HR Generalist

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A leading North American die-cast and machined components provider, Pace Industries, offers manufacturers full-service solutions with a unique blend of experience, innovation, and expertise, providing confidence and quality throughout each customers’ full product development, launch and production life cycle.

Join the dynamic team at Pace Industries, located in Latrobe, PA. The HR Generalist is responsible for maintaining accurate personal records, performing routine payroll activities, and supporting with employee questions. The role reports to the HR Manager.

Key Responsibilities

- Support recruitment efforts including job postings, screening candidates, and coordinating interviews.

- Facilitate new hire onboarding and orientation processes.

- Provide day-to-day support for employee relations, conflict resolution, and HR policy interpretation.

- Process weekly payroll.

- Administer employee benefits and serve as a resource for benefits questions and enrollment.

- Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records in HRIS and personnel files.

- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and company policies.

- Assist with performance management processes and employee development initiatives.

- Support HR reporting, data analysis, and metrics tracking for leadership review.

- Coordinate employee engagement initiatives, recognition programs, and retention efforts.

- Participate in audits and support continuous improvement of HR systems and processes.

Qualifications

- 0-3+ years of experience working in related field.

- Bachelor’s degree required in related field

- Ability to travel as required

- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

- Ability to relate and communicate well with people at all levels in the organization

- Ability to effectively manage multiple projects, requirements and competing demands in a deadline driven environment.

- Excellent leadership, communication, collaboration, negotiation, analytical, and strategic planning skills.

- Ability to interact with all levels of the organization, from production associates to senior leaders.

- Effectively and consistently carry out all responsibilities in a fair and respectful manner and in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.

- Ability to build credibility and trust, while influencing leaders and customers.

Physical Requirements

- Requires extended periods of remaining in stationary position and computer use, while constantly operating a computer and handling office equipment.

- Ability to visually perceive documents on computer screens.

- Occasional positioning of the self and movement of up to 10 pounds may be required.

- Work is performed in a standard office environment.

- Occasional traversing across the office.

- Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.

- Ability to observe details at a close range.

Work Environment

- The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

- The work environment is fast-paced and dynamic, requiring the ability to adapt quickly to changing priorities.

Pace Industries offers competitive salaries with full benefits, including health/dental/vision/life/disability, PTO, and 401k with employer match.

Pace Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.

Pace is a career destination for engaged, passionate and talented people who are driven to seek the innovation, growth and opportunity that only we offer.