HMSHost is seeking a dynamic human resources professional to join our team in our Regional Office in Syracuse, New York! The HR Generalist is the lead HR Professional for our 12 Travel Plaza’s along the New York Thruway and operations at the Albany International Airport.

To apply, visit: www.hmshost.com/careers

Search: US Management Positions; Job Field: Human Resources; Location: United States, New York.

WHO WE ARE

HMSHost is part of Autogrill S.p.A. – the world’s largest provider of food, beverage and retail services for travelers. Along with the rest of the Autogrill Group, we are recognized industry leaders who create innovative dining and shopping locations at airports and on motorways worldwide. With 34,000 associates and revenues of more than $2.7 billion, we use our experience and global reach to offer travelers an unparalleled blend of local, regional and international brands. Today, airports do more than launch airplanes. They launch trends in dining, shopping, and the consumer experience. As airport dwell times have increased, so have consumers’ needs to make the best use of their time in the terminal. At more than 100 airports worldwide including Europe and Asia Pacific, HMSHost brings travelers exciting dining and shopping opportunities they’ve never had before. We also offer a welcome respite along the motorways, at some 100 Turnpike travel plaza stops in North America. With national and local restaurant and retail brands in state-of-the-art facilities, we serve motorists and families driving on U.S. toll roads from Maine to West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois, and in Canada from Windsor to Cornwall.

Field Human Resource Generalist

Summary:
The Field HR Generalist is responsible for communicating and deploying corporate HR initiatives.  The position requires considerable knowledge of principles and practices of personnel administration, effective oral and written communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills; effectively handling confidential information.  Additional responsibilities include recruiting for HMSHOST branch/region;   investigating and analyzing local market conditions to implement effective recruiting; ensuring consistent and satisfactory administration of HR policies to maintain compliance with state, federal and company guidelines; performing all other responsibilities as directed by the business or as assigned by management. The Field HR Generalist is a management position and typically reports to the Sr. Field HR Manager or Field HR Manager.

Essential Functions:

  • Ensures that all federal, state, local laws, collective bargaining agreements and corporate HR-related compliance matters are proactively managed, including but not limited to, A.D.A., E.E.O., Affirmative Action Planning, FMLA, Customer Guarantee of Fair Treatment and FAA
  • Coordinates and manages the administration and confidential investigation of all Workers’ Compensation / unemployment issues, Affirmative Action, EEO, Sexual Harassment, Guarantee of Fair Treatment, FAA and other employee relations issues
  • Meets with management to understand current and future staffing levels needed to proactively recruit candidates to satisfy business needs; understands and acts upon specific operational data such as turnover rates, wage rates, staffing levels, diversity, and sales data
  • Performs general administrative functions including but not limited to employee file maintenance, preparation of legal compliance logs, and PeopleSoft systems data entry and maintenance
  • Performs all recruiting duties within the guidelines of company policy and government regulations such as EEOC compliance and Affirmative Action Plans
  • Maintains company posting requirements and systems

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment:

 

  • Requires 4 year college degree or equivalent work experience
  • Requires minimum of 3-5 years of HR Recruiting or related HR Generalist experience; SHRM certification a plus
  • Requires the ability to speak, read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence and policy documents, as well as converse comfortably with associates
  • Requires leadership skills and ability to be part of a team with little or no supervision
  • Requires strong knowledge of HR technical subjects; proficiency with PeopleSoft HRMS
  • Should be computer literate and have expertise in preparing documents, spreadsheets and presentations
  • Requires the willingness to travel up to 60% with some overnights.

 

Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE)
Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran (M/F/D/V)
Drug Free Workplace (DFW)