Temporary Full-Time Human Resources Specialist

Job Description
Job Description
Woodstream is the largest independent pest & animal control platform in North America, offering innovative brands with industry-leading efficacy and safety. If you enjoy building strong relationships, solving workplace challenges, and helping employees thrive, we'd love to meet you! We have an immediate opportunity for an HR Generalist in Lititz, PA. At Woodstream, our values drive everything we do:
Consumer is the Boss
– We are committed to listening to and understanding our customers’ needs!

Invent the Future
– Challenge the status quo: Think boldly and creatively! Execution is Everything
– We are committed to deliver with excellence, speed, and accuracy. Collaborate Confidently
– We trust, respect, and empower each other to win together. Play to Win
– We’re bold, ambitious, and relentless in our pursuit of success.

Benefits of Working for Woodstream

~ Competitive benefits package including:
~401k with Company Match, eligible on First Day of Employment
~ Health, Dental & Vision Insurance Effective on
First Day of Employment
~ Access to Company Paid Penn Medicine Health Clinics
~ Company General Bonus Program
~ Company Paid Parental Leave
~ Adoption Assistance
~ Company Paid Basic Life & Disability Insurance
~ Accident, Critical Illness, & Hospital Insurance Options
~ Company Paid ID Theft
~ Legal Assistance Plan Options
~ Paid Vacation and Holidays
~ Pet Insurance
Stable, growing working environment with a history of 150 years of doing business.

Opportunity to advance within the company. Overview of the Role

The Human Resources Generalist serves as a hands-on HR partner to employees and managers, supporting the full employee lifecycle, including talent acquisition, onboarding, employee relations and workplace investigations, assistance with grievance processes. Other administrative responsibilities include compensation and benefits administration, training and development, HR compliance, and HR data and reporting.

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

Regular attendance is required to maintain the functions of the job
Recruits, interviews, and facilitates the hiring of qualified job applicants for open positions; collaborates with departmental managers to understand skills and competencies required for openings.

Collaborates with managers and applicants to coordinate next steps including the job offer and post offer processes
Coordinates new hire onboarding and orientation for hourly and salaried roles, to support a positive employee experience and early engagement
Supports HR programs including, but not limited to, compensation, benefits, employee relations, performance and talent management, recognition, employee engagement, ESG, and training and development
Routinely communicates and problem solves with employees, Supervisors and Managers across the organization
Participates and supports business-wide HR continuous improvement initiatives.

Supports and provides leadership for our temporary staffing resources, collaborates with managers across manufacturing and distribution centers to ensure staffing levels meet minimum requirements
Assists with implementation of policies and procedures
Processes data and paperwork according to established procedures, working across both the Human Resources and Payroll and Benefits areas. Organizes documents, performs data audits, works within the ADP/HRIS system, ensures data accuracy.

Supports compliance with federal, state, and local employment regulations (e.g., FLSA, FMLA, EEO, Form I-9) and maintains required records and postings
Prepares HR reports and metrics (e.g., headcount, turnover, time-to-fill) to support business decisions, and updates SOP documentation
Performs other duties as assigned
Successful Candidate Profile:
Skills:
Exceptional organization skills
Exceptional communication skills, oral & written.

Ability to effectively communicate with applicants, recruiters, managers and employees at all levels of the corporation in a courteous and professional manner
Ability to multi-task and coordinate various activities simultaneously
Ability to take direction from multiple managers and determine priorities
Flexible; quickly responds/adapts to change in an environment with frequent interruptions and changes in priorities
Strong problem solving skills
Ability to work through daily changes & consistently meet deadlines
Strong interpersonal skills; interact with others at all levels of the organization
Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and sound judgment
Education/Experience/Other:
Associate's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field, or 2-3 years of Human Resources experience, required; Bachelor's degree preferred
Bilingual (English/Spanish) highly desired
Strong analytical skills, with the ability to use HR data to identify trends and recommend solutions
SHRM-CP or PHR certification preferred
Proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams) and HRIS/payroll systems (ADP preferred); experience with applicant tracking systems a plus
Ability to travel between our Lancaster County locations and 1-2 times per year to other subsidiaries
Woodstream is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer committed to recruit, hire, train and promote without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, marital status, union affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic
.

Note: If hired, Employment Eligibility Verification will be carried out upon selection. Applicants must be authorized to work for any U.S. employer.
We retain employment applications for a minimum of 2 years from date of receipt for non-hire applicants or from date of termination for employees/contractors and possibly longer if legally required.