Human Resources Generalist

About the role

Simpson Strong-Tie is a leader in engineered structural connectors, software, and solutions for the building industry. We maintain a reputation as a trusted manufacturer, partner, and corporate citizen committed to our customers and employees.

Our founder, Barc Simpson established 9 Principles of Business we live out as company values and have made Simpson Strong-Tie an inspiring place to work since 1956. Our team of talented people are dedicated to our shared mission: to provide solutions that help people design and build safer, stronger structures.

Learn about our company culture directly from our team.

Make an Impact in This Role

As a Human Resources Generalist, you will support the Human Resources team with all phases of day-to-day HR management activities, including recruiting, onboarding, compliance with company policies and local/state/federal laws, employee relations, Workday administration, and terminations.

The Human Resources Generalist will also serve as a champion of the company culture-ensuring that our values are reflected in all actions, decisions, and interactions. This role will actively seek opportunities to engage employees, strengthen workplace culture, and improve HR processes to deliver better results for employees, managers, and the organization.

What You'll Do (% of Time)

Employee Relations & Manager Support (35%)

• Coach managers on employee relations, performance, attendance, corrective action, policy interpretation, and workplace concerns.
• Review employee issues, gather relevant facts, and recommend consistent and appropriate courses of action.
• Support investigations, corrective-action documentation, performance improvement, and employee separations.
• Identify higher-risk employee relations, compliance, or business concerns and escalate appropriately.

Recruiting, Onboarding & Retention (25%)

• Partner with Talent Acquisition and hiring managers on recruiting, interviewing, selection, and internal staffing needs.
• Support effective onboarding and 30-, 60-, and 90-day employee check-ins.
• Identify early performance, engagement, and retention concerns and partner with leaders on solutions.
• Support employee engagement, recognition, and retention initiatives.

HR Operations & Compliance (20%)

• Process and coordinate employee transactions using Workday, AskHR, and other HR systems.
• Research and resolve manager and employee questions regarding HR policies, programs, and processes.
• Maintain accurate employee records, HR documentation, and system data while ensuring confidentiality.
• Partner with Payroll, Benefits, Leave, Talent Acquisition, and other HR teams to resolve employee needs.

Talent, Analytics & HR Programs (20%)

• Monitor key HR metrics, including turnover, attendance, staffing, onboarding, and internal mobility.
• Support talent reviews, succession planning, employee development, and career-pathing initiatives.
• Prepare workforce reports, identify trends, and highlight areas requiring leadership attention.
• Coordinate HR programs, training, engagement initiatives, and leadership action items.

Required Qualifications, Technical Skills, and Knowledge

• Demonstrated experience in employee relations, performance management, recruiting, onboarding, and manager coaching.
• Planning and organizing. Uses comprehensive knowledge and skills to work independently while providing guidance and training to others on planning, organizing, prioritizing and overseeing activities to efficiently meet business objectives.

Preferred Qualifications, Technical Skills, and Knowledge

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business Administration, or related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in progressive human resources experience with a focus on employee relations, training, process improvement, recruiting, policy interpretation and administration, performance management and project management in a manufacturing, distribution or similar environment.
• Strong HR judgment, communication, problem solving, confidentiality, and follow-through; Workday experience and SHRM-CP or PHR.
• Decision quality: Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
• Self-development: Actively seeking new ways to grow and be challenged using formal and informal development channel.
• Drives results: Consistently achieving results, even under rough circumstances.
• Instills trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Employment law: Knowledge of employment-related federal and state employment regulations.
• Organizational awareness: Accurately diagnose organization issues, develop solutions and implement action plans. Understand the business operations from both a strategic and tactical perspective.
• Customer focus: Quickly and effectively solve problems and maintain productive internal and external relationships. Readily readjust priorities to respond to pressing and changing customer needs. Recognize potentially adverse customer reactions and develop better alternatives.
• Self-management: Set priorities, goals and timelines to achieve maximum productivity. Manage multiple projects and competing priorities. Display a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner. Ability to maintain confidential information.
• Speaking and communication: Communicate verbally in an appropriate way for the audience he/she is speaking to. Communicate effectively with co-workers. Listen with full attention to what others are saying, making sure to understand the needs being expressed, asking questions as appropriate without interrupting at an inappropriate time. Ability to effectively present information to top management, customers, and other groups.
• Decision Making & Judgment: Ability to balance analysis, wisdom, experience, and perspective when making decisions.
• Teamwork: Maintain a collaborative approach in dealing with other Simpson Strong-Tie employees. Demonstrate a genuine commitment to reach mutually beneficial solutions.
• Accountability and dependability: Fulfill commitments made to customers, peers, co-workers, and managers. Hold self and others accountable for measureable, high-quality, timely, and effective results.
• Reading and writing: Ability to read, analyze and interpret common journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond effectively to common inquiries or complaints from employees, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write correspondence which conforms to prescribed style and format.
• Reasoning: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in written, mathematical or diagram form and deal with various items of abstract and/or concrete value.
• Attention to detail: Monitor and review work for accuracy and completeness. Complete work according to procedures and standards. Maintain an organized workspace. Understand verbal instructions.
• Microsoft Office and computer skills: Ability to utilize Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Internet Explorer to effectively complete work.

Travel

This job requires 20% domestic travel.

Work Status & Location

This full-time, exempt position is located in McKinney, TX.

Relocation

Relocation will not be considered for this position.

PAY (COMPENSATION) $66,600.00 - $106,600.00 / year

The salary is determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data for geographic locations.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, and hear, and sometimes walk and stand. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment where standard office equipment such as computers, phones, printers/scanners, etc. are frequently used.

Pay and benefits

We recognize and reward employees with a carefully designed and comprehensive rewards package, including competitive compensation, quarterly bonuses or commission and first-rate benefits. May exclude some positions, such as seasonal jobs.

• Quarterly Bonuses/Commission: You will be eligible for either a bonus or commission, paid on a quarterly basis. We believe all employees affect customers, sales and revenue - directly or indirectly - and should be rewarded by sharing the company profits.
• Benefits: We provide a wide range of benefits for eligible full-time employees including: medical, dental, vision, retirement contributions, employee stock purchase and bonus plans, pay for holidays, vacation, sick days, funerals and jury duty, years of service awards, employee discounts, employee referral bonuses, charitable contribution matching, education reimbursement and more.

Please note all job offers are contingent upon a successful drug screen and criminal background check, in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal laws.

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