Shirley prides itself on attracting, developing and retaining the best employees in the industry.  We hire ambitious and dedicated professionals to fill positions at all levels of our organization. 

As a Human Resources Generalist, you will be responsible for recruiting, onboarding, compliance, employee relations, retention and coaching in our Southern Region (Richmond to Hampton Roads).

Responsibilities:

• Partner with human resources, hiring and operations managers for hiring and recruiting needs.
• Design and implement aggressive recruitment sourcing and advertising strategies including targeted diversity recruitment strategies.
• Attract passive candidates and build pipelines through cold calling, networking and events.
• Scheduling and facilitation of candidate phone screens, in-person interviews, and try-outs.
• Coordinates pre-employment testing and communicates to appropriate parties on completeness / pending issues.
• Coordinate and lead new hire orientations
• Candidate and employee management in the HRIS (Workday)
• Partner with the Training & Development team to ensure employees receive training tailored to their career path
• Provide coaching to employees to facilitate career development
• Manage employee relations and retention matters
• Ensure compliance with federal and state employment laws and company HR policies
• Help ensure employee overall safety, welfare, wellness and health
• Build and nurture strong relationships with key stakeholders, customers and colleagues inside and outside of HR to innovate, enhance, align and drive the effectiveness of HR initiatives
• Drive employee engagement programs and initiatives
• Additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 3 - 6 years of relevant HR experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Willingness to do the hands-on work
• Knowledge of multiple functional areas of HR, administrative processes and long- and short-term projects
• Demonstrated ability to recruit for a broad range of positions in multiple states
• Exceptional customer service orientation (with HR team, hiring managers, candidates, employees, vendors, etc.)
• Knowledge of professional best practices and industry trends as they apply to all HR related functions and responsibilities required
• Proficiency with standard business software (Office, G Suite)
• Strong planning, analytical, interpersonal and negotiations skills
• Demonstrated tact, diplomacy and judgment
• Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills in dealing proactively with all levels of internal and external management, vendor, or agency personnel, including a high degree of sensitivity and change management abilities to intercultural personnel and corporate dynamics
• Alignment to Shirley Standards of Excellence: Self-Motivated, Results Oriented, Adaptable, Team Player, Accountable, Ethical, Innovative, Resilient, Builds Relationships, Builds People / Teams & Followership, Sets Direction & Executes

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Shirley Contracting (subsidiaries and affiliates) is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical and mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/assignment, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, protected veteran status, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law. Shirley Contracting promotes a drug-free workplace.

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA); Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)  and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA).

For more information on Equal Opportunity, you may visit this link.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full time basis in order to be considered.