Human Resource Generalist

At Materion, everyone is included, respected and offered opportunity to grow. Join us!

At Materion, everyone is included, respected and offered opportunity to grow. Join us!

Salary Range: $72,000-$82,000*

*The salary range listed is a guide for this position and may vary depending on experience, education, geographic location, and other qualifications. The final offer will be determined based on the candidate's individual merits and the company's compensation policies.

This position is responsible for providing support in functional areas of Human Resources, including but not limited to employee relations, recruitment and employment, personnel records, job evaluation, compensation, training, AAP/EEO, and special projects. Prepares reports in conformance with legislative requirements or organizational needs. Updates and maintains a variety of confidential records related to human resource management.

Develops and implements human resource policies.

Reporting to the HR Director, the HR Generalist provides HR support to internal customers, including management and employees, across all HR functions, with an emphasis on promoting excellent employee relations.

This individual will have the opportunity to:

• Provides direction to employees and supervision regarding personal and job-related problems.
• Leads and participates in policy review teams and in policy revisions.
• Assists the organization in maintaining a productive and issue-free environment through proactive measures and expedient resolution of conflicts. Further, works to maintain an issue-free environment through open communications and with high visibility (HR floortime) and accessibility to the employees.
• Assists employees with questions about compensation and routine policy questions.
• Assists in the recruitment and hiring process of hourly and salaried positions when necessary.
• Recommends, develops, and maintains human resource databases, computer software systems, and manual filing systems.
• Prepares various scheduled and ad hoc reports of employee data contained in the HRIS.
• Assists local management in handling FMLA and ADAAA situations.
• Participates, under minimum supervision, in broad assignments requiring originality and ingenuity. Conducts the development of each assignment. Coordinates the activity of assigned personnel. Confers with supervisor on unusual matters. Prepares status reports on work in progress

REQUIREMENTS:

• Position requires Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources or related field and 5-9 years experience; PHR/SHRM-CP preferred.
• Knowledge of federal and state employment and benefit laws
• Knowledge of multiple human resource disciplines.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to analyze data and provide recommendations.
• Ability to prioritize, multitask, and work under deadlines.
• Strong project management skills.
• Ability to communicate well with employees at every level in both written and oral formats.
• Must be flexible and able to adapt to a fast-paced setting.
• Demonstrate excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to anticipate future issues and/or opportunities and provide solutions.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
• Excellent computer skills, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and HRIS.

The selection of the person to be hired for this position is contingent on the candidate having export compliance eligibility for access to U.S. controlled technology which comes under the licensing jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of State, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the U.S. Department of Commerce, Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

The candidate selected will have to qualify as either a U.S. citizen, a U.S. National, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., a Person Admitted into the U.S. as an Asylee or Refugee., a National of a country that is not prohibited from having access to U.S. controlled technology (via a letter of assurance), or a Person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on Materion’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with Materion’s business requirements.

Materion Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Comp