HR Generalist at Cutter & Buck – Grand Prairie, Texas

Our Vision: Empowering people with long-lasting, high-quality sportswear helps them succeed in their own lives, and makes them proud to be a part of something bigger than themselves.

Our Mission: Our objective is to be the world's best sportswear supplier for retailers, companies, and teams.

Job Vision: Cutter & Buck is growing and opening a new fulfillment center in Grand Prairie, TX. The DFC will mirror our spectacular Seattle Fulfillment Center. Employees are the backbone of Cutter & Buck and we need a fabulous HR Generalist to join our small but mighty HR/Payroll team in opening and maintaining all employee relations at the DFC.

Job Summary: This critical position is responsible for administering human resource policies, procedures and programs; works with managers/supervisors in assuring compliance with all laws and government regulations; is located at the DFC on a daily basis to support our diverse workforce in a production, distribution and warehouse environment. This role reports to our HR Director to administer company wide functions, including but not limited to benefits administration, leave administration, Safety program and training initiatives.

Key Processes Owner for DFC:

• Recruiting and Onboarding.
• Compliance, Safety and Training support onsite.
• Employee relations – onsite corrective action and performance management, up to terminations as needed.
• Employee Verifications
• Unemployment responses

Supported Key Processes:

• Leave Administration
• Benefits Administration
• Payroll support - specifically for DFC employees.

Employee Relations

• Perform employee relations investigations, complaint intake and other elements of employee and supervisor needs. Consult with the HR Director when faced with complex issues including escalated investigations.
• Consult with HR Director regarding Employee Handbook policy or implementation.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state laws including FMLA, safety and health and workers’ compensation and maintaining/securing database file.
• Function as a resource to employees for all HR issues.
• Respond to and participate in unemployment claims and hearings. Liaisons with government agencies and outside vendors for the unemployment compensation and worker’s compensation programs.
• Plans, organizes, prepares documents, and facilitates Seasonal Break process. Oversees hiring and management of Peak Season staffing needs.

Recruiting and Onboarding

• Schedule and oversee interview processes with hiring manager/supervisor according to role and requirements of position – observe safety inspection testing, needle threading, etc.
• Manages the HRIS tracking and communications with candidates. Ensures compliance in the hiring process.
• Maintain the HRIS for positions, including cost and applicant referrals.
• Work with employees to ensure Employee Referral program is maximized.
• Coordinate background checks, drug screens and start dates for new hires onsite.
• Completes the New Hire process and communicates with hiring managers, Payroll Coordinator and HR Director.

Health & Safety

• As a permanent member of the DFC Safety Committee, the HR Generalist ensures a safe work environment for C&B employees.
• Intake, track and report on workplace injuries. Provide Safety Committee with monthly updates on injuries and strategize to reduce workplace injuries.
• Organizes and manages CPR Trainings and other compliance related trainings.
• Working with the Facilities Manager, ensure audits, reviews and other facilities needs are addressed and remediated.

General HR Administration

• Completes employment verification process for employees upon request from government agencies and other entities. Manages employee authorization documentation.
• Provides support to managers and supervisors in the termination process of all DFC employees. Completes Exit interviews as well as communication to organization on staff turnover.

Leave Administration

• Process owner at DFC for leave administration including FMLA and other leave of absences in alignment with company policies.
• Works with Payroll Coordinator to ensure paid leave administration and benefit premium collections during leave of absences.
• Approves, implements, and monitors FMLA and medical leaves at DFC.

Benefits Administration

• Supports health and welfare benefits administration including but not limited to open enrollment coordination, new hire orientation and eligibility determination.
• Provides on-site assistance to employees and ensures understandings of benefits and options.

Other duties as assigned

As an essential function of this position, the employee must be able to handle high levels of stress satisfactorily and be congenial with other employees, vendors and customers at all times. The employee must have a proven background working with a diverse employee group. The employee must not pose a threat to the safety of others.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to work independently, demonstrate strong time/project management and organizational skills.
• Possess the ability to multi-task effectively. Time management is essential to the success of this position.
• Supports a diverse workforce wherein English may not be the primary language spoken or understood.
• Assures integrity and consistency of systems, personnel files, processes and policies, and maintains records and policies in accordance with state and federal laws.
• Keeps current on recent federal, state, and case law changes and monitors labor law updates and newsletters for changes that affect HR.
• Highly effective oral and written communication skills.
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills with all levels of the company and with employees from diverse language backgrounds.

Education and Experience:

• Current knowledge of federal and state employment laws.
• 7-10+ years of experience in Human Resources with 2-3 years of recent experience supporting a production, service or manufacturing organization.
• Word, Excel, Outlook and Internet skills and strong ability to learn other programs. ADP Workforce Now experience highly desired.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources or related field, or an equivalent of work experience and education combined.
• Multi-lingual with Vietnamese, Spanish or other native language is highly desired.

Work Environment:

• Professional business interactions.
• May be remote until facility is available for tenancy.
• Opportunity to travel to Seattle HQ possible.
• Business-casual attire.
• Must wear closed toe and heel shoes when present in the DFC.

Mindset and orientation:

• Adoption of Cutter & Buck’s Mission and Values.
• Maintaining a customer-first position with focus on building positive employee culture in our new facility.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, multitask, and demonstrate flexibility in a dynamic, fast paced environment.
• Embrace challenges, learn from criticism, and be willing to see effort as the path to mastery.

Our Workplace: Employees shall work in a non-hostile work environment. That is, the employee is expected not to engage in any activity that unreasonably interferes with performance of any other employee, such as sexual harassment, unlawful discrimination or any other behavior that unduly demeans or intimidates another employee.

Our Employees: Full Time Employees enjoy employer subsidized medical, dental and vision eligibility, Paid Sick leave and Annual Vacation leave. Employees are also eligible for participation in our 401k plan with company match and ten (10) paid holidays in a calendar year.

Cutter & Buck is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, veteran status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status or disability (in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act*), or any other legally protected status, with respect to employment opportunities. E-Verify: We verify the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment in the United States.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment post-offer substance abuse testing, complete post-offer background check are required for all positions. A clear driving record may be required for Safety Sensitive and Sales positions.

Cutter & Buck, Inc. is a socially responsible company.