Lead Human Resources Generalist

Eaton's Power Reliability Division is currently seeking a Lead HR Generalist to join our team. This position is based at our South Milwaukee, WI facility. Relocation will be provided to any candidate residing outside a 50-mile radius of the site!

The expected annual salary range for this role is $97000 - $143000 a year.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What you'll do:

The Lead HR Generalistis responsible for planning, developing, and administering a variety of HR programs for the site including employment, wage and salary administration, employee communications, employee training and staff development, benefits and other related human resources activities. In this role, you will have a variety of responsibilities including coordinating and monitoring activities to ensure compliance of programs with all applicable state and deferral laws, regulations and guidelines as well as conforming with Eaton corporate human resources management policies and practices.

In this role, you will:

• Be a Strategic Partner to operations and functional groups who develops a strategy to retain and attract the required staffing levels to meet business needs.
• Provide advanced coaching, consulting and facilitation skills to influence behavior and business decisions consistent with Eaton Leadership Model
• Ensure data integrity in all HR systems with timely and accurate entry. Utilize gathering data and metrics through HR technology systems to determine organizational health.
• Foster a culture where ownership of health and safety is embraced by all employees. Utilize MESH to ensure compliance with state/federal safety requirements and drive "zero incidents" safety culture. This includes owning at a minimum one MESH Category for the site.
• Support positive employee relations to provide an optimal work environment for all employees. Effectively deploy communication plans and utilize assessment tools (ie. employee survey) to determine organization issues and action plans.
• Execute and support the South Milwaukee's staffing & promotional procedures, payroll and time & attendance processes.
• Leads investigations on employee relation matters.
• Lead and support deployment of Front Line Leader Learning Series as well as division-wide special projects as assigned by the HR Manager & HR Director
• Acts a back-up to HR Manager

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university
• Minimum 3 years of human resources generalist experience with at least one year in a manufacturing environment
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1, H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, 1-485 job profitability, etc.

• Bacherlor's and Master's degree in human resources, labor relations or business administration
• HRCI or SHRM accredited certifications
• Proficiency w/Microsoft Applications including Outlook and Excel
• Specialized knowledge of the interpretation of laws, regulations and standards, and enforcement agencies for equal employment opportunities, safety, wage and hour, unemployment, workers' compensation and labor law

• Strong ethics, values, and the ability to influence and impact others' decision making
• Strong customer focus and interpersonal skills
• Experience with positive employee relations and programs
• Knowledge of HR compliance and legal issues
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Analytical skills
• Coaching/Facilitation/Conflict Management skills