Human Resources Generalist

The Human Resources Generalist has an active role in supporting the overall Shared Services Human Resources team, as well as employees and managers. This role will work in a fast-paced environment and help the team achieve organizational objectives through supporting people initiatives, process improvements, and data analytics. This is a hybrid position based out of our Malvern, PA location.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

General HR Support:

• Provides day-to-day HR support and serves as a key resource to employees at all levels, ensuring consistent interpretation and application of the Company’s HR policies, procedures and programs related to employment, compensation, benefits, and performance management.
• Creates and maintains personnel files in compliance with applicable legal requirements.
• Guides managers through the annual performance review cycle, ensuring clear understanding of the rating scales, pay for performance principles, and importance of delivering feedback to their direct reports.
• Assists employees throughout the employment lifecycle, including on/off boarding, leave of absence, and retirement processes.
• Reviews annual engagement survey results with leaders and partners with them on the development of action plans.
• Collaborates cross-functionally on ad-hoc HR initiatives.

Data and Systems:

• Completes necessary employee change forms and performs timely audits of all data entered in the HRIS by the team’s HR Coordinator. This role is responsible for ensuring credible information is available on a timely basis, including but not limited to all newly hired employees, terminations, promotions, transfer data, rate changes, and reporting changes.
• Creates, runs, and distributes ad-hoc HRIS reports, including but not limited to employee rosters, reporting relationships, and individual management requests as directed.
• Performs analysis including a variety of human resource metrics and benchmarking data.

Employee Relations:

• With the support of the HR Manager, this position provides day-to-day performance guidance regarding employee relations, to include coaching, counseling, career development, disciplinary action, and conducting effective and objective investigations.
• Research and troubleshoot employee questions through collaboration with Payroll, HRIS, Total Rewards and Learning & Development.

Is this job for you?

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, Industrial Psychology, or related field required.
• SHRM-CP or PHR preferred.
• 4+ years working in a complex HR organization.
• Prior HR Generalist experience is strongly preferred.
• Advanced excel skills required. This position will collect, compile, and analyze HR data, metrics, and statistics, and apply this data to make recommendations related to recruitment, retention, and workforce planning.
• Strong organizational skills with ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast paced environment, demonstrating a high level of integrity and accuracy.
• Ability to handle high volume of work efficiently. Must have strong attention to detail and error prevention.
• Excellent written / verbal communication skills are required to be successful in this role.
• Very good analytical and problem-solving skills, capable of sound decision making. Proven ability to work without frequent supervision.
• Travel may be required.

A little more about us

Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products, CertainTeed, headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, has helped shape the building products industry for more than 110 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the firm's slogan "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed is a leading North American brand of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, trim, insulation, drywall, and ceilings.

A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, one of the world’s largest and oldest building products companies, CertainTeed has more than 6,300 employees and more than 60 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada. www.certainteed.com
Benefits in joining us

Saint-Gobain is committed to helping you and your family be well in all aspects of your life. Be Well. Be You brings together inclusive programs and meaningful resources to support all aspects of your physical, emotional, financial, and social well-being. Employees have the flexibility to choose the benefits that best fit their individual needs.

• Health and Well-being – Supporting your wellbeing, to thrive in life and work.
  • Medical, Prescription Drug, Vision, and Dental Insurance
  • Healthcare Saving Account and Flexible Spending Account options
  • LiveWell Wellness Program
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Paid Time Off and Paid Parental Leave
• Retirement and Protection - Helping to make the future life you want a reality.
  • 401(k) with Company Match, Retirement Accumulation Plan (RAP) Cash Balance Pension Plan
  • Company-provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Short-Term Disability
  • Voluntary employee and dependent life insurance, Long-Term Disability, Critical Illness and
  • Accident Insurance
• Additional Benefits – Helping shape the experience and impact you want
  • Commuter Benefits
  • Group Legal
  • Identity Theft Protection
  • Auto and Home Insurance
  • Pet Insurance and Discounts
  • Back-up Child and Elder Care
  • PerkSpot Employee Discount Program
  • Volunteer Day