Human Resources Generalist

About Nabis

Nabis is the #1 licensed cannabis wholesale platform in the world with the largest portfolio of cannabis brands, supplying $1B+ worth of cannabis products per year from hundreds of brands to retailers across California, New York, and Nevada. Our mission is to empower the world to discover cannabis by providing choice, access, and innovation.

We’re at the forefront of this movement and are building an innovative technology-first platform to scale the entirety of the cannabis industry. Through dedication to enhancing efficiency, transparency, and customer satisfaction, Nabis is paving the way for sweeping legalization.
Our team, backed by Y Combinator and from a celebrity roster of tech luminaries and celebrities, including DoorDash co-founder Stanley Tang, NFL Hall of Famer Joe Montana, Gmail creator Paul Buchheit, and Twitch co-founder Justin Kan, is scaling the cannabis supply chain with technology and our ultimate goal is to become the largest distributor of cannabis products in the world. 

 

The Role

The Human Resources Generalist will report to the Senior Manager of HR and Head of People and is accountable for overseeing all HR-related responsibilities for the Nabis Rochester Warehouse. This facility is set to become our largest in New York State, both in space and personnel. The HR Generalist must be a proactive people person who can drive results with efficiency, risk management, engagement, continuous improvement, and talent development.

The HR Manager is responsible for providing a best-in-class HR experience, full-cycle people relations services, and working across the business to improve upon ways of working efficiencies, and proactive approaches to people management. This role will be based in our Rochester, NY Warehouse location and be a founding team member of our newest warehouse in NY.

The Role

The Human Resources Generalist will report to the Senior Manager of HR and is accountable for overseeing all HR-related responsibilities for the Nabis Rochester and Bronx hubs. The Rochester facility is set to become our largest, both in space and personnel. The HR Generalist must be a proactive people person who can drive results with efficiency, risk management, engagement, continuous improvement, and talent development.

The HR Manager is responsible for providing a best-in-class HR experience, full-cycle people relations services, and working across the business to improve upon ways of working efficiencies and proactive approaches to people management. This role will be based in our Rochester, NY Warehouse location.

 

 

Responsibilities:

• Independently manage all day-to-day people relations functions and develop partnerships across the business with all NY-based employees (Rochester and Bronx).
• Managing all on-site People relations, including but not limited to new hire onboarding, induction, and training, 30/60/90 day check-ins, employee relations management, employee engagement, overseeing full-cycle LOA, FMLA, ADA and workers’ comp, talent management, offboarding/exit interviews, creating action plans, and creating and executing human resources policies and procedures.
• Oversee and lead all HR investigations in a consistent and prudent manner according to State, Federal, and Local jurisdictional laws, and business practices.
• Oversee OSHA reporting and be a regular contributor to the safety committee.
• Maintain personnel records in both payroll and employee personnel files, including completeness and full accuracy of data.
• Oversee employee status changes and ensure this is reflected in payroll and benefits updates.
• Support the operations management in making promotion decisions and in determinations as it relates to progressive discipline and proactive approaches to talent development.
• Foster Nabis’ culture, which includes motivating teams, supporting a high-growth setting, change management, employee engagement, and recognition/retention programs in coordination with the entire People Team.

 

Qualifications

• 2 to 4 years experience in overseeing HR at a site with at least 50 hourly employees, along with proven knowledge of federal and state labor laws and regulations
• Computer literacy, including all Microsoft Office applications
• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Ability to be on-site 5 days per week
• Highly organized
• Good problem-solving skills
• Detail oriented
• Excellent multitasking, time management, and prioritization skills
• Focused on confidentiality and discretion 
• Superior communication and interpersonal skills
• Low-ego, adaptable, and high EQ
• Out of the box thinker and able to act on the