Human Resources Officer/Generalist
- Admin-Clerical, Human Resources
- Full time
- Chaguanas
- 09/02/2025
To provide comprehensive generalist HR support across key functional areas with a strong focus on recruitment, performance management, compensation, and benefits. This role plays a pivotal part in executing people processes, maintaining data integrity, and ensuring employee experience excellence. The HRO also provides administrative support to the wider HR function, including HR Administration.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
End-to-End Talent Acquisition & Onboarding
• Manage recruitment for non-executive roles including advertising, screening, coordination of interviews, selection documentation, and offers.
• Collaborate with the HR Manager and Department Heads to validate hiring needs based on the approved structure. Facilitate onboarding logistics including contracts, documentation, welcome sessions, and induction scheduling.
Performance & Probation Process Management
• Coordinate the full performance management lifecycle: probation reviews, mid-year and annual evaluations, and goal tracking.
• Generate reports on completion rates, performance outcomes, and flag concerns to the HRM.
Compensation, Benefits & Workmen’s Compensation
• Maintain employee compensation data and assist with monthly payroll inputs and reconciliations.
• Liaise with external benefits providers, coordinate enrolments/claims, and ensure employee queries are addressed.
• Monitor injury cases and manage the workmen’s compensation process, ensuring timely documentation and coordination with internal stakeholders and insurers.
• Assist in job documentation maintenance and support job evaluation, market benchmarking, or reclassification exercises as guided by the HRM.
Industrial Relations
• Support grievance and disciplinary processes, including preparing documentation, coordinating meetings, and ensuring compliance with company policy and labour laws.
• Maintain accurate and confidential records of disciplinary actions, investigations, and outcomes for reporting and follow-up.
• Provide guidance to supervisors and employees on disciplinary procedures, attendance management, and workplace standards.
HR Systems, Data, Reports & Records Management
• Ensure HR records (digital and physical) are accurately maintained, with oversight for data integrity, secure access control, timely updates, and compliance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare and update standard HR reports including headcount, turnover, absenteeism, and workforce demographics.
• Assist with compliance and audit preparation.
Training Logistics & Execution Support
• Coordinate training calendars, session scheduling, and logistics.
• Track attendance, maintain records, and liaise with external training providers.
HR Operations & Documentation Support
• Draft HR correspondence (confirmations, transfers, status changes, exits) for HRM approval.
• Support employee queries related to HR systems, policies, and entitlements.
• Assist in executing HR initiatives and events.
Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Support
• Collaborate with the HSE team to ensure relevant employee communications and onboarding include key safety protocols.
• Support documentation and reporting related to HSE incidents from a people and process perspective.
Qualifications & Experience required
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration, or a related field (required).
• Minimum of four (4) years’ experience in HR operations or generalist support, with exposure to benefits coordination.
• Solid knowledge of Trinidad & Tobago labour legislation, HR software, and fundamentals of HSE coordination.
Skills & knowledge required
• Strong planning and coordination skills for seamless HR process delivery.
• Excellent written communication and documentation abilities.
• Technically sound in recruitment, data reporting, and HR record-keeping
• Confidential, accurate, and highly responsive to stakeholder needs.
• Good time management skills.
• Strong ethical judgment, objectivity, and confidentiality
• Proven ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with integrity.
• Knowledge of HSE policy basics and workmen’s compensation protocol
• Ability to manage competing priorities and operate with integrity
• Experience with HR software systems (e.g., HRIS) and proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Strong ethical judgment, objectivity, and confidentiality
• Proven ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with integrity.
• Knowledge of HSE policy basics and workmen’s compensation protocol
• Ability to manage competing priorities and operate with integrity
• Experience with HR software systems (e.g., HRIS) and proficiency in Microsoft Office.