HR Generalist (Seasonal)

Who We Are: Great Northern Equipment Distributing, Inc. manufactures and distributes top-quality equipment that you can trust and count on at an exceptional value. We provide quality products and trusted brands to the hardware, lawn & garden, rental, agriculture and power equipment industries. We continue to strategically partner ourselves with quality products, and incorporate smart business solutions that we can utilize across our business to provide our customers exceptional value. Since we started in 1983, our goal has always been to understand our customer's business and develop a complete product and support solution that delivers exactly what you need.

From June to early September, this HR Generalist willprovide day-to-day HR coverage onsite during a scheduled leave period, supporting workforce continuity across the employee lifecycle. This role partners closely with leaders and cross-functional teams to manage recruiting and onboarding, payroll and timekeeping coordination, leave and employee relations case support, and strong HR compliance (personnel files, I-9s, documentation accuracy). The ideal candidate is highly organized, service-minded, comfortable navigating HR systems, and able to prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment. We’re open to full-time or part-time (preferably 30-40 hours/week) candidates.

Essential Functions:

• Support payroll administration activities, including timecard audits, payroll reviews, commissions, PTO audits, leave-related changes, wage notices, and payroll documentation management.
• Maintain HRIS records and transactions within ADP Enterprise, including new hires, personnel changes, reporting, forms, and organizational charts.
• Coordinate recruiting and onboarding processes, including intake meetings, job postings, candidate screening support, pre-employment compliance, orientation, and onboarding execution with hiring managers.
• Maintain compliant personnel records, including employee files, I-9s, DOT documentation, compliance postings, training assignments, and audit support activities.
• Support employee relations activities, including corrective action documentation, investigations, performance calibration coordination, unemployment administration, and employee inquiries.
• Prepare HR reports, communications, and workforce data requests while supporting employer branding and general HR administrative functions.
• Partner cross-functionally with IT, Finance, Safety, Operations, staffing agencies, and leadership to support HR operations and compliance initiatives.
• Serve as a primary HR point of contact while promoting consistent policy administration, confidentiality, and employee support.
• Keeps supervisor informed of important developments, potential problems and related information necessary for effective management.  Coordinates and communicates plans and activities with others, as appropriate to ensure a coordinated work effort and team approach.
• Performs other duties as assigned or apparent.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in business management or equivalent working experience.
• Ability to handle confidential information with the utmost judgment and discretion.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with a wide variety of customers, Company personnel and others.
• Knowledge and experience with ADP HRIS/payroll systems preferred.
• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills including proficiency with Excel.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Effective problem-solving skills.
• Ability to operate under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to handle conflict resolution situations and take a stand when needed.

Preferred

• Experience with ADP’s HCM (ADP Enterprise).
• Experience with manufacturing and/or distribution work environments.
• Experience with multi-site operations.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Frequently required to sit, use hands to handle objects, speak and hear.
• Frequent wrist and/or hand movement is required.
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.