HR Generalist (People Operations)

Butcher Power Products (BPP) designs and manufactures mission‑critical and industrial power solutions for essential infrastructure nationwide. Headquartered in Sacramento, CA, our teams collaborate closely across engineering, manufacturing, and operations to build reliable, high‑quality systems and take pride in delivering work that truly matters. **Job Summary:** The HR Generalist (People Operations) is a hands-on, front-line role that combines people-operations execution with real employee-relations capability during a period of rapid growth and an evolving HR model. Reporting to the Director of HR & Talent, this person supports a growing, multi-state workforce that includes on-site and remote employees, and is a front-line point of resolution for employee and manager issues, conducting consultations, drafting corrective-action and disciplinary documentation, delivering counseling, and advising managers, working in partnership with the Payroll/HR Specialist to share and distribute ER caseload. Alongside this ER work, the Generalist owns coordinator-level execution of the people function (onboarding, offer-to-start flow, records, and on-site support), serves as the cross-trained backup to the Payroll/HR Specialist for the HRIS and payroll, and partners on policy enforcement, policy and SOP development, and process improvement as the HR function matures. The role operates independently within established policy and escalates complex, high-risk, or novel matters to the Senior HRBP or Director. **Key Responsibilities:** **Employee Relations (First-Level, Shared with Payroll/HR Specialist):** - Serve as a front-line point of resolution for employee and manager concerns; conduct intake and consultations on routine and moderately complex issues. - Partner with the Payroll/HR Specialist to share and distribute ER intake and caseload; as the on-site resource, this role will typically catch more in-person and walk-in intakes, while both coordinate coverage. - Draft, review, and deliver corrective-action and disciplinary documentation (verbal and written warnings, performance documentation) consistent with policy and applicable state and federal requirements. - Provide employee counseling and conflict resolution for day-to-day matters; document interactions appropriately. - Advise and coach managers and supervisors on performance, policy application, and standard ER workflows. - Assist with workplace investigations under senior HR direction; escalate complex, high-risk, or novel matters to the Senior HRBP or Director. **People Operations & Coordination:** - Own onboarding execution: Day-1 readiness, scheduling, new-hire setup, and the full offer-to-start process. - Maintain accurate employee records and personnel files in compliance with retention and confidentiality requirements. - Provide on-site presence and support for in-office and frontline staff; route questions to the correct owner. - Coordinate leave, accommodation logistics, and benefits enrollment across a multi-state and remote workforce, in partnership with the company's benefits and shared-services model. - Support consistent HR process flow and prevent operational breakdowns as headcount scales. **Payroll & HRIS Backup (Secondary):** - Serve as the cross-trained backup to the Payroll/HR Specialist for the HRIS and payroll; this is a backup function, not the primary ownership. - Cover payroll and HRIS entry, changes, and processing during absences or peak periods to ensure continuity. - Maintain working proficiency in the HRIS to support data accuracy and reporting when needed. **Policy, SOPs & HR Model Development:** - Partner on policy enforcement and consistent application across the workforce. - Draft, recommend, and maintain HR policies and standard operating procedures; provide input as the HR model evolves and matures. - Contribute ideas and process improvements to build scalable HR infrastructure in partnership with the Director and Senior HRBP. - Support handboo…