Grand Rapids Chair Company is hiring: Human Resources Generalist in Byron Townsh

Overview

The HR Generalist supports day-to-day human resources operations in a fast-paced, manufacturing environment at Grand Rapids Chair Company, with a strong focus on recruiting, onboarding, and employee support. This onsite role partners closely with production leadership to understand staffing needs, fill critical roles, and ensure a smooth and engaging onboarding experience for new hires. The HR Generalist is a key resource for all employees, helping to maintain a positive and productive workplace culture while ensuring compliance with company policies, benefits, and employment regulations. This position is highly visible on the production floor and plays a critical role in supporting employee engagement, retention, and workforce stability.

Benefits

• Dog-friendly office environment!
• Hours are onsite M-F from 7am - 3:30pm

Essential Functions

• Manage talent acquisition and onboarding processes for production employees.
• Serves as the HR help desk for production team members and leaders.
• Assist with payroll processing.
• Track attendance and create attendance status notices to employees.
• Maintain employee data, integrity, and confidentiality of Human Resource systems and files.
• Answers frequently asked questions from applicants and employees relative to standard policies, benefits, hiring processes, etc.; refers more complex questions to appropriate senior-level HR staff or management.
• Support safety program and record keeping as directed by HR leadership.
• Follow all ethical, HR, safety, and security policies and procedures, maintaining the highest level of confidentiality and integrity.
• Compile data and creates reports for key HR metrics.
• Support efforts to always improve the employee experience.
• Support HR leadership in developing and facilitating effective communications to all team members.
• Plan, coordinate and implement activities that create an inclusive environment.
• Support company events and celebrations through participation in team planning, sending invites, tracking attendees, coordinating with vendors and caterers.
• Serve as backup for other team members as needed.
• All other duties as assigned.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Human Resources

Industries

• Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing