Human Resources Generalist

Human Resources Generalist

Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a bilingual (Spanish) Human Resources Generalist to join the Lighting Sector Focal Point HR Team in Chicago, IL. This role works with all levels of employees and management regarding Human Resources policies and practices to support company goals. Acts as a first point of contact for management and employees for HR related issues and requires the ability to communicate, consult and work with organizational leaders across a variety of departments.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Act as first point of contact to plant employees in the use of human resource programs and processes.
• Address employee request, inquiries, and concerns; deliver prompt and appropriate counsel and guidance to employees including but not limited to Time and Attendance, PTO, HRIS navigation, benefit programs and employment verification.
• Assists as needed in employee benefit programs at the plant level. Explains benefit programs and instructs employees on how to enroll into programs.
• Prepare Unemployment claim responses under the direction of Manager.
• Maintain and manage all I-9 documentation including yearly audit.
• Coordinate all Data entry into Learning Management System - Learning with Legrand (LWL) for all trainings.
• Coordinate logistics and assist in delivery of mandatory compliance training programs (e.g., Anti-Harassment, Workplace Violence) for all plant employees.
• Participates in conducting internal investigations in accordance with Company policy and legal requirements.
• Support with planning and champions employee engagement events (i.e Service Awards, Perfect Attendance Recognition).
• Maintain and manage electronic employee personnel records.
• Enters and maintains HRIS database on all active/inactive Temp employees, including, but not limited to status changes, personal information, disciplinary actions, performance evaluations, etc.

Recruiting/Pre-Employment & Onboarding:

• Collaborate with the human resources team to develop effective recruitment strategies.
• Hiring and Related Duties including, Post and manage bid process and selection for all open hourly positions. Participate in the Recruiting, Interviewing, and selection process for hourly employees.
• Completes all necessary personnel forms, which includes, creating and maintaining personnel files, transmitting accurate and timely information to Payroll and ensure new hire checklist is completed.
• Conduct new hires orientation for Hourly Employees and/or Temp workforce.

Time and Attendance:

• Administer Time and Attendance: coordinate all activities associated with Time and attendance. This includes editing, entering data, updating schedules, approving time, and processing retro-pay if necessary.
• Ensure Time and Attendance is accurately updated with daily and weekly verifications.
• Prepare attendance discipline documentation.

Qualifications

Required Skills:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, industrial relations, business administration or equivalent experience.

Experience:

• Must have 2-5 years of relevant experience; experience working in a manufacturing setting/environment strongly preferred.

Qualifications:

• Must be fluent in English (written and verbal) and Spanish (verbal).
• Ability to work in an on-site manufacturing setting.
• Strong management skills, detail oriented, flexible, able to prioritize multiple projects.
• Excellent organization, administrative and creative problem-solving skills required; ability to analyze data strongly preferred.
• Solid interpersonal and technical skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HRIS systems) and the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously are also essential.
• Must be very approachable and able to develop strong professional relationships and foster involvement at all levels of organization with strong customer service skills.

Company Info

About Legrand:

Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our comprehensive offering of solutions for residential, commercial, and data center markets makes us a benchmark for customers worldwide. We harness technological and societal trends with lasting impacts on buildings with the purpose of improving life by transforming the spaces where people live, work, and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative, and sustainable. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR). For more information, visit www.legrandgroup.com/en

About Legrand North and Central America:

Legrand, North & Central America (LNCA) is a leader in the AV, Lighting & Controls, Electrical, and Data Center markets. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company's incentive plans, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. For more information, visit legrand.us

About Legrand's Lighting Sector:

Legrand's Lighting Sector consists of five lighting brands; Pinnacle, Finelite, Focal Point, and OCL which focus on architectural, decorative, and downlighting and Kenall which focuses on lighting for demanding environments. We employ a talented group of employees that love lighting to design and manufacture high performance, energy efficient LED lighting solutions for applications in commercial, educational, healthcare, as well as challenging environments such as tunnels and correctional facilities. With an eye toward sustainable design, our focus is on specification-oriented products and solutions that meet the functional needs of spaces while working in harmony with the designer's vision for those spaces. We work with architects, engineers, and contractors to supply lighting built specifically for their client's projects.