Human Resources Generalist

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Impact your tomorrow, today with The Lewis Group!

Headquartered in Royersford, Pennsylvania, The Lewis Group is a multidisciplinary business-to-business company offering superior, one-stop solutions to a diverse customer base from specialized companies including Lewis Environmental and Lewis Property Services.

Position Summary:

The Human Resources Generalist will provide HR support to management and associates of The Lewis Group in a highly professional, confidential and customer-first manner. In this role, you will provide guidance and support to business leaders and promote positive associate relations including; Talent management and onboarding new associates; ensuring compliance with Federal and State regulations; coaching managers and associates; conducting associate investigations; and supporting the overall employee lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

Recruitment & Talent Acquisition

• Manage full-cycle recruitment activities for exempt and non-exempt positions across multiple departments and locations.
• Partner with hiring managers to develop job descriptions, identify required competencies, establish selection criteria, and create effective hiring strategies.
• Conduct resume reviews, phone screens, and preliminary candidate assessments to evaluate qualifications, experience, and cultural alignment.
• Track and report recruiting metrics, including time-to-fill, time-to-hire, source-of-hire, quality-of-hire, offer acceptance rate, and hiring manager satisfaction.
• Maintain accurate and compliant candidate records within Paylocity's Recruiting module and related recruiting systems.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws, EEO guidelines, and company policies throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
• Prepare employment offers and coordinate background checks, drug screenings, and other pre-employment activities.
• Run new hire orientation sessions and work with HR leadership to improve these processes
• In partnership with HR leadership, develop, implement, and maintain a structured behavioral-based interviewing framework to drive consistency across all locations and business units.

Employer Branding & Talent Community Development

• Partner with Marketing and HR leadership to strengthen and promote the company's employer brand across recruiting platforms and social media channels.
• Represent the organization at career fairs, networking events, industry conferences, and community outreach initiatives.
• Partner with HR leadership to build and maintain relationships with colleges, universities, trade schools, workforce development organizations, and other talent partners.
• Promote the organization's culture, career opportunities, and employee value proposition to attract high-quality candidates.

Promote a positive employee relations culture:

• Builds relationships with associates at all levels and serves as the first point of contact for associate relations issues and questions.
• Provide frontline support to an employee base of English and Spanish speaking employees
• Counsels and advises associates and managers regarding people, policies, and associate issues.
• Assists in managing and resolving associate relations issues.
• Conducts thorough and complete workplace investigations and makes recommendations to management.

Guarantee adherence to Federal, State, and Local requirements:

• Assist with the administration of HR policies and procedures following stated business objectives and federal, state, and local legal requirements.
• Provide ongoing information and training resources for managers and associates
• Perform administrative duties associated with human resource compliance including the support of policy/handbook updates, maintaining associate files and documents, reporting, benefits inquiries, and auditing accuracy of personnel data.
• Other tasks and projects as assigned

Travel: This position will require occasional travel to other company locations.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• 1-3 years of HR experience, preferably in an industrial, construction, manufacturing, or field-based environments
• Fluency in Spanish is highly preferred
• Experience with HRIS systems
• High level of work capacity and ability to work independently at a high pace.
• Working knowledge of employment law and employee relations best practices
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• HR certification (SHRM-CP, PHR) or desire to obtain is highly preferred