HR Generalist I

About the Role

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

Key Responsibilities

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 resolutions.
• Analyze escalated drug screening and criminal background check results, conduct and document individualized assessment interviews, and support consistent 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 matters involving performance management, policy interpretation, and employee relations within established guidelines.
• Assist HR Business Partners with employee relations investigations by organizing documentation, conducting or 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, checklists, and related resources.
• Assist with follow-up on overdue required compliance training, including preparing completion reports 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

• Proficiency in 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 judgment.
• Must be collaborative with great communication skills.
• Ability 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 or more years of HR experience, including an HR internship, in a multi-state, distributed workforce environment.
• SHRM-CP, PHR, aPHR, 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.