Summary

General Excavating is an award-winning contractor serving public and private owners throughout Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. General Excavating specializes in the construction of underground utilities, natural gas distribution, environmental remediation, excavation shoring, directional drilling, hydro-excavation, and heavy civil including bridge and concrete structures.

The HR Generalist will be responsible for a wide range of human resources functions including recruitment, employee relations, performance management, training and development, and compliance. This individual will play a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of HR activities across General Excavating.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Assists with recruitment by conducting interviews and writing offers.
• Develops and coordinate all job postings, offers, ads, and job descriptions.
• Facilitates new hire onboarding, including orientations and required documentation.
• Serves as a point of contact for employees regarding HR-related questions, concerns, and issues.
• Resolves employee conflicts and concerns in a professional and timely manner.
• Assists in the development and implementation of performance systems.
• Administers employee compensation and benefits programs, including annual reviews, bonus structures, and insurance plans.
• Ensures compliance with company policies and legal requirements in relation to compensation and benefits.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local labor laws and regulations.
• Assists in the development and enforcement of company policies and procedures.
• Facilitates the exit process for employees leaving the company, including conducting exit interviews and managing the offboarding process.
• Maintain accurate HR records and generate reports on employee metrics, such as turnover rates, attendance, and performance data.
• Conducts reference checks, background checks, and motor vehicle reports.
• Works closely with the payroll department to ensure accurate processing of payroll, including orientation and training hours, bonus tracking, etc.
• Administers employee satisfaction surveys, analyze results, and provide recommendations for improving organizational effectiveness.
• Assists with the management of workers’ compensation claims, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and providing support to injured employees.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to work productively alone or with others
• Problem-solving abilities
• Communicate effectively
• Work efficiently and effectively
• Be self-motivated
• Ability to make sound decisions
• Must be able to remain calm during stressful situations and work through any challenges or issues which may arise
• Must be able to know when to ask for help when a job task exceeds their skills or abilities
• Understanding of HR best practices, labor laws, and regulations
• Strong multitasking and organizational abilities
• Familiarity with HR software and Microsoft Office Suite
• Must maintain a high level of integrity and dependability to ensure sensitive information remains confidential
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals to perform the essential functions of a job.

Education and/or Experience

• Two (2) years minimum related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management, Human Resources or a closely related field.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential for drafting clear and concise emails, reports, employee handbooks, and policies. The ability to interact effectively with employees, management, and external partners is critical. Ability to maintain a professional tone in all communications, especially in sensitive or confidential situations. Skill in proofreading and reviewing documents for accuracy, ensuring clear communication in legal and policy matters.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance. Ability to perform basic calculations related to payroll, benefits administration, and compensation analysis. Ability to assist in HR budgeting, track expenditures for recruitment, training programs, grant programs, and forecasting needs.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is not exposed to weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Conditions of Employment

Candidate is required to meet the above qualifications and job duties, task frequency and PPE requirements. Approval of pre-employment reference & background checks, and post offer drug testing with fit for employment screening are required as conditions of employment.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE EMPLOYER.