At Tenneco, we don’t follow industry standards; we set them, and we don’t settle for being best-in-class because we hustle to be better than best-in-class. Whether it’s our Core Values – radical candor, simplify, organizational velocity, tenacious execution and win – or our Get Stuff Done (GSD) mindset, we’re determined to become the most trusted partner and best manufacturer and distributor to the transportation industry. With a product portfolio as expansive as it is innovative, an obsessive commitment to quality and excellence, and a global presence, we’re all about getting stuff done, so we can win. How do we make it happen? Through the Tenneco Way. Fueled by our Core Values, a winning mindset and a relentless commitment to excellence, the Tenneco Way is how we win. It’s what keeps Team Tenneco bold, driven, and unapologetically focused on pushing past limits and redefining success. Here, you’ll work alongside a team of relentless problem-solvers who are committed to making a tangible impact. If you’re ready to break boundaries, deliver results, and enjoy the ride along the way, you’ll thrive here. Want to learn more about who we are? Check out <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tenneco.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7CRyan.Candela%40tenneco.com%7C882079d7a375486d4ca808dd5b4bb976%7C6eec918bf65444a7ac1aabfdb64e694e%7C0%7C0%7C638767102965296131%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=9gs07jiDQYGAr9h%2FSQT3XbI%2F4fXk0xzFFSy5tL5QN%2Bw%3D&reserved=0">our website</a> to discover <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tenneco.com%2Fcareers%2Flife-at-tenneco&data=05%7C02%7CRyan.Candela%40tenneco.com%7C882079d7a375486d4ca808dd5b4bb976%7C6eec918bf65444a7ac1aabfdb64e694e%7C0%7C0%7C638767102965307338%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=li7PwZBTjY4DKR3PVx2%2FIcdOPFHCt2obGI3GTXY0nzw%3D&reserved=0">the Tenneco Way</a> GENERAL SUMMARY This position assists the Human Resources Department in a variety of ways following the Tenneco standards. This position is responsible for a variety of event planning and the cares & concerns processes, assists with hourly hiring, and maintains personnel records and systems. This position is responsible for contributing to a safe work place and minimizing negative environmental impacts by complying with the EHS policies, procedures, work instructions outlined in the EHSMS Training Assessment for this position. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Assists with recruitment, requisition folders, phone screens, assessments, schedules and/or conducts interviews, maintains orientation packets, and builds a talent pool as needed.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Distributes, tracks, and records hourly team member evaluations and disciplinary action.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Works with supervisors and other HR personnel to track attendance & administer attendance warnings. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Administration of personnel files including the hiring and termination checklists. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Assists as a backup for the hourly payroll processes.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Maintains security badge system.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Assists in maintaining conference rooms and training rooms including beverage supplies, coffee condiments, and snacks.</li> </ul> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Maintains a variety of administrative duties, such as mail distribution, bulletin boards, legal postings, record keeping (filing, shredding, scanning, etc.).</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Assist employees with questions, concerns, and suggestions for improvement.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Orders flowers, coordinates edible arrangements, gift cards, and other items using the recognition and cares and concerns procedure as a guide. </li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Coordinates lunches, various events planning, merchandise orders, and ticket drawings.</li> </ul> GENERAL DUTIES: <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in" type="disc"> <li style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Work safe, smart, and effectively. </li> <li style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Do your best. </li> <li style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Support teamwork. </li> <li style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Respect fellow Team Members. </li> <li style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Continue learning. </li> <li style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Be on time. </li> <li style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Abide by our values. </li> <li style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Demonstrate high standards of performance, integrity, and ethics. </li> <li style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Have a positive attitude. </li> <li style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Focus on quality. </li> <li style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Keep your work area clean and organized. </li> <li style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Take ownership, responsibility, and accountability for your actions. </li> <li style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Initiate continuous improvement. </li> <li style="margin-bottom:1.0pt;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Treat the business as if you own it.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Ensures compliance with all EHSMS policies and procedures.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Instructs on safe work practices and promotes safety consciousnesss while practicing safety procedures, enforcing policy regarding safety and making recommendations when needed. </li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Sees that company policies and programs are effectively made known; cooperates and assists in the development of effective communications.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Promotes a positive employer-employee relation.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Maintains inter-departmental relationships of such a caliber as to promote confidence, integrity and cooperation. </li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Maintains departmental efficiency regarding timeliness and quality of reports and procedural requirements.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee must have the ability to maneuver around plant machinery, work near moving mechanical parts and work in an environment with varying temperatures. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Each employee has the authority to initiate action to prevent the occurrence of non-conformities relating to the product, process and quality system and has the authority to stop further work on non-conforming suspect product until the deficiency or conditions have been corrected.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">All employees will abide by their location’s EH&S policy endorsed by the local management, comply with the legal and other requirements and operational controls established under its EHSMS, work toward achieving established objectives and targets, and conform to procedures consistent with the ISO 14001 standard. All employees will also understand all of the environmental aspects of his/her job. An employee should report, and if necessary stop, any activity that does not conform to the policy or may injure himself/herself.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Capable of providing support as requested by supervisor.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Strives for maintaining LEAN principles and Continuous Improvement.</li> <li style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Other duties as assigned</li> </ul> JOB REQUIREMENTS: <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:1.95in;padding:0.0in 5.4pt 0.0in 5.4pt" valign="top"> EDUCATION: </td> <td style="width:5.2in;padding:0.0in 5.4pt 0.0in 5.4pt" valign="top"> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">High School Diploma or equivalent GED at minimum. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Business degree and/or three years of Human Resources experience preferred.</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="width:1.95in;padding:0.0in 5.4pt 0.0in 5.4pt" valign="top"> EXPERIENCE: </td> <td style="width:5.2in;padding:0.0in 5.4pt 0.0in 5.4pt" valign="top"> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Knowledge of federal and state requirements in the area of labor law.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Basic understanding and working knowledge of employee relations, recruitment, benefit administration and safety/OSHA compliance. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Working knowledge of MS Office products to include Outlook, Excel, Word and Powerpoint.</li> </ul> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Exceptional time management and organizational skills</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Strong verbal and written communication skills.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Good interpersonal skills needed to interface with internal and external contacts.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Must be able to maintain confidentiality of sensitive issues and documents.</li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Must be able to lift, push, and/or pull up to 20 pounds occasionally.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">On a continuous basis, must be able to sit for extended periods of time.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Must also be able to stand and/or walk on a frequent basis to communicate with employees on the plant floor. PPE may be required in the areas assigned.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Must be able to maintain body equilibrium (balance) to prevent falling when walking, standing, crouching on slippery or dirty surfaces. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Must be able to continuously stoop by bending from the waist. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Must be able to occasionally kneel (up to one-third of the time). </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Must be able to occasionally crouch by bending the body downward and forward and bending the legs and spine. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Will rarely (less than 10% of the time) need to crawl by moving about on hands and knees. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Will need to continuously reach by extending the hands and arms in any direction. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Must be able to frequently reach, handle and finger. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Must have good near acuity (clarity of vision at 20” or less) as well as good depth perception (three-dimensional vision). </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Aspects performed inside the plant facility will have noise exposure. PPE may be required in the areas assigned.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Understand the speech of another person and speak clearly so listeners can understand.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Must be able to make occasional trips to maufacturing sites and customers by air and by automobile. </li> </ul> APTITUDES: The following aptitudes are needed in at least a medium degree, ranging from slightly below to slightly above average as compared to the normal population: <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Intelligence/general learning ability specifically oriented toward problem solving and multitasking.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Form perception/ability to perceive pertinent detail in structural duties. </li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Thorough knowledge of labor laws.</li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Ability to communicate orally and in written form effectively with co-workers, departments, and vendors.</li> </ul> Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities

HR Generalist (Athens, AL, US) @ Tenneco Automotive

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