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HR Generalist

Dekalb, IL 60115

Posted: 07/01/2025 Employment Type: Permanent Industry: A -Professional Job Number: MS413467371 Pay Rate: $65000-75000 / year

Job Description

HR Generalist This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to grow their career in all areas of HR, work with a great team, and represent a solid and successful company with good benefits, pay and a supportive leadership team.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Benefits
  • Perform new employee benefit orientations and assist employees with their benefit enrollments.
  • Coordinate employee leave of absence
  • Respond to general benefit inquiries from employees on plan provisions, benefit enrollment, and status changes
  • Provides assistance with the annual open enrollment process
  • Assist with Workers’ Compensation reporting
Employment
  • Processing new hires & conduct new hire orientation
  • Offboarding
  • Provide training to others on HR procedures and policies
  • Recruiting support
  • HRIS data entry and reporting back up
  • Payroll processing & Data Entry
Project Management
  • Mange HR Projects from start to finish, ensuring projects are completed on time
  • Identify opportunities for improving HR processes and make recommendations
  • Execute change management plans to ensure adoption of new HR initiatives
  • Assist with compliance/audit projects
  • All other duties as assigned
Position Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s degree in relevant field or equivalent related experience preferred
  • Minimum of 3 years HR generalist experience required
  • High proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
  • Experience processing payroll
  • HRIS experience; Ceridian Dayforce a plus
  • Experience with recruiting and using an Applicant Tracking System
  • SHRM or HRCI certification a plus
  • Experience working with a unionized workforce a plus
  • Regular onsite attendance
  • Bilingual Spanish preferred

This is a direct hire, salaried position ($65-75k/year plus bonus potential)
This position offers health, life and short-term disability insurance, as well as paid holidays, PTO and 401k plan with company match.

Please apply directly to the HR Generalist role or contact Rachel with any questions at 815-997-1417 or rachel.thomann@furstpros.com.
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Meet Your Recruiter

Rachel Thomann
VP, FurstProfessionals

Year Started: 2011

I wanted to be a physical therapist when I grew up.

 

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