POSITION OVERVIEW
Performs essential HR functions, including staffing, payroll support, leave management, benefits administration, investigations, compliance, and employee relations. Responsible for maintaining employee records. The HR generalist is responsible for providing comprehensive HR support to the site.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Talent acquisition, including extending job offers, coordinating physicals and MSHA for all new hires
- Enter employee personnel data, including benefits data, I-9 and tax information
- Enter payroll data.
- Track leave and engaging in interactive dialogue with employees.
- Mediate conflicts and resolve workplace issues.
- Conduct and complete investigations.
- Respond to human-resource related questions.
- Maintain current knowledge of human resource-related laws.
- Ensure compliance with federal, state and local employment laws and regulations.
- Maintain employee records and documentation to meet legal requirements.
- Assist in new employee on-boarding and orientation.
- Maintain employee personnel records.
- Address employee inquiries and concerns
- Promote a positive and inclusive workplace culture.
- Assist employees with benefit-related inquiries and issues.
- Develop, update, and communicate HR Policies and procedures. Ensure consistent application of policies across the organization.
- Support performance appraisal process and assist in setting performance goals and tracking progress.
- Facilitate training sessions as needed.
- Analyze data to identify trends and areas for improvement.
- Implement and participate in employee engagement initiatives.
- Gather feedback to improve workplace satisfaction.
ADDITIONAL DUTIES
- Act in a supporting role in the organization of location events.
- Ability to travel, as required.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Knowledge of human resource law and common practices
- Understanding of state and federal employment regulations
- Understanding of employee and compliance records management
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong leadership and conflict resolution skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Ability to make difficult decisions.
Required Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration or related field or 4 years professional human resources experience
Preferred Requirements
- Experience in HRMS/HRIS systems
- Bilingual English/Spanish
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration, or a related field, or four years of professional human resources experience
- Knowledge of human resource law and common practices
- Understanding of state and federal employment regulations
- Understanding of employee and compliance records management
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong leadership and conflict resolution skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Ability to make difficult decisions
- Experience with HRMS or HRIS systems
- Bilingual English and Spanish
Asarco Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Asarco and has not been reviewed or approved by Asarco.
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Affordable Benefits — Benefits are positioned as “low-cost,” and there are indications of reduced employee health-care contributions for covered roles. Time-off enhancements are also described as part of recent agreement changes, improving total rewards value for some groups.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with a company match is described as part of the standard package. Match levels are portrayed as potentially strong, though details appear to vary by role or contract.
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Pay Growth & Progression — Material wage increases are described under a newly ratified multi-year union agreement, with large raises reported for some job categories. This suggests improved near-term earnings trajectory for employees covered by the latest contract.
Asarco Insights
What We Do
Grupo Mexico is a transnational mining company with operations in the U.S., Mexico and Peru. ASARCO (American Smelting and Refining Company), the U.S. based subsidiary of Grupo Mexico, is an integrated copper mining, smelting and refining company with approximately 1,700 employees. The company operates three mines, associated mills and smelter in Arizona and a refinery complex in Texas, which includes plants that produce copper cathode & rod.
