Human Resources Generalist

Human Resources Generalist

Trillium Professional is now seeking a Human Resources Generalist in Milpitas, CA!

The position will be a temp-to-hire based on the workload. The candidate will have some travel to sister site in Fremont, CA. Hours are 8:00 AM 4:30 PM. Pay rate is $40-50/hr. DOE.

The Human Resources Generalist will serve as a key partner to leadership and employees, providing comprehensive HR support across the full employee lifecycle - from recruitment and onboarding to employee relations, performance management, payroll & timekeeping and offboarding. This role will have a heavy emphasis on recruiting top talent for both hourly and salaried positions within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The HR Generalist will ensure that HR practices align with company goals, values, and compliance standards while fostering a positive and productive workplace culture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage recruiting, candidate screening, interviews, onboarding, and new hire orientation.
• Serve as an HR resource to employees and supervisors regarding policies, procedures, benefits, employee relations, and workplace matters.
• Support employee relations, including investigations, coaching, corrective actions, attendance issues, performance management, and documentation.
• Maintain accurate employee records and HRIS data for new hires, terminations, transfers, promotions, compensation changes, and other personnel actions.
• Support payroll and timekeeping processes, including timecards, attendance, sick time, and employee changes.
• Administer and support benefits, leaves of absence, workers' compensation, accommodations, and return-to-work processes.
• Coordinate employee training and support performance reviews, employee development, merit increases, and compensation processes.
• Manage employee separations, including resignations, terminations, exit interviews, documentation, and offboarding.
• Support compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and company policies, and prepare HR reports, audits, and workforce metrics.
• Support employee engagement, retention, multi-site HR needs, process improvements, and other HR-related projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Skills:

• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business information.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to manage and solve problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized and complex situations.
• Knowledge to apply complex use of databases/spreadsheets.
• Ability to complete the planning of workflow and meetings, including managing and prioritizing workflow.
• Solid analytical skills and solution-driven thinking.
• Able to use large amounts of data to make strategic decisions.
• Ability to apply continuous improvement and lean principles to enhance efficiency and productivity.
• Experience with KPI tracking, performance metrics, and data analysis to support operational improvements.
• Experience in recruiting, employee relations, performance management, benefits, leaves, and payroll support.
• Must have proven success managing high-volume recruitment in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with HRIS systems and reporting.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Suite.
• Strong knowledge in California labor and employment law.
• Experience with processing payroll, managing timekeeping systems, and reporting.
• Must be able to properly document and maintain confidentiality with sensitive information.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience supporting a manufacturing or production environment.
• Experience with HRIS ADP Workforce Now preferred.
• Experience supporting multiple locations and diverse employee populations.
• HR certification such as PHR, SHRM-CP, or equivalent preferred.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, and three (3) to five (5) years of experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• This position requires ITAR compliance.

Trillium has been recruiting and placing accounting, finance and technical professionals for over 30 years. From Fortune 100 companies to small businesses, our philosophy remains the same: to achieve excellence by providing quality employees with an uncompromising level of service. We believe in honesty, integrity, and a simple philosophy of providing value to our customers and our employees. We strive to be unsurpassed in the recruitment and placement of technical professionals. Trillium is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Trillium offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes the ability to participate in health insurance and retirement plans, paid holidays, state required leave, and other leave, if applicable. Trillium's offerings are dependent on the state in which the assignment is located, length of time worked, and may change depending on assignment. Benefit packages for direct hire placements vary based on the client company.

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