HR Generalist I

About the Role

HealthFitness is seeking an HR Generalist to provide foundational human resources support to the HR Business Partner team. This role is responsible for accurate administration, compliance monitoring, reporting, documentation, and responsive service to employees and leaders. The position involves supporting routine employee relations and performance management matters, coordinating recurring HR processes, and partnering with HR Centers of Excellence. This role will work Tuesday - Thursday in the Lake Forest office.

Key Accountabilities

HR Support, Compliance and Reporting (35%)

• Monitor recurring HR compliance requirements and maintain accurate documentation.
• Validate Affirmative Action Plan data, research discrepancies, coordinate corrections, and document resolution.
• Analyze escalated drug screening and criminal background check results, conduct and document individualized assessment interviews, and support case disposition.
• Prepare routine reports, identify data issues or trends, and communicate findings to HR partners.

Employee Relations and Manager Support (25%)

• Provide initial guidance to managers on routine performance management, policy interpretation, and employee relations matters.
• Assist HR Business Partners with employee relations investigations by organizing documentation, supporting interviews, preparing factual summaries, and tracking follow-up actions.
• Recognize issues requiring escalation and promptly involve an HR Business Partner, HR Center of Excellence, or Legal partner.

Onboarding, Training and Document Administration (25%)

• Support the maintenance of onboarding documents, templates, and checklists to ensure accuracy and user-friendliness.
• Assist with follow-up on overdue compliance training, including preparing completion reports, escalating persistent delinquency, and maintaining documentation.
• Help implement policy, process, and training updates, and respond to routine employee and leader questions.

HR Projects and Continuous Improvement (15%)

• Partner with HR Business Partners and Centers of Excellence on annual HR processes and projects, including compensation planning, performance management, policy rollouts, and workforce data reviews.
• Identify opportunities to simplify administrative work, improve documentation, strengthen controls, and automate or standardize recurring processes.
• Contribute to team priorities and perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• MS365 applications, particularly PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, and CoPilot.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Org Leadership, Psychology, or similar, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion and sound judgement.
• Collaborative with great communication skills.
• Ability and desire to multi-task, meet deadlines, and display flexibility.
• Ability to research federal, state, and local requirements, summarize findings, and communicate practical implications.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to interact with all levels of applicants and employees.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 or more years of HR experience, including an HR internship, in a multi-state, distributed workforce environment.
• SHRM-CP, PHR, aPHR certification, or demonstrated progress towards an HR certification.
• Experience using Workday or another human resources management system.
• Experience in health, fitness, wellness, professional services, or another multi-site service environment.