Location: 600 State Road 32 West, Crawfordsville, IN 47933
Schedule: Monday - Friday 8am-4pm
Salary Range: $62,000 - $85,000 - based on experience
Lakeside is hiring a
HR Generalist/Senior HR Generalist. They will Provide support and maintenance of Lakeside Book Company's Human Resource activities related to assigned employees/locations. Support assigned locations to ensure effective employee relations, compensation, staffing, organizational development, training, safety and change management strategies. Fosters employee involvement at all levels.
What You'll Do - Provide guidance to employees and managers to ensure consistent application of HR policies, procedures, and best practices
- Serve as the primary HR contact, addressing employee relations issues, conflicts, and disciplinary matters
- Conduct investigations into complaints and policy violations, ensuring fair, consistent resolutions
- Support managers with coaching, performance management, and employee development efforts
- Lead proactive employee relations initiatives, communication efforts, and HR-related consultation
- Assist with strategic HR programs, training coordination, benefits guidance, and employee onboarding
- Maintain accurate personnel records and HRIS data while ensuring compliance with EEO, privacy, and company standards
- Performs other related duties and participates in special projects as assigned.
What You Bring - Bachelor degree in discipline related to functional work or role with 3-5 years of relevant work experience OR demonstrated ability to meet the job requirements through a comparable number of years of applicable work experience.
- Able to demonstrates ability to solve somewhat more complex problems by analyzing variables and applying appropriate solutions learned through experience and proficiency in understanding the job. Must be able to recognize anomalies and critical situations and respond appropriately.
- Must be able to communicate and interact with a variety of internal/external customers and/or co-workers at level of detail required to resolve issues of moderate complexity.
- Able to apply strong functional computer knowledge in utilizing Microsoft Windows, MAC, or other technical tools in completing assignments. May require knowledge of or ability to quickly learn specialized software to complete work assignments. Able to demonstrate continued expertise in the primary tools or applications used in completing daily work assignments.
- Requires very good communication skills with ability to state messages in a clear manner by using language that is easy for others to understand.
- Must be able to proactively listen to others to understand issues and situations. Must be able to clearly articulate business needs to both internal and external customers.
- Broad knowledge of general employment laws, recruitment, EEO/AAP, safety training and policy development.