Airport HR Generalist

At GAT, our strength is the efficiency with which we deliver industry-leading service and support to the aviation partners we serve. We are proud to set the standard for performance excellence in our industry. To help us continue our growth, we are seeking an experienced operations leader to join our highly skilled team. The Human Resource Generalist is responsible for performing HR-related duties on a professional level and works closely with senior HR management in supporting designated functions. This position carries out responsibilities in the following functional areas: benefits administration, employee relations, onboarding, compliance, and recruitment/employment. Our ideal candidate has extensive experience within the aviation industry, perhaps having worked your way up through the ranks to your role as a leader. We believe this trajectory helps develop a unique mix of management expertise, plus proficiency with the practices, policies, and procedures of the aviation industry. This position requires oversight of a fast-paced 24-hour operation 

Responsibilities

• Partners with employees and management to communicate various human resource policies, procedures, laws, standards, and other government regulations.

• Recruit and Hire hourly employees, schedule drug tests and necessary pre-hire background checks

• Complete weekly staffing reports 

• Onboard employees to include all new hire paperwork, I-9 compliance, badging requirements and HRIS training

• Develop and conduct a new hire orientation 

• Prepares separation notices to employees and ensures proper documentation is submitted with requests

• Review time cards and work with managers to ensure that all timecards are complete and reviewed in time for payroll

• Provide answers to employee questions regarding benefit, leave of absence, time off and payroll questions

• Assist Managers with ensuring disciplinary actions are documented and uploaded into HRIS database

• Assist with benefits enrollment questions during new hire and open enrollment periods

• Partners with the Regional HR Manager to perform employee investigations and answer employee enquiries

• May assist with administrative functions such as ordering station supplies, assisting with employee uniform issues, employee parking, preparing monthly reports for the airport authority or for GAT, maintaining “tracker” documents covering hiring and training status, tracking attendance

• Performs all other duties as assigned.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources or related coursework strongly preferred.  

• Two to four years of experience in a human resource generalist role. 

• Working knowledge of employment law (Federal, State and Local)

• Experience in high volume staffing and recruiting 

• Computer proficiency Office Software systems. G Suite (Google Docs, Sheets and Slides) experience preferred

• Must be self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision

• Excellent time management and organizational skills

• Ability to work together with a team as well as independently

• Ability to work with complete confidentiality

• Must work with a high sense of urgency and an excellent customer service attitude

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

NONE

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK CONDITIONS: 

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 the essential functions.

• Regularly required to sit for extended periods of time; frequently required to stand, walk and use business equipment daily such as P.C., copier, fax, telephone, etc.; required to reach overhead, bend, and lift objects of up to 30 lbs. daily.