HR Generalist

Founded in 1960 by Rudy Gerbus and his brother, Gerbus Bros Construction initially specialized in mass earth moving. In the 1970s, our expertise led us to partner with local power plants to address the environmental challenges of fly ash management. This collaboration gave birth to Trans Ash.

At Trans Ash, we are committed to providing innovative and environmentally responsible solutions for handling fly ash. We specialize in creating lined landfills that safely contain processed ash, ensuring the highest standards of environmental safety for our energy clients.

This full-time position is located at the Trans Ash corporate office in Cincinnati, Ohio. Join our team and be part of a company that values reliability, accountability, safety, and honesty. Together, we strive to make a positive impact on the environment and the communities we serve.

Benefits:

Trans Ash offers long-term construction projects, excellent team culture, and professional growth opportunities. 

Our benefits package includes the following: 

• Comprehensive Health Insurance Options
• Short Term Disability- Company Paid
• Paid Vacation, Personal and Sick Days
• 401K Savings Plan with Company Match
• Life and Basic Accident Insurance - Company paid.
• Dental and Vision Insurance Options
• Long Term Disability Option
• Boot allowance - Company paid - up to $200 yearly allowance.
• Prescription Safety Glasses - Company paid - up to $250 every other year.
• Identity Theft Protection Option
• Computer and Cell Phone

Pay Rate: 

$70,000-$80,000/yearly

Higher starting pay with relevant experience. 

Salary

Job Summary

The human resource generalist, working closely with the human resource director, supports HR initiatives for the corporate office and multiple remote work site locations. Duties are performed at the professional level in some or all of the following functional areas: employee relations, recruiting, onboarding, benefits, records management, reporting, compliance, and backup support to the payroll function. This position requires an extremely organized, continuous, and perceptive person who is effective at relating to individuals at all levels within the organization. The generalist must be sensitive to and supportive of company strategy, employee goodwill, and the overall needs of the business.

Essential Functions

• Facilitates the pre-hiring, hiring, orientation, and onboarding processes for compliance.
• Assists with recruitment tasks such as job postings, reviewing applications, or screening.
• Maintains employee and applicant documentation compliant with internal and external requirements.
• Ensures compliance with I-9 Verification, periodically conducting audits and training managers.
• Supports the Benefits Specialist during open enrollment.
• Maintains and coordinates employee recognition programs (ex: birthday, anniversary, etc.)
• Manages and monitors compliance to the Drug-Free Workplace standards established by the company and in compliance to the customer guidelines.
• Monitors, tracks, and reports on attendance including records related to tardiness, absences, PTO, LOA, FMLA to ensure proper documentation is maintained per internal and external.
• Updates and maintains the HR system with employee status changes.
• Creates and distributes employee reports and org charts as required.
• Ensure proper maintenance of electronic and paper employee personnel records and files.
• Effectively handles Unemployment Notices and attends hearings when necessary.
• Enters, maintains, and/or processes information in the payroll system; information may include employee’s hourly rates, salaries, commissions, bonuses or other compensation, time worked, paid leave and holidays, deductions and withholding, address changes, and other information.
• Ensures proper processing of payroll deductions for taxes, benefits, and other deductions.
• Cross-trains with and supports other functions in the HR Department as the need arises or to cover for

 Job Requirements and Qualifications

Education:

• A minimum of a HS Diploma is required, (a 2 or 4 yr. degree in a related field is preferred). 

Technology Requirements:

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and related software.

Knowledge Requirements:

• HRIS experience (Experience with Vista, Keystyle, or Arcoro is a plus).
• Exceptional organizational and follow-up skills.
• Proven ability to be a flexible and dependable team player.
• Effective in both verbal and written communication.
• Payroll experience is a plus.

Experience:

• A minimum of 2 years of HR experience. 
• Candidates with a PHR or CP certification are highly desirable. 

Other Information

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
• Must be able to access all areas of the facility to determine needs.

Equal Opportunity Employer:  

Trans Ash is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.  

We provide equal opportunity to all qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. In keeping with this commitment, we strive to ensure that our application process is accessible to everyone.  

If you are an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran who has a need for an accommodation request, you can contact us via email at hr@transash.com. 

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision: 

Trans Ash, Inc. will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint to charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c) 

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