HR Generalist

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading innovation company focused on creating smarter, safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. Our driving purpose is that we elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too.

When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team who are empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength.

Explore life at Fortune Brands here.

In this position, you’ll have the opportunity to: work with the Distribution Operations staff and hourly associates to minimize and eliminate human resource issues while helping to manage the needs of the business.  You will work with the business driving employee engagement through effective recruitment, onboarding, training, development and performance management processes.   You will lead and model positive associate relations ensuring the culture and work environment is outstanding.

Recent graduates are encouraged to apply! 

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Improving positive associate relations by assisting in resolving associate concerns/issues proactively and providing excellent customer service to our associates.
• Resolving conflict by fully investigating and consistently applying our policies and procedures.
• Facilitating and coordination of focus groups, plant meetings, presentations, and communications for the facility.
• Making recommendations to policy development, application, and interpretation.
• Identifying staffing needs and developing action plans to support those needs.
• Administration/review of hourly appraisal process.
• Support in interview selection process.
• Maintain associate files with proper documentation.
• Coaching and mentoring of our workforce to develop their leadership capabilities.
• Assist with documentation of leave requests (FMLA, STD, etc.).
• Provide ongoing support to our associates as needed.
• Assist with benefit and payroll questions as required.
• Build strong HR business partner relationship with internal stakeholders, managers, supervisors
• Assist in developing / implementing training programs, organizing company functions, and community relations activities.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or combination of equivalent experience and education.
• Minimum of three years’ experience.
• Sound knowledge of employment law.
• Excellent communication, presentation, facilitation and project management skills.
• Flexibility to cover time on all shifts
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills
• Keen skills working in HRIS systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as an HR Generalist in an industrial setting
• Labor relations and employment experience
• Ability to lead projects; experience working with projects from inception to completion
• Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
• Able to interact with all levels of management
• PHR Certification – desired, not required

Travel Requirements: Minimal

Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates.

Work Schedule: Onsite

Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $65,000 - $70,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan.

At Fortune Brands, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy), inclusive fertility / adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous Employee Resource Groups to support inclusivity and our associates’ feeling of belonging at work.

Fortune Brands is a brand, innovation and channel leader focused on exciting, supercharged categories in the home products, security and commercial building markets. Our portfolio of brands includes Moen, House of Rohl, Aqualisa, SpringWell, Therma-Tru, Larson, Fiberon, Master Lock, SentrySafe and Yale residential.

Fortune Brands is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois and trades on the NYSE as FBIN

Equal Employment Opportunity:

FBIN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Reasonable Accommodations:

FBIN is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please contact us at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information. Resumes submitted to this email address will not be responded to.