Senior Human Resources Generalist

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Job description

Senior Human Resources Generalist

Freebirds is looking for a bold, culture-centric, and innovative Senior HR Generalist to join our rapidly growing organization. The Sr. HR Generalist is a partner with strong collaboration, planning, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills and has demonstrated the ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and projects in a fast-paced environment. This role will play as a key partner within our Legal team and will assist in creating initiatives and activities that support a positive working environment for our Tribe.

If you find your passion in building relationships, creating an amazing company culture, being the expert in all things HR, and of course burritos; this might be the job for you!

WHO YOU ARE:

• You are responsible for Tribe relations, to include coaching and counseling. Provides support to Tribe in various HR-related topics and resolve issues and conflicts.
• You can relate to a variety of different personality types, you have no issue handling employee relations, and find it exciting when you can impact and resolve issues or conflict
• You can provide support and guidance to other departments such as Operations Leadership, Talent Acquisition, Restaurant Management and other Tribe when complex, specialized, and sensitive questions arise
• You value the importance of effective communication as it comes to managing the routine functions and administration of employee leaves while maintaining communication between Tribe and department managers throughout the leave process
• You thrive in claim and investigation management.
• You have a passion for the employee experience, you are able to analyze Tribe surveys and identify what trends should be corrected and what should be celebrated
• You are skilled in navigating through various HRIS and are able to create/prepare reporting, compile statistical data, and assist in presentations of special projects. You are the expert and manage all things related to employee records.

· You are the benefit guru; assisting Tribe regarding plan changes, ensuring accuracy of all benefit enrollment, benefit education, perform quality checks with audits of benefit related data. You manage and coordinate open enrollment.

· You onboard our new Restaurant Support Center Tribe and educate our new restaurant leadership on all HR and Tribe Relations fronts.

• You are able to work in tandem with other HR parallels to manage ADA accommodation requests, organization of related documentation, and serving as an information source for the Tribe.
• You process, review and manage unemployment claims
• You are capable of being a program administrator for Rewards and Recognition programs as it aligns to Freebirds business needs while developing and managing related policy, procedures, and systems
• You are an expert in retention and turnover and have exciting new ideas to bring to the table to assist in reducing turnover
• You maintain compliance with federal, state, and local legislations pertaining to all labor law matters
• You can not only manage but find new innovative ways to maintain and develop our HR systems

WHO WE ARE:

If you've made it this far, we would assume people are your passion; here at Freebirds our people are our TRIBE. While everyone in our organization is working towards the same common goal (to serve the world's number one burrito… of course) we are all made up of different personalities. We are foodies, musicians, runners, creators, activist, powerlifters, actors, and every other type of person. We are one family and one TRIBE!

WHAT YOU HAVE:

· A Bachelor's Degree in HR Management or related field

· PHR or SHRM-CP (desired not required)

· A minimum of 3 years related HR experience

· At least 2 years of current experience managing leave of absence and leave integration with federal, state, and local ordinances

· The ability to work independently and make sound judgements on a day-to-day basis with limited direction

· Experience in supporting other HR Generalist and Benefits/Payroll Specialists

· Amazing writing and verbal communication skills

WHAT WE GIVE:

· Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance

· 401K Eligible

· HSA with 1K match per year

· PTO + 14 paid holidays

· Hybrid schedule + Half day Fridays

· Cell phone reimbursement

· Ticket, event, and gym partnership discounts

· FREE BURRITOS!

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Restaurant: 2 years (Preferred)
• Human resources management: 3 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• SHRM Certified Professional (Preferred)

Work Location: One location