Human Resources Generalist

Job description

Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world! Responsibilities: Serve as a trusted HR partner to leaders and employees, providing guidance on employee relations, workplace concerns, policy interpretation, and conflict resolution. Lead full-cycle recruitment activities, including sourcing, interviewing, hiring, onboarding, and workforce planning to attract top talent. Conduct employee investigations and support corrective action processes while ensuring consistency, fairness, and compliance with company policies and employment laws. Administer leave of absence programs, including FMLA and other employee accommodation processes, while maintaining regulatory compliance. Support compensation, benefits, payroll, and employee data management activities to ensure an exceptional employee experience. Maintain HRIS records, reporting, and documentation while identifying opportunities to improve HR processes and operational efficiency. Partner with site leadership to strengthen employee engagement, organizational effectiveness, talent development, and succession planning initiatives. Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years of progressive Human Resources experience in a Generalist, HR Business Partner, or related HR role. Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Leadership, or a related field strongly preferred. Demonstrated experience handling employee relations matters, workplace investigations, conflict resolution, and policy administration. Experience supporting recruiting, onboarding, benefits administration, payroll, leave management, and HR compliance activities. Knowledge of employment laws and HR best practices, including FMLA, ADA, wage and hour regulations, and employee documentation requirements. Union or labor relations experience, including grievance handling, contract interpretation, or partnership with represented workforces, preferred. Strong communication, relationship-building, and problem-solving skills with the ambition and potential to grow into future HR leadership opportunities. ‎ ‎ The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership