HR Generalist

Compensation: $30–$36 per hour DOE
Schedule: Full-time, Monday–Friday
Contract Length: 3–6 month contract with potential for permanent hire
Work Environment: 100% onsite in Portland, OR

Position Overview

The HR Generalist plays a key role in supporting the full employee lifecycle while ensuring a positive, compliant, and inclusive workplace culture. This role is ideal for a well-rounded HR professional with strong employee relations experience who thrives in a fast-paced, hands-on HR environment.

You will partner closely with leaders and employees to support recruitment, onboarding, performance management, benefits and compensation programs, workforce planning, DEI initiatives, and HR data reporting.

Key Responsibilities

Recruitment & Onboarding

• Support full-cycle recruitment, including job postings, screening, scheduling, and candidate coordination.

• Partner with hiring managers to understand staffing needs and ensure timely hiring.

• Facilitate new hire onboarding and orientation to ensure a smooth and engaging experience.

Employee Relations

• Serve as the first point of contact for employee concerns, questions, and conflict resolution.

• Lead and document employee relations investigations, including intake, interviews, findings, and recommended actions.

• Coach managers on performance and behavior-related issues, ensuring alignment with policies and employment law.

Performance Management

• Support ongoing performance review cycles and coach managers on performance expectations.

• Assist in developing performance improvement plans and follow-up processes.

Benefits

• Administer employee benefits programs and support open enrollment processes.

• Respond to employee inquiries regarding benefits, leave, and compensation.

• Partner with payroll/benefits teams to ensure accuracy and compliance.

Workforce Planning & HR Operations

• Maintain HRIS data integrity and assist with workforce reporting and metrics.

• Support workforce planning activities, including headcount tracking and staffing forecasts.

• Assist in policy implementation, compliance updates, and general HR administration.

DEI Initiatives

• Participate in diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives across the organization.

• Support programs that build belonging, engagement, and equitable workplace practices.

HR Analytics

• Prepare HR dashboards, reports, and insights to support data-driven decision making.

• Track trends in turnover, performance, employee relations, and labor metrics.

Required Qualifications

• Strong, demonstrated employee relations background, ideally including investigations.

• 3+ years of broad HR generalist experience preferred.

• Working knowledge of employment laws and HR best practices.

• Proficiency with HRIS platforms and Microsoft Office Suite.

• Excellent communication, organizational, and relationship-building skills.

• Ability to handle sensitive information with confidentiality and professionalism.

• High School Diploma or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in fast-paced or multi-disciplinary environments.

• Experience overseeing HR functions in a Non-Profit environment.

• Exposure to DEI-focused programs or HR analytics.

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field (preferred but not required). Furthering education or certifications is also a plus.

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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