Job Summary
We're looking for a Senior HR Generalist who takes the operational side of HR seriously and understands that accurate data, timely onboarding, clean offboarding, and consistent policy execution are the foundation of every strategic HR conversation.
In this role, you will support U.S. field operations and enterprise HR programs team, executing the full spectrum of day-to-day HR work across site-level and program coordination responsibilities. You will be part of a structured, well-governed HR function with clear escalation paths, a strong technology platform, and a team that takes the quality of its work seriously.
Work That Matters
Your work directly supports aviation safety and reliability. Our teams repair and manufacture critical aerospace components used across the global aviation industry. Whether you're improving processes, supporting operations, solving technical challenges, or driving business performance, your contributions help keep aircraft flying safely around the world.
Schedule : On-site
What You'll Be DoingOnboarding & New Hire Experience- Coordinate new hire onboarding end-to-end, including submitting system tickets, securing Day One access, conducting new employee orientation, and completing I-9 and right-to-work verification. Every new hire arrives to a prepared experience.
- Complete Export Control Assessments for new hires, vendors, and visitors requiring access to areas with controlled technical data.
- Coordinate pre-employment drug testing, regulatory acknowledgments, and badge clearance for repair station new hires in compliance with FAA/DOT requirements.
- Verify internal candidate eligibility before any offer is communicated.
Offboarding & Separations- Own offboarding execution for all separating employees, including system steps, equipment return, final pay initiation, and exit interview administration submitted within 48 hours.
- Communicate final-day logistics clearly to the manager and employee.
HR Data Integrity & Systems Administration- Own the accuracy of employee data in the HR platform, including role, grade, manager, reporting line, cost center, and eligibility fields. Audit your population before every compensation cycle opens.
- Process HR transactions within your authorization level accurately and on time. Submit requests above your authorization level to Shared Services with complete information.
- Generate and distribute standard HR reports for your population as requested.
Benefits, Leave of Absence & Employee Support- Serve as the first point of contact for employee questions about benefits, leave, and pay, answering accurately from policy and routing questions to the appropriate specialist when needed.
- Administer the LOA notification process, track active leaves, and surface upcoming return dates and extension requests to the HR professional above you.
- Support benefits open enrollment by communicating enrollment windows, assisting employees with self-service navigation, and escalating technical issues.
Policy, Compliance & Ethics Support- Distribute HR policy updates and collect acknowledgments. Answer first-line policy questions within your authorization and route anything requiring interpretation to the HR professional above you.
- Maintain compliance tracking records, including I-9 reverifications, training completion, certification expiration, and regulatory acknowledgments, surfacing deadlines 30 days in advance.
- Support Ethics intake by documenting the concern accurately and notifying the HR professional above you immediately. Do not investigate independently.
- Support FAA/DOT drug and alcohol testing program administration at repair station sites.
- Maintain familiarity with the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement at union sites, including grievance procedures, notice requirements, and union contact protocols.
HR Program Support & Coordination- Support enterprise HR program rollouts, including communications, scheduling, logistics, participation tracking, and completion reporting.
- Coordinate HR events, including New Employee Orientations, HR Office Hours, pulse surveys, open enrollment sessions, and leadership education sessions.
- Coordinate community engagement activities, including tracking partnerships, managing event logistics, and assessing government workforce development funding opportunities to brief the GTL Director.
- Administer mentoring program logistics, including the nomination pipeline, participant communications, calendar, activity tracking, and cycle evaluation surveys.
- Coordinate internship program logistics, including placement, manager orientation, the intern experience calendar, assessment processes, and program metrics reporting.
- Maintain government training-funding population tracking and compliance documentation, including eligibility inventories, data collection, documentation libraries, and deadline calendars.
- Maintain the enterprise HR program calendar, providing the VP of HR and GTL Director with a single, current view of all active program milestones.
- Support talent acquisition coordination, including interview scheduling, candidate communications, and background-check initiation.
Compensation Support & Data Accuracy- Validate employee data before every compensation cycle and support merit and bonus cycle execution, including distributing manager materials, tracking completion, and compiling data for review.
- Route employee and manager compensation questions to the appropriate HR professional. Do not advise on individual pay amounts, ranges, or promotion outcomes.
- Process pay-action forms accurately within your authorization level and return incomplete forms before processing.
What We're Looking For- Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, or a related field.
- Five or more years of HR experience in an operational or generalist HR role.
- Solid knowledge of U.S. federal employment law, including I-9, FMLA, ADA, FLSA, Title VII, and EEO requirements.
- Proficiency with an enterprise HRIS platform, including the ability to execute transactions, run reports, and identify data errors.
- Experience with onboarding, offboarding, and I-9 compliance administration.
- Experience coordinating multi-stakeholder programs, such as mentoring, internships, community engagement, or government-funded training.
- Exceptional attention to detail and an understanding that HR system data errors have downstream consequences for payroll and reporting.
- Clear, professional communication skills, with the ability to provide accurate information without overstating authority.
- Ability to work effectively within a structured escalation model.
Nice to Have - HR experience in manufacturing, aerospace, MRO, or another technically complex industrial environment.
- Familiarity with workforce development funding programs or employer training credits.
- Familiarity with FAA/DOT drug and alcohol testing program requirements for repair station assignments.
- Experience working in a union environment and familiarity with Collective Bargaining Agreements.
- PHR certification.
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