HR Generalist

Matern Staffing is hiring an HR Generalist for a transportation safety membership organization in Fredericksburg, VA. The HR Generalist will be responsible for supporting the areas of talent acquisition, benefits administration, payroll, company culture, and operations. 

As an HR Generalist, you’ll combine your excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to lead, organize, and manage sensitive information. You’ll be someone the applicants, employees, and management teams trust to support them during their employment. 

Salary: $65,000-$75,000/year  

What You’ll Do: 

• Leads recruiting efforts, posts jobs, schedules interviews, sends regret letters, and organizes new hire onboarding and orientation to ensure smooth process 

• Prepares, coordinates, and processes insurance enrollment for new hires, during open enrollment period, and when employees depart 
• Processes biweekly payroll inclusive of reporting, timesheet communication, verification 
• Creates and participates in employee recognition events, trainings, activities to support a positive employee experience and company culture 
• Maintains accurate hiring, incentive, professional development, education, and leave records for all employees 
• Participates in the development and execution of HR strategic and operations plans; assists with HR accounting activities 

• Proactively maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations 

What You’ll Need:  

• At least 3 years’ experience in HR and payroll experience and a bachelor’s degree in human resources management; a combination of experience and education will be considered 
• Proven experience in full-cycle recruitment and benefits administration 
• Positive self-starter with a proactive approach, excellent time management, and prioritization skills 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to manage sensitive and confidential situations with tact, professionalism, and diplomacy 
• Active listener who collaborates effectively with teammates, always ready to step in to help 
• Strong computer skills, including MS Office applications, for creating and analyzing reports and documents  
• Experience with ADP and Bamboo HR strongly preferred  

About our Client: 

For over 50 years our client has advanced roadway safety through the design, manufacture and installation of roadway safety and traffic control devices. They are a member partnership comprised of approximately 1,500 companies representing over 11,000 industry professionals in the sign manufacturing, pavement marking, guardrail and barrier, traffic services and traffic signals technical divisions. 

About Matern Staffing:

For over 55 years Matern Staffing has built relationships with businesses and job seekers to provide staffing solutions and job opportunities to the areas of Virginia, Maryland, and beyond. We believe that when employees and business partners succeed, families and communities thrive. 

Matern Staffing is a V3 (Virginia Values Veterans) Certified Organization. 

Matern Staffing is an equal opportunity employer.