Stevens Transport

Department:

Human Resources Group

Job Description:

JOB SUMMARY: The Senior Human Resources Generalist – Employee Relations plays a critical role in supporting HR functions across the company. This experienced role focuses on employee relations and supports a corporate workforce of approximately 750 employees, fostering a positive, compliant, and high-performance environment.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Key Responsibilities

Recruiting & Onboarding:

• Support recruitment efforts, including job description development and candidate screening occasionally
• Coordinate new hire onboarding activities, including conducting orientations and ensuring all required documentation is completed.
• Assist with onboarding, training, and policy development

Employee Relations:

• Lead and resolve complex employee relations issues, including investigations, disciplinary actions, and conflict resolution.
• Serve as a point of contact for employees regarding HR-related inquiries and issues.
• Assist in resolving employee concerns and conflicts in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.
• Support employee development and retention programs (continuing education, leadership and skills training, company culture initiatives, etc.)

HR Administration:

• Maintain employee records and ensure data accuracy in Workday HRIS (Human Resources Information System).
• Prepare HR-related documents, such as employment contracts, offer letters, and performance evaluations.
• Support the data collection and reporting activities at each point of the full employee lifecycle
• Assuring HRIS System has updated headcount budgets based on current state and future strategy
• Provide executive leadership with all HR and Employee related reports including all headcount, attrition rates, turnover trends and change management reports
• Maintain HRIS System with all divisional employee reviews and KPI metrics
• Daily updating and auditing of personnel files

Benefits and Compensation:

• Support the administration of employee benefits programs, including enrollment, changes, and inquiries.
• Collaborate with benefits and payroll teams to ensure seamless employee experience
• Assist with compensation analysis and participate in salary survey data collection.

Compliance and Policy Implementation:

• Administer and ensure compliance with FMLA, ADA, FSA, and other leave programs.
• Maintain compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations
• Assist in the development and implementation of HR policies and procedures.
• Analyzing market data sets, position profiling characteristics, and compensation surveys to identify trends and to make appropriate earning recommendations
• Review and execute PIP - Performance Improvement Plans at the direction of the Director of Human Resources
• Audit System compliance

Performance Management:

• Partner with leadership on performance management, coaching, and corrective action
• Coordinate employee training sessions and professional development programs.
• Track employee training requirements and compliance.
• Supporting and recommending reasonable short- and long-term goals, milestones, and benchmarks for key performance metrics
• Support all Change management and succession planning initiatives at the direction of the Vice President of Human Resources

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration, Psychology, or related field
• 5+ years of HR experience, with at least 2 years in employee relations.
• Experience in the transportation or logistics industry strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of HRIS systems, employment law, and compliance.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to manage sensitive and confidential information with discretion
• Strong organizational and multitasking abilities with keen attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Timely follow-through

Preferred Qualifications

• PHR or SHRM-CP certification.
• Any of the following certification paths: SHRM, SPHR, PHR, IPMA-CP, IPMA-CS
• Experience supporting a multi-site or distributed workforce.
• Exposure to Workday

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Employee Relations
• HRIS
• FMLA, ADA, EEOC
• Workday
• Onboarding
• Strong Communication
• SHRM, SPHR, PHR, IPMA-CP, IPMA-CS
• Compliance

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Ability to work long hours past the traditional daily 8
• Ability to sit for long periods of time

Work Experience:

• 5+ years of HR experience, with at least 2 years in employee relations.

Workshift:

Education:

In compliance with Federal and State equal employment opportunity laws, qualified candidates are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, non-job-related disability, or any other protected group status.