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This role delivers comprehensive HR support across the employee lifecycle, ensuring policies, programs, and processes are applied consistently, compliantly, and with a strong focus on employee experience. The Human Resources Generalist serves as a primary HR resource for employees and managers, providing guidance on employee relations, recruitment, onboarding, benefits, performance management, and compliance. This position balances hands-on HR operations with advisory responsibilities and contributes to continuous improvement initiatives across the HR function.\nResponsibilities\nEmployee & Manager Support\nServe as a primary point of contact and trusted HR resource for employees and managers regarding HR policies, procedures, and employment-related matters.\nProvide guidance and recommendations on routine employee relations issues, escalating complex matters as appropriate.\nSupport or lead employee relations activities including investigations, documentation, corrective action, and conflict resolution.\nMaintain accurate and compliant employee records while always ensuring confidentiality and discretion.\nPartner with managers on workforce changes including onboarding, transfers, leaves, and offboarding.\nRecruitment & Onboarding Support\nAssist with job postings, interview scheduling, reference checks, and offer letter preparation.\nEnd to end ownership responsibility to coordinate new hire onboarding activities including system access, orientation scheduling, and documentation completion.\nEnsure all pre-employment and onboarding requirements are completed accurately and on time. Responsible to review and adjudicate background check for all candidates prior to hire.\nManage process of acquiring, managing, and exiting contract/temporary employees. \nEnsure documentation is complete and compliant for all Driver Qualification files upon hire.\nBenefits & Payroll Coordination\nSupport benefits administration by assisting with enrollments, changes, terminations, and responding to routine employee questions.\nCoordinate benefit documentation and consult with benefits vendors as required.\nSupport payroll processes by submitting accurate employee data changes and assisting with audits and reconciliations.\nManage Workers’ Compensation claims, Short Term and Long-Term Disabilities, medicals, accommodations, and leave-related follow-up.\nHR Systems & Reporting\nEnter and maintain employee data in HRIS systems (e.g., Workday).\nGenerate standard HR reports related to headcount, turnover, training, and compliance and ad hoc reports as requested.\nSupport data integrity through regular audits and validation of HR records.\nCompliance & Documentation\nApply working knowledge of employment legislation, company policies, and employment standards applicable to the U.S. and Canada.\nEnsure HR practices, documentation, and record retention meet legal and corporate requirements.\nSupport compliance audits, reporting, and internal controls.\nHR Programs & Initiatives\nCoordinate logistics for HR programs such as training sessions, engagement initiatives, and performance management cycles.\nAdminister employee communications related to HR programs, policies, and initiatives.\nProvide administrative support for cyclical HR processes including performance reviews, engagement surveys, and policy updates.\nParticipate in regional or enterprise HR projects as assigned.\nGeneral Projects and Support\nSupport the Human Resources team with administrative tasks, scheduling, meeting coordination, and special projects.\nSupport the Human Resources Manager with projects, analysis, and implementation of HR initiatives.\nOther duties as assigned.\nProcess Improvement & Special Projects\nContribute to continuous improvement of HR processes, systems, documentation, and onboarding practices.\nProvide insights and ideas to enhance HR best practices and elevate the HR value proposition.\nComplete additional tasks, duties, and special projects as assigned.\nYour Profile\nSkills\nStrong organizational and time-management skills with attention to detail.\nAbility to manage confidential information with professionalism and discretion.\nComfortable working in a fast-paced, multi-region environment.\nConfident communicator (written and verbal) capable of advising employees and leaders at varying levels.\nSound judgment and problem-solving, critical-thinking skills.\nStrong customer service orientation with the ability to influence and build trust.\nExperience / Education\nPost-secondary education or diploma in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.\nWorking toward an HR designation (SHRM in the U.S.) considered an asset.\nExperience using an HRIS (Workday preferred).\nProficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).\nAbility to manage data accurately and maintain organized electronic and physical files.\nOur Offer\nWe aim to create an environment where the best people want to work, where they can turn their passion into their job and realize their full potential.\nIndividual development, on-the-job training, and development programs designed to help our employees grow in their careers.\nPaid parental leave\nEducation assistance program\nEmployee assistance program\nVarious healthcare plan options as well as 401(k)\nINTERESTED?\nWe look forward receiving your application.\nBrenntag and its subsidiary companies will provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to any category protected by federal, state or local law, including as applicable, applicant’s actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical condition), genetic information, military service, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable federal, state or local law, political affiliation, marital status, membership in an employee organization, parental status, expunged juvenile record, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Brenntag will provide reasonable accommodations to allow an applicant to participate in the hiring process (e.g., accommodations for a test or job interview) if so requested. When completing this application, you may exclude information that would disclose or otherwise reference your race, religion, age, sex, genetic, veteran status, disability or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. This application is considered current for sixty (60) days only. At the end of this period, if you are still interested in employment, it will be necessary for you to reapply by completing a new application.\nIf you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by contacting Human Resources at  (phone, tty, fax, email, etc.).\nBrenntag North America, Inc. and its subsidiaries use E-Verify, a government-run, web-based system that allows employers to confirm the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States. For more information, please go to https://www.e-verify.gov/employees or view the poster at https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster.pdf.\nBrenntag provides equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees of all backgrounds and identities to create a workplace where difference is valued because it forms a resilient and more innovative organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, race, religion or belief, parental and family status, or any other protected characteristic. 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