HR Generalist

Job Type

Full time

PetSafe Brands, formerly known as Radio Systems Corporation, is headquartered in Knoxville, TN. It has been named “The Marble City” and "Scruffy City", names we have embraced for our unique charm. We are the home of 1982 World’s Fair and we boast of 21 craft breweries around the city (click here for the Ale Trail). If you like to hike or camp, visit the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. Take your pick of outdoor activities from walking, tubing, running, or biking in our Urban Wilderness. Knox County has an amazing public-school system, no state income tax, low property taxes and cost of living. We host Music and Shakespeare on the Square as well as Family Movie Nights on the Square during the summer months in downtown Knoxville.

 

Our Company: PetSafe Brands is the world leader in pet products through our family of brands:Pet Safe® Brand, Sport DOG® Brand, Invisible Fence® Brand, Kurgo and Premier Pet. Pet Safe® Brand makes every product from leashes and harnesses to water fountains and and litter boxes. We have an ambitious goal of touching over 21 million pets, people, and communities around the world each year. We serve a broad range of pet owners from providing the hunter the best gear for a successful hunt to accommodating the “Not-So-Crazy Cat Lady” with all the entertaining toys and effective solutions she could ever imagine. We do this by creating a culture of enthusiasm, resilience, adaptability, and teamwork every day in the office. We work hard to be our community’s employer of choice as we all live our purpose: We exist to unleash freedom for pet parents by keeping their pets happy, healthy and safe. 

Summary of Position:

Performs Human Resources related duties at the Professional level and may carry out responsibilities in some or all of the following areas: general administrative duties, teammate records, recruiting, onboarding, reporting, engagement, workers compensation, metrics, employee relations and payroll. The role requires a proactive and detail-oriented individual who can manage multiple task while fostering a positive environment.

Responsibilities:

• Point of contact for HR relation questions and issues, able to clarify processes and policies for teammates. Support conflict resolution including basic employee relations.
• Support HR Manager/HRBP function and Teammate handbook maintenance
• Responsible for Workers Compensation
• Document processes and keep training materials for HR up to date
• HR Partner security role in Workday, support assigned Business Processes and Managers
• Partner with HR Systems Specialist for HRIS reporting
• Maintain HR metrics, dashboards, and monthly reporting to support Invisible Fence Brand Leadership
• Coordinate and execute HR onboarding with Recruiters, ensuring all necessary paperwork and onboarding tasks are completed timely
• Coordinate and execute offboarding processes, ensuring all necessary paperwork and offboarding tasks are completed timely
• I-9 Compliance Management. Assist managers and HR team with the I-9 process to ensure compliance
• Assist L&D with New Teammate Orientation preparation (material creation, scanning documents, ordering/setting up food, booking rooms, and creating name plates).
• Maintenance of all personnel files
• Serve as backup for employment verifications and unemployment claims responses
• General administration such as baby baskets, flowers, pet portraits, Birthday lunch set up, reconcile credit card charges related to Generalist responsibilities
• Work closely with Recruitment, Benefits, and Payroll COE’s to best support and solve problems for IFB teammates

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years’ experience in HR
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources preferred or a related field
• Knowledge of federal and state employment laws preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PP)
• HRIS Systems knowledge
• Maintains strict confidentiality both internally and externally
• Ability to organize and prioritize workload
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Exemplifies PetSafe Brands core values and behaviors
• Professional-level Business Acumen
• Ability to make recommendations to effectively resolve basic problems or issues

Accountabilities:

• Completion of tasks by deadlines
• Timely onboarding and offboarding
• Timely man