HR Partner (Sr Human Resources Generalist)

Founded at the birth of the building automation industry in 1983 as Kele & Associates (now Kele Companies), we became the first building automation distributor to offer an all-inclusive platform. Over the next 40 years, Kele Companies has grown into a world class Building Automation Systems distributor with its headquarters remaining strategically located in Memphis, TN and branch locations positioned in 7 states throughout the U.S.

Every member of the Kele Companies team plays a key role in delivering on our promise of: “We Make It Easy.”

We are currently hiring for the role of HR Partner (Sr. Human Resources Generalist).

The HR Partner (Sr. Human Resources Generalist) is the primary HR point of contact for all employees and people leaders at the Kele Companies Bartlett, TN Corp. HQ and delivers a broad range of consultative, administrative, and technical support to the organization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (Other duties may be assigned as business needs evolve):

• Consultative and engaged primary HR point of contact for all employees and people leaders at the Kele Companies Bartlett, TN campus.
• Adaptability: Ability to toggle between tactical and strategic throughout the workday.
• HR Harmonization & Coordination: Aligns with additional HR stakeholders to ensure consistency across the enterprise/ nationally.
• Employee Engagement & Events: Leads the coordination of events, defines, and administers rewards/ recognition programs.
• Onboarding: Guides new employees through the onboarding process and coordinates with other stakeholders.
• Benefits Advisor: Provides a direct and consultative approach to assisting employees with general employee benefits questions/ processes.
• Leave Administration: Serves as Leave Administrator for all company approved leave types.
• Performance Management: Leads, trains, coordinates, and administers the performance management process for the organization /assigned employee groups.
• Communications: Recommends, prepares, and launches a broad range of communications to the organization regarding company initiatives, processes, and instructions.
• Policy and Procedures: Develops, interprets, and updates HR policies and procedures.
• Employee Relations: Mitigates and resolves employee issues and serves as an advocate for employees.
• Compliance: Ensures compliance with all federal, state, and local employment laws.
• Reporting: Generates reports as needed for internal administrative and external sources
• Professional Development: Recommends and coordinates opportunities for employee development.
• Projects: Leads project administration for special HR related projects and initiatives.
• Payroll Backup: Serves as the secondary payroll administrator by ensuring 100% accuracy and timeliness with respect to processing all payroll actions.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree OR equivalent & min. 5+ years of applicable experience
• Excellent organizational skills and abilty to focus on multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
• Must be able to work well independently with minimal supervision and have initiative to conduct assigned projects to completion
• Customer-focused with a willingness to serve others and project a “service” attitude
• A foundational knowledge of current trends and practices of human resources administration, basic understanding of employee classification, benefits, recruitment and selection, training, and employee relations
• Excellent writing skills and ability to generate statistical, narrative, and/or other reports as requested
• Must have excellent communication skills and the ability to establish rapport with applicants, build and maintain relationships with employees at all levels
• Be able to listen and ascertain the needs and concerns of employees and to find and communicate accurate information concerning process, policies, and procedures.
• Advanced in Microsoft Office to include Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook.