HR Generalist

The Pictsweet Company is growing! A 4th generation family owned company established in 1945, Pictsweet is a frozen vegetable producer with agricultural roots. We are hiring a Bilingual HR Generalist in Santa Maria, CA. The HR Generalist performs Human Resources related duties at the professional level and may carry out responsibilities in some or all of the following functional areas: recruiting, attendance, unemployment, FMLA, and new hire onboarding.

Position Title: HR Generalist

Employment Status: Full-time Exempt

Department: HR

Position Reports to: HR Manager

Salary Range is $70,500 to $72,500 USD

Work Location: In person

Benefits

• Benefits begin on first day of employment for Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA, & FSA
• 100% Company paid benefits include Group Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• 401k with Employer Match
• Vacation days, sick leave, & ten paid holidays

• Administers the recruitment plan for skilled hourly positions.
• Prepares, distributes, and tracks recruiting efforts.
• Communicates with management on recruiting statistics.
• Administers drug screen program for new hires and other drug screens when necessary.
• Enters necessary new hire information.
• Communicates various Human Resources policies, procedures, laws, standards and government regulations.
• Assists in development and implementation of personnel policies and procedures and enforces policies and procedures.
• Recommends new approaches, policies, and procedures to effect continual improvements in efficiency of department and services performed.
• Participates in administrative staff meetings and attends other meetings and seminars.
• Acts as Pictsweet representative for Company sponsored community events as assigned.
• Serves as backup to the HR Manager.
• Assists with planning and execution of special events such as benefits enrollment, organization-wide meetings, employee recognition events, holiday parties, and retirement celebrations.
• Minimum 2-3 years of prior Human Resources experience.
• Perform all other duties appropriate to the position as requested by the supervisor

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Human Resources, or related field required.
• Minimum 2-3 years of prior Human Resources experience.
• Bilingual skills (English/Spanish) is required.
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Excellent computer skills including effecient typing, using the Microsoft Office suite, and the ability to learn recruiting and HRIS software.