as a primary point of contact for the employees and managers at assigned sites and functional groups
- Proactively support the delivery of HR processes at assigned sites and functional groups
- Lead recognition and engagement efforts for assigned sites and functional groups
- Build and maintain strong business relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Actively identify opportunities and come up with proactive solutions
- Work with managers on succession plans for key talent and positions
- Lead employee investigations
- Respond to unemployment claims and third-party charges
- Gather and analyze data to identify trends and make recommendations, such as employee retention and exit interview data
- Lead meetings with upper management and the executive team as it relates to sites or functional groups
- Ability to prioritize and effectively anticipate and respond to issues as they arise
- Other duties as assigned by the HR Manager
- Up to 20% travel within the U.S.
**Hybrid schedule until December 2024. After that, candidates must be able to work onsite in Carpentersville 4-5 days/week**
Education and Experience
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- Bachelor’s degree in business administration, human resources, or related field
- HR certification preferred (SHRM or HRCI)
- Minimum of 5 years of related human resources experience; multi-site, manufacturing preferred
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- HRIS experience (ADP Workforce now, SuccessFactors, etc.)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Expertise in Microsoft Office