Human Resource Generalist
Location: Woonsocket, RI
Schedule: Monday - Friday
Pay Range: $25 - $28 / hour
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Recruiting & Onboarding
- Manage the full recruiting cycle from sourcing through onboarding: posting and refreshing job ads monthly, reviewing applicants daily, conducting initial outreach, and scheduling interviews with hiring managers.
- Build and maintain relationships with driving schools, CDL programs, vocational schools, and workforce organizations, and represent the company at job fairs and recruitment events.
- Coordinate pre-employment drug testing through Quest Diagnostics and collect and verify identification and employment documentation.
- Conduct new hire orientations covering company policies, procedures, expectations, and benefits.
HR Support & Compliance
- Employee Relations: Resolve workplace conflicts and conduct investigations in compliance with company policy and employment law. Collect and maintain documentation for absences, bereavement, loans, and EADs.
- Time & Attendance / Payroll: Train managers on Paycom time and attendance processes, approve punch changes and PTO, and support employees with Paycom questions. Send weekly timecard reminders to ensure accurate payroll.
- HR Operations: Provide Paycom support, maintain confidential HR records per privacy and retention requirements, take HR Manager meeting notes, and support Spanish-speaking employees.
- Unemployment: Respond to UI Notices of Protest, prepare documentation, and represent the company in adjudication hearings and appeals of unfavorable DLT decisions.
- Mail & Documentation: Receive, sort, and distribute HR mail and correspondence, scan and file documents, and prepare outgoing mail and employment and housing verification letters.
Workers’ Compensation / Leave Management
- Leave Management & Compliance: Administer FMLA (including intermittent and reduced-schedule leave) and prepare WH-380, WH-381, and WH-382 forms. Follow up on FMLA, disability, and other leave cases, monitor medical certifications, and communicate leave rights and deadlines to employees.
- Workers’ Compensation (with Brewster): Prepare and process C-11 and C-240 forms, track injuries, case statuses, and statutory deadlines, and prepare WC/LOA correspondence. Coordinate treatment with carriers and maintain WC SOPs.
- Benefits Administration: Follow up with employees on wellness program requirements for reduced premium rates.
- Must complete any addition tasks/duties as assigned by management.
Qualifications
Education/Training
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field required. Masters degree preferred.
- 3-5 years of HR experience, ideally recruiting, employee relations, workers compensation, and leave management.
- Working knowledge of FMLA, workers’ compensation (C-11 and C-240 filings), and unemployment claims processes in Rhode Island.
- Experience with an HRIS or payroll platform such as Paycom.
- HR certification (PHR, SHRM-CP) preferred but not required.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred but not a requirement
General Requirements
- This is a full-time position. Must be able to work Monday-Friday, as well as weekends and potential overtime as needed. Work hours may vary, or change based on departmental requirements.
- Must work one late evening every three weeks, staying until 8:00 PM to check in with the night crew, address any concerns, and support overnight operations. A flexible start time may be arranged on those days to accommodate the later schedule.
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.
