HR Generalist - San Antonio, TX at TRDI in San Antonio, Texas

Job Description:

The HR Generalist will assist in HR-related duties on a professional level and work closely with Management in supporting various Job Sites/locations.

Preferred experience with high volume recruiting and AbilityOne.

This position carries out responsibilities in the following functional areas: Benefits Administration, Employee Relations, Monthly/Annual Reporting, Training, Performance Management, On-boarding, Policy Implementation, Affirmative Action and Employment Law Compliance, Recruitment across various platforms.

Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm -Must be able to work a flexible schedule to include weekends, evenings and holidays as needed.
We offer medical, vision, dental, paid time off, paid holidays

Essential Functions

• Responsible for providing a safe and positive teamwork environment in support of the organization’s objectives, mission and core values to provide employment opportunities for individuals with significant disabilities.


• Administers various human resource plans and procedures for all organization personnel; assists in the development and implementation of personnel policies and procedures and guides management; prepares and maintains the employee handbook and the policies and procedures manual.


• Participates in developing department goals, objectives and systems; recommends new approaches, policies and procedures to continually improve efficiency of the department and services performed.


• Assists with developing and maintaining affirmative action programs; filing annual reports such as the Vets and EEO-1 report, ACA compliance reporting and maintains other annual reports and other records for department.


• Assists with managing the Benefits Administration for all employees across the organization – from hire to retire.


• Assists Benefits Administrator with the Company’s Leave of Absence Programs (FMLA/ADA/Medical) and works with Managers to track employees who are on LOA; works closely with the Safety Department to include work injury leaves for FMLA tracking


• Assists with handling employee relations counseling, outplacement counseling and exit interviewing.


• Assists with maintaining Human Resource information system records, personnel files and compiles reports from the database.


• Partners with key stakeholders to ensure to ensure compliance with the Ability One program and works to maintain the employee ratio per compliance guidelines.


• Role models integrity and professional behavior, provides training, coaching, counseling, and development; provides feedback for performance management; may be asked to make recommendations to hire other members of the corporate staff.


• Participates in job site visits and fosters a team work environment, maintains employee relations by regularly engaging with managers and employees; provides training, guidance and resolves issues, and protects company assets.


• Partners with respective stakeholders in order to understand the business challenges and to ensure effective and timely HR support and anticipate potential issues before they arise; consults with HR Leadership on personnel matters, Travel 15- 20 % of the time will be required to out of State site locations.


• Works with Directors on inter-divisional communication for the success of compliance programs, insider threat program, quality and safety standards and business strategies.


• Ensures compliance with all applicable local state and federal employment and labor laws to minimize risk/exposure to the organization (AbilityOne program, AAP, AA/EEO and labor relations and other regulatory compliance).


• Complies with federal, state, and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements and advising management on needed actions; continually updates job knowledge by participating in conferences, educational opportunities and professional organizations; reads professional publications and maintains personal networks.


• Participates in administrative staff meetings and attends other meetings and seminars; participates on committees and special projects and seeks additional responsibilities.


• Represents the organization as required inside and outside of the company including attendance at community and or industry events.


• Provide guidance and assistance with full-cycle recruiting, prescreening, interviewing and onboarding in accordance with Affirmative Action Plans.


• Recruits, interviews, and facilitates the hiring of qualified job applicants for open positions; collaborates with departmental managers to understand skills and competencies required for openings.


• Conducts or acquires background checks and employee eligibility verifications.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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