Title:  Specialist, HR Generalist

Job Summary

This role will support team members, enable growth, provide high touch employee service, and be an advocate of West's culture and mission. You will be a trusted advisor to our departmental leaders, partnering to build and strengthen their high-performing teams and ensuring we are making the right people decisions. You will support our employees as a true advocate to help them grow and thrive. This position carries out responsibilities in the following functional areas: administration, employee wellbeing, employee relations, training, performance management, onboarding, policy implementation, recruitment/employment and employment law compliance. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for all HR administration throughout the employee lifecycle from New Starter to Leaver including but not limited to; preparation of contracts, statements of employments, exit interviews and leaver documentation
• Co-ordinating and delivering the onboarding process for new employees
• Responsibility for leading and supporting as appropriate, a range of programs covering all aspects of Human Resources.
• Provide support to all departments and business units on, HR data, employee relations issues and general HR support.
• Lead/support as appropriate the review and updating of all company HR policies, procedures and related documentation to ensure compliance with the prevailing employment legislation in Ireland, EU and also in line with West policies and procedures.
• Support the implementation of global human resource initiatives under the direction of the HR leadership team.
• Provide HR clarification around HR policies and practices to employees.
• Enter employee information into the HRIS system for processing (i.e., new hires, terminations, promotions, leave of absences, etc.).
• Support HR in performance management cycles within the West Talent Gateway system, including gathering data and sending emails to ensure compliance.
• Serve as HR liaison between the local and global HR functions depending on business issue. Ensure that consistent practices are maintained between HR and the business.
• Actively participate in HR forums to further progress the organisation’s HR value proposition.
• Collaborating with managers and Corporate HR Compensation on job reclassifications and writing of job descriptions.
• Uses data, statistics, evidence-based research, benchmarks, HR and business metrics to facilitate decision-making.
• Participate in weekly plant GEMBA walks, be visible and accessible to all team members.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant business or human resources discipline preferred

Work Experience

• 3+ years HR experience or equivalent in education required
• Experience with HR business systems (i.e.SuccessFactors, SAP HCM) and MS Office applications preferred.
• Previous experience of working in a high volume regulated manufacturing environment preferred.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proficiency in MS office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Team player actively contributing to positive team spirit.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Works to the highest level of professional standards.
• Self-Organisation, time management and prioritization.

Travel Requirements

Physical Requirements

Additional Requirements

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• Regularly uses hands and fingers to operate computer keyboard.
• Must follow and comply with Plant’s Dress and Hygiene Code (SOI). #LI-AP1 #LI-HYBRID