HR Generalist

The Company

Imerys is the world’s leading supplier of mineral-based specialty solutions for the industry with €3.6 billion in revenue and 12,400 employees in 40 countries in 2024. The Group offers high value-added and functional solutions to a wide range of industries and fast-growing markets such as solutions for the energy transition and sustainable construction, as well as natural solutions for consumer goods. Imerys draws on its understanding of applications, technological knowledge, and expertise in material science to deliver solutions which contribute essential properties to customers’ products and their performance. As part of its commitment to responsible development, Imerys promotes environmentally friendly products and processes in addition to supporting its customers in their decarbonization efforts.

Imerys is listed on Euronext Paris (France) with the ticker symbol NK.PA.

The Position

HR Generalist

Job Summary Job Title:

HR Generalist

Location:

Sylacauga, AL (onsite)

Shift:

Monday-Friday, dayshift

Job Summary:

As the Human Resources Generalist, you will serve as the first point of contact for all HR related inquiries while providing tactical HR support for employees and management across the Sylacauga, AL plant. You will lead training initiatives and support the HR Manager in recruiting.

The Human Resources Generalist will support benefits administration, payroll, training, performance management, recruitment, welfare, retirement and payroll within the Sylacauga Hub. You will act as a liaison between employee and shared services group to resolve problems between employees, internal shared services (benefits, payroll, etc.) and ensure effective utilization.

The HR Generalist will lead training and recruiting initiatives, working with local technical schools on apprentice programs and working with local colleges on intern and recent graduate recruiting.

This position provides administrative support to the HR function as needed (e.g., correspondence generation, record keeping, file maintenance, monthly headcount reporting and metrics, HRIS entry, new hires and terminations). The HR Generalist also ensures administration and compliance in accordance with federal and state regulations.

Responsibilities:

- Manage employee headcount reporting, tracking, and analysis

- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of HR systems and reporting, analysis tools and techniques

- Administer and communicate on health and welfare plans, including new enrollments and the annual open enrollment period. Coordinate new hire benefits discussion and enrollment

- Assists with recruitment and interview process. Tracks status of candidates in HRIS and responds with follow-up letters at the end of the recruiting process

- Completes Forms I-9, verifies I-9 documentation and maintains I-9 files

- Support and coordinate new-employee orientation and ensure employees gain an understanding of benefits plans and enrollment provisions

- Ensure maintenance of employee personnel records as well as HRIS

- Responds to employment verification requests

- Training administration and support

- Assists with processing of terminations

- Assists or prepares correspondence as requested

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study

- Minimum of 3 years relevant HR experience, preferably in a manufacturing or industrial plant setting

- Proficient in MS or Google Suite, especially Excel and/or Google Sheets

- Union experience is helpful

Position Type

Full time

and

Permanent

Only technical issues will be monitored through the below inbox: recruiting.support@ imerys.com PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT RESUMES OR APPLICATIONS TO THIS EMAIL, AS THEY WILL NOT BE REVIEWED. To ensure fairness and legal compliance in our recruitment processes, only applications received through the online application process will be considered. IMERYS is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and it is our policy to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws.