About The Role
Position Purpose
The Human Resources Generalist I provides administrative and operational support for the Bank's human resources programs and initiatives. Under the direction of the Human Resource Manager, this position assists with recruitment, onboarding, benefits administration, payroll support, employee records management, training coordination, compliance activities, and employee engagement programs. The Human Resources Generalist I serves as a resource to employees and managers while developing knowledge and experience across multiple human resources disciplines. This position plays an important role in fostering a positive workplace environment and supporting the Bank's strategic human resources objectives while demonstrating and upholding the Bank's Core Values: Embrace Responsibility, Execute with Excellence, Pursue Growth & Learning, and Thrive Together.
This is a division-level position that may be located in one of the following offices: Cody Admin, Evanston Center Street, Kemmerer, Powell, or Rock Springs.
All compensation offers are analyzed individually and take into consideration multiple factors including but not limited to geographic location, years of experience, and educational background.
Essential Functions:
- Assist with the administration of recruitment activities, including job postings, applicant tracking, interview scheduling, pre-employment requirements, offer documentation, and onboarding.
- Coordinate new hire onboarding activities and assist with orientation programs.
- Maintain employee personnel files and HR records, ensuring accuracy, confidentiality, and compliance with Bank policies and regulatory requirements.
- Assist with payroll administration by reviewing employee changes, timekeeping records, and supporting documentation for accuracy and completeness.
- Assist with the administration of employee benefit programs and respond to routine employee benefit inquiries.
- Support the administration of leave programs, including FMLA, ADA accommodations, Workers' Compensation, and Short-Term Disability, under the direction of the Human Resource Manager.
- Assist with maintaining and updating job descriptions and organizational records.
- Coordinate employee training assignments and monitor completion of required training programs.
- Assist with employee recognition, employee engagement, wellness, and culture initiatives.
- Prepare reports, maintain records, and compile HR-related data as requested.
- Assist with HR audits, compliance reviews, and record retention requirements.
- Respond to employee questions regarding HR policies, procedures, benefits, payroll, and employment-related matters, referring complex issues to the Human Resource Manager.
- Assist the Human Resource Manager with employee relations matters, investigations, performance management activities, disciplinary actions, and employee separations as needed.
- Support the development and distribution of employee communications, HR policies, procedures, and handbook updates.
- Assist with ensuring compliance with applicable federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
- Participate in HR projects and initiatives as assigned.
- Maintain a positive attitude and display courteous, respectful behavior toward customers and coworkers; represent the bank professionally through appearance, punctuality, confidentiality, and adaptability.
- Must comply with all company policies and procedures and all applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to, the Bank Secrecy Act, the Patriot Act, and the Office of Foreign Assets Control
Additional Responsibilities:
- Adhere to First Bank of Wyoming Company Core Values.
- Adhere to all applicable banking regulations, applicable laws, company policies, management directives, security, and operational procedures.
- Responsible for the timely completion of all required Compliance and Security training assigned by GBCI and First Bank of Wyoming within the designated timeframes. It is the individual’s responsibility to fully understand the content presented in each training module. If clarification is needed, the learner must proactively reach out to their supervisor to request further explanation or additional training as necessary.
- Responsible for adherence to Bank Security Policy and for reporting security risks to management.
- Keep management appropriately informed of area activities and of any significant problems.
- Support the bank’s mission by participating in Community Service and Bank-sponsored activities, while consistently representing the bank in a professional manner.
- Represent First Bank of Wyoming in a professional manner which includes a professional image, confidentiality, a positive “can-do” attitude, good attendance, punctuality, flexibility and adaptability in meeting bank and customer needs.
- Regular and predictable attendance in order to accomplish, among other things, in-person contact with customers.
- Maintain physical presence in the workplace and full alertness during working hours to ensure effective customer service and overall job performance.
- Attend and actively participate in required meetings.
- Provide exceptional internal and external customer service by interacting calmly and professionally with individuals from diverse backgrounds at various levels within and outside of the organization.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and customer-friendly work area; safeguard confidential information and adhere to professional appearance standards.
- Additional duties as requested or assigned.
About You
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience:
- Associate degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or Business Management is required.
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or Business Management is preferred.
- One to three years of similar or related experience, including preparatory experience, required. Experience supporting recruitment, onboarding, payroll, benefits administration, training, or employee records preferred.
- Banking experience preferred.
- SHRM-CP and/or PHR certification preferred.
- An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be considered.
Required Skills and Abilities:
- Strong ability to solve problems and prioritize multiple tasks and responsibilities.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective personal working relationships with peers and supervisors.
- Skilled in meeting and greeting the public.
- Ability to handle multiple projects and details simultaneously.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers and staff. - Employee must be capable of regular, reliable, and timely attendance.
- Employee must be self-motivated, able to work quickly and accurately, and flexible in day-to-day activities.
- Employee must be a team player with a passion for customer service and a proven ability to build rapport and work effectively with employees at all levels of the organization.
- Attention to detail as well as excellent organizational skills to perform in a fast-paced environment.
- Must have the ability to prioritize and organize heavy workloads and demonstrate effective time management skills.
- Must have the ability to work quickly and accurately, perform effectively under pressure, meet multiple and sometimes competing deadlines, and make decisions based on regulations, company policies, knowledge, and experience.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
- Ability to motivate co-workers.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Must have the ability to work both independently and in a team environment. - Must have the ability to understand and follow complex written and oral instructions.
- Must have the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- Basic computer skills with working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, ten-key, and general computer applications.
- Working knowledge of standard office equipment.
Interpersonal Skills:
A significant level of trust, credibility and diplomacy is required. In-depth dialogues, conversations and explanations with customers, direct and indirect reports and outside vendors can be of a sensitive and/or highly confidential nature. Communications may involve motivating, influencing, educating and/or advising others on matters of significance.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to: sit; use hands in repetitive motions to finger, grasp, handle or feel; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to: stand; walk; and lift or reach with hands and arms. The employee may also be required to: Climb (Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.) Balance (Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.) Stoop (Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.) Stoop (Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.) Kneel (Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.) Crouch (Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.) Crawl (Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.) Push (Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.) Pull (Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.)
Must be able to operate routine office equipment including computer terminals and keyboards, telephones, copiers, facsimiles, and calculators. Must be able to routinely perform work on computer for an average of 6-8 hours per day, when necessary. Must be able to work extended hours or travel off site whenever required or requested by management. Must be capable of regular, reliable and timely attendance. Must be capable of climbing / descending stairs in an emergency situation.
Specific lifting abilities required by this job include: Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include: The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation/inspection of machines and/or using measurement devices at distances close to the eyes.
Working conditions: Must be able to routinely perform work indoors in climate-controlled shared work area with moderate noise level.
Travel: up to 25% travel (e.g. 1 week or 5 days/month) by automobile (as driver and passenger), commercial airlines, rental vehicles and public transportation and be able to lodge in public facilities.
Mental Requirements: Must be able to perform job functions independently or with limited supervision and work effectively either on own or as part of a team. Must be able to read and carry out various written instructions and follow oral instructions. Must be able to speak clearly and deliver information in a logical and understandable sequence. Must be capable of dealing calmly and professionally with numerous different personalities from diverse cultures at various levels within and outside of the organization and demonstrate highest levels of customer service and discretion when dealing with the public. Must be able to perform responsibilities with composure under the stress of deadlines / requirements for extreme accuracy and quality and/or fast pace. Must be able to effectively handle multiple, simultaneous, and changing priorities. Must be capable of exercising highest level of discretion on both internal and external confidential matters.
What We Offer
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS: Starting salary is dependent upon relevant experience and may vary based on the geographic location of the position. We offer an extensive benefits package that includes, but is not limited to medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. Coverage is available to employees and their eligible dependents in accordance with our written plan documents. You may also be eligible for a health savings account option, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), a health rewards program, a retirement savings plan, including 401(k) and Profit-Sharing plans, short and long-term disability benefits, education and training benefits, and discounts on banking products and services. We also offer a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) plan and paid holidays. PTO accruals begin at .0745 per hour worked for our part time employees up to a maximum accrual of 240 hours per year for certain Full-Time employees. PTO accruals are dependent on position, status (Full time or Part time), and years of experience in accordance with our PTO policy. Most Full-Time employees are also offered 6 paid holidays and Part Time employees are offered pro-rated paid holidays. In addition, employees in Utah and Nevada may be eligible for pay for certain state recognized holidays. Visit our website for more details. Check it out!
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and qualified applicants, or employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, mental or physical disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. does not sponsor applicants for work visas. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the US.
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