Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

Join Our Dynamic Team at Forvia!
Are you ready to take on a fast-paced, challenging role in the heart of automotive manufacturing? Forvia's Chattanooga seating plant is seeking an enthusiastic and driven HR Generalist to support our HR Manager in day-to-day HR management. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and are passionate about human resources, this is the opportunity for you!

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

Overall Responsibilities and Duties: As an HR Generalist at Forvia, you will play a crucial role in ensuring smooth HR operations and compliance with our Group's policies and procedures. Your main missions will include:

Personnel Administration: Assist the HR Manager in managing personnel administration, implementing group HR policies, and addressing staffing issues and industrial relations.Action Plans: Propose and participate in the deployment of action plans to enhance HR processes.Reporting: Collect information and prepare reports in line with Group HR policies for month-end figures and follow-up indicators.Compliance: Ensure the organization complies with labor laws and regulations.Employee Administration: Manage personal files, employee documentation, and assist in weekly payroll duties and related reporting.Timekeeping Management: Ensure accurate payroll timekeeping and process relevant data (overtime, absenteeism, holidays, etc.).New Hire Enrollments: Conduct new hire enrollments and training sessions.Employee Queries: Maintain employee files and answer queries related to payroll.Training Data: Assist in tracking training data for all departments and prepare weekly and monthly reports.FMLA/STD Administration: Administer and track FMLA and STD (US only).HR Correspondence: Prepare HR correspondence and plant communications.Temporary Workers: Collect working hours of temporary workers.HR Initiatives: Participate in other HR initiatives as assigned by the Site HR Manager or Site Plant Manager.Health Safety & Environment (HSE): Participate in training or HSE issues if necessary.Your profile and competencies to succeed

Education: Bachelor's degree (US) / Licenciatura (Mexico) in Human Resources or equivalent.
Experience: Experience in the HR function within an industrial environment.
Skills & Competencies:

Good knowledge of employment law.Familiarity with HR information and payroll systems.International mindset.Results orientation.Strong written and oral communication skills.Proficient in English.What we can do for you At Forvia, you will find an engaging and dynamic environment where you can contribute to the development of sustainable mobility leading technologies.  We are the seventh-largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in more than 40 countries which makes a lot of opportunity for career development. We welcome energetic and agile people who can thrive in a fast-changing environment. People who share our strong values. Team players with a collaborative mindset and a passion to deliver high standards for our clients. Lifelong learners. High performers. Globally minded people who aspire to work in a transforming industry, where excellence, speed, and quality count. We cultivate a learning environment, dedicating tools and resources to ensure we remain at the forefront of mobility.  Our people enjoy an average of more than 22 hours of online and in-person training within FORVIA University (five campuses around the world) We offer a multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration. We believe that diversity is a strength. To create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity create real value for the company, we have adopted gender diversity targets and inclusion action plans. Achieving CO2 Net Zero as a pioneer of the automotive industry is a priority: In June 2022, Forvia became the first global automotive group to be certified with the new SBTI Net-Zero Standard (the most ambitious standard of SBTi), aligned with the ambition of the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Three principles guide our action: use less, use better and use longer, with a focus on recyclability and circular economy. Why join us

FORVIA is an automotive technology group at the heart of smarter and more sustainable mobility. We bring together expertise in electronics, clean mobility, lighting, interiors, seating, and lifecycle solutions to drive change in the automotive industry.

With a history stretching back more than a century, we are the 7th largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 157,000 people in 43 countries. You'll find our technology in around 1 out of 2 vehicles produced anywhere in the world.

In June 2022, we became the 1st global automotive group to be certified with the SBTI Net-Zero Standard. We have committed to reach CO2 Net Zero by no later than 2045.

As technological innovation and the need for sustainability transform the automotive industry, we are ideally positioned to deliver solutions that will enhance the lives of road-users everywhere.