The HR Generalist provides day-to-day support to team members and managers across a range of HR functions, including employee relations, policy guidance, and workforce planning. This role coordinates core HR processes such as onboarding, offboarding, and internal movements, while maintaining compliance with employment laws and company policies. The generalist partners with business leaders and HR Centers of Excellence to support talent, engagement, and learning initiatives. The role also analyzes HR data, contributes to process improvements, and promotes a culture of inclusion, accountability, and alignment with company values.
Responsibilities:
• Optimize and administer HR operations across onboarding, offboarding, policy guidance, employee relations support, compliance, reporting, talent programs, and Workday administration.
• Document, maintain, and recommend improvements to HR standards, policies, and procedures that promote consistency, compliance, efficiency, and risk mitigation.
• Coordinate HR operations work from intake to resolution, applying established processes to prioritize requests, identify issues, resolve routine matters, and escalate complex situations as appropriate.
• Advise people leaders and team members on HR programs, policy interpretation, Workday procedures, employment practices, and documentation expectations.
• Administer onboarding compliance requirements, including Form I-9 compliance, immigration tracking, new hire support, and HR records.
• Coordinate offboarding activities, including exit interview vendor management, process execution, data review, trend identification, and root cause analysis.
• Support employee relations documentation and investigation activities by conducting interviews, gathering information, and maintaining records.
• Govern and maintain HR documentation, records, templates, and posting requirements in accordance with employment laws and company policies.
• Analyze people data, Workday reporting, and workforce trends to identify root causes and recommend practical solutions.
• Manage Workday workflows, transactions, dashboards, audits, procedures, testing support, and data integrity activities.
Essential skills and experience:
• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of HR experience, High School Diploma/GED with 8+ years of HR experience, or equivalent education and experience.
• Hands-on experience with employee relations, investigations, labor relations, HR policies, employment law, documentation, and audit support.
• Experience using HRIS systems as a core responsibility, including transactions, data accuracy, process execution, and procedure improvement.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; knowledge of SharePoint page management and HR documentation best practices.
• Strong communication, coaching, planning, organization, prioritization, project management, multitasking, confidentiality, and attention to detail.
Preferred experience:
• Experience in manufacturing, labor relations, Workday HRIS, or a large, matrixed organization.
• Ability to prioritize and deliver accurate work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Experience supporting multi-site locations and union populations.
At Ardent Mills, everyone matters and everyone has a voice. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and team members. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Benefits: Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage; Health and Dependent Savings Accounts; Life and Disability Programs; Voluntary Benefit Programs; Company Sponsored Wellness Programs; Retirement Savings with Company Match; Team Member and Family Assistance Program (EAP); Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays; Employee Recognition Program with Rewards (RAVE).
For more information or to apply, please visit the original posting. Application deadline: September 1, 2026.
