Human Resources Generalist

Are you interested in working for the nation’s leading fire protection company and beginning a rewarding and satisfying career that helps save the lives of thousands each year? Do you want to be a part of a growing and expanding team of industry experts? If so, exploring career opportunities with Summit Companies may be right for you!

Summit Companies, through its subsidiaries, is a full-service provider for fire detection, suppression, and security with a full suite of capabilities that includes design, installation, testing, inspections, and maintenance. We serve customers across many verticals on a local, regional, and national scale. We’re proud of our well-deserved reputation for quality work that’s completed by our talented and experienced installation workforce. Summit Companies is a dynamic organization with endless growth opportunities spanning over 100 locations in more than 30 states.

Our company is consistently recognized for service excellence in the fire protection industry. Summit Companies supports trade skills and workforce development by hosting Recognized Apprenticeships and on-the-job training (OJT) programs for new career-seekers. Many members of our leadership team serve as chair on NFPA code compliance committees, serve on regional safety boards, and support technical education in local schools. Summit Companies supports employees in their professional development by offering continued development, training, and education by encouraging NICET and other career-advancing certifications. We continually strive to be the Employer of Choice for highly motivated team members who want to succeed in a high-growth environment. We encourage initiative, independence, diversity, and personal career growth.

The combination of experience, knowledge, and customer service is the key to our performance and helps us achieve our goal of providing the highest quality of fire protection services to protect lives and property.

JOB SUMMARY:

The purpose of the Human Resources Generalist position is to maintain and enhance the organization’s Human Resources through functional practice by planning, implementing, and evaluating human resource and company policies, programs, and practices; wage and salary administration; training; employee relations; and compliance: EEO, affirmative action, etc. This position will also lead the Acquisition process as it relates to shared services due diligence.

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES: Human Resources

• Keep apprised and updated on local, state, and national rules, rules and regulations surrounding labor laws and acceptable HR practices. Ensures compliance with all federal, state and local laws concerning human resources (i.e., Federal and State Minimum Wage Laws, Affirmative Action, Immigration Reform Control Act, Equal Employment Opportunity Act etc.).
• Assist management and employees on legal concerns on a pre-emptive and reactive basis.
• Maintain, enforce, and recommend improvements for company policies, procedures, and processes.
• Assists with human resource information system (HRIS) records in company elected system and compiles reports from the database.
• Participate, as requested, in onboarding experience not limited to assignment and review of pre-employment items, preparation of employment agreements, assignment and successful completion of the HR onboarding items, correct entry of employee data in the appropriate HRIS system(s).
• Maintain employee confidence and protects operations by keeping human resources information confidential and following organizational standards.
• Aid managers with progressive discipline approach to include training, witnessing and proper documenting of events.
• Submit employee data reports by assembling, preparing, and analyzing data; reports are not limited to turn over, employee census and EEO data.
• Assists in conducting employee relations investigations as required. Attends all necessary hearings as a representative for the company as requested.
• Maintain employee information by entering and updating employment and status change data.
• Sort and distribute HR mail accordingly.
• Coordinate employee events as the need arises.
• Other duties may be assigned.
  
  

Acquisitions

• Leads acquisitional due diligence for corporate shared services. Including, but not limited to: sending out new acquisitions notices, title alignment and review, researching and follow up with our internal M&A team and internal Shared Services team, regularly lead pre and post- acquisition meetings. Offers support to subsidiary HR teams during due diligence through post-close, especially as it relates to the HRIS.
• Leads acquisition preparation for assigned subsidiaries including but not limited to: compensation review, employment agreement preparation for leadership approval, onsite organization and onboarding and ongoing employee relations support.
  
  

Qualifications

The qualifications listed below are representative of the elements required to perform the job successfully, however in some cases, an equivalent combination of Education, Training, Certifications and Experience may meet the job qualifications.

Education, Training, Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business or similar; required.
• Nationally accredited certificate in Human Resources, preferred; examples: SHRM SCP or CP, HRCI PHR or SPHR, or similar.
  
  

Experience, Knowledge, Skill Requirements:

• 3-5 years’ Human Resource Generalist experience required. Must be able to work alone and as part of a team. Basic math skills, customer service experience, problem solving skills, decision making skills, ability to multitask, conflict resolution experience, and the ability to plan and organize is required.
  
  

Communication Skills:

• Must have the ability to effectively read, write and communicate in English with employees and customers.
  
  

Systems and Software Skills:

• Ability to operate a computer and advanced Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) experience required.
• HRIS experience required / ADP experience preferred.
  
  

Other Qualifications:

• Valid driver’s license with acceptable driving record required.
• Must be able to comply with SFPH’s Drug and Alcohol policy and Background screening requirements, which may also include customer specific requirements based on contractual agreement
• Occasional travel required, up to 25%
  
  

Physical & Work Environment Requirements

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform Essential Job Duties.

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to sit for long periods. Employee will occasionally be required to bend, kneel, balance, lift <20lb, walk, stand, ascend/descend stairs, drive, twist, and reach above and below shoulders.

Work Environment:

Employee will consistently be required to work indoors in an office setting, work alone and with others. Office setting are mild to moderate temperatures.

Benefits

Summit Companies offers extensive training opportunities, career advancement, competitive pay, bonus opportunities, along with an industry leading and affordable benefits package for eligible employees. Our benefits package includes:

• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Plan with Company Match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Long-Term Disability – Employer Paid
• Short-Term Disability – Employer Paid
• Additional Voluntary Ancillary Benefits such as Accident and Hospital Indemnity
• Life Insurance for Team Members and Dependents
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Program
  
  

Our Core Values

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• We are PASSIONATE about life safety
• We have INTEGRITY (Do the right thing)
• We work in PARTNERSHIP with our customers and community
• We constantly strive for OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE (Do things right)
  
  

Summit Companies participates in E-Verify & in alignment with our commitment to safety, we promote a drug-free workplace. Summit Companies is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.