HR Generalist

Fortune Brands Innovations is an industry-leading home, security and digital products company. We’re advancing exciting innovations across our portfolio, which includes: Moen, House of Rohl, Aqualisa, SpringWell, Therma-Tru, Larson, Fiberon, Master Lock, SentrySafe and Yale residential. At Fortune Brands, we’re building something big. We’re advancing exciting innovations in all of our products and processes. We’re delivering trust, dependability, sustainability, and style. To make it all happen, we’ve transformed our workplace into an environment where smart, ambitious people have the support to reach their fullest potential. When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive culture where everyone is encouraged be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength. Explore life at Fortune Brands here .

ABOUT THE JOB The HR Generalist serves as a key business partner to manufacturing leadership and employees, driving workforce effectiveness, employee engagement, compliance, talent acquisition, and organizational performance. This role provides coaching and mentoring to our supervisors to strengthen our position as the preferred place of employment in the community and maintain positive associate relationships. The HR Generalist role thrives in a fast-paced production environment and balances day-to-day HR support with proactive initiatives that improve retention, accountability, safety culture, and employee experience.

Partner with EHS and Operations teams to champion a strong safety culture. Serve as the primary HR partner for employees and supervisors across multiple departments and shifts. Partner with leaders to execute talent initiatives that attract and retain high-performing team members, including recruitment, leadership development, succession planning, and employee engagement initiatives Foster a positive, inclusive, and high-performance culture rooted in collaboration, accountability, and psychological safety. Facilitate onboarding programs that accelerate employee integration and productivity. Promote positive associate relations by resolving associate concerns proactively and providing excellent customer service. Investigate employee concerns, policy violations, complaints, and workplace conflicts in a fair, consistent, and timely manner. Coach managers on performance management, employee development, corrective actions, accountability, and conflict resolution. Conduct stay interviews and analyze turnover trends to identify and implement retention strategies. Support compensation initiatives, including market analysis and planning. Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local labor laws, and help leaders understand and apply policies in a consistent, people-centered manner. Assist with policy development, communication, implementation, and enforcement. Identifying staffing needs and developing action plans to support those needs. Prepare and analyze reports related to turnover, absenteeism, staffing, engagement, training, and workforce demographics. Utilize data and trends to develop recommendations that improve workforce effectiveness. Partner with the Leaves & Accommodations team to manage FMLA, ADA, and other leave-of-absence cases. Assist in developing and implementing training programs, organizing company functions, and community relations activities. May perform other duties as assigned.

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field; equivalent experience may be considered 3-5 years of progressive Human Resources experience Strong knowledge of employment laws, employee relations, performance management, and recruiting Demonstrated experience handling sensitive and confidential information