HR Generalist – Employee Relations (Build & Scale) | Onsite – Delavan, WI

Delavan Holdings is hiring an HR Generalist to support a 2,000+ employee, multi-state operation. This role is heavily focused on employee relations, workplace investigations, and advising leaders through complex situations.

This is not a plug-and-play HR environment. We are actively building and standardizing processes across a growing organization. You’ll have the opportunity to shape how HR operates, not just follow a playbook.

If you’re comfortable working through ambiguity, influencing leaders, and putting structure in place where it doesn’t yet exist—this role will fit.

What You’ll Do

Employee Relations & Investigations (Core Focus)

• Own employee relations cases from intake through resolution
• Conduct workplace investigations (policy violations, performance issues, complaints)
• Coach leaders through discipline, documentation, and difficult conversations
• Ensure consistent application of policies and employment law

• Identify gaps and help create scalable HR processes and standards
• Bring structure to inconsistent practices across locations
• Partner with HR leadership to improve compliance, documentation, and workflows

• Support promotions, transfers, and career pathing
• Partner with leaders to retain top talent and reduce turnover

• Manage employee separations and exit interviews
• Analyze trends and provide actionable recommendations

• Support performance management and PIPs
• Assist in identifying high-potential employees and succession opportunities

• Facilitate new hire orientation
• Partner with TA and onboarding teams to improve early employee experience

• 3–5 years in an HR Generalist or HR Business Partner role
• Strong experience with employee relations and workplace investigations
• Ability to operate independently and make sound judgment calls
• Comfortable working in a growing, evolving environment without rigid structure
• Working knowledge of employment law and HR compliance
• Experience supporting multi-location or decentralized teams
• Familiarity with HRIS systems (Paylocity a plus)
• Ability to work onsite in Delavan, WI with up to 10% travel

• High visibility with leadership
• Direct impact on how HR is built and scaled
• Opportunity to move beyond transactional HR into true business partnership
• Environment where initiative and ownership matter more than tenure

Delavan Holdings is a shared services organization supporting a diverse portfolio of businesses across multiple states. Our culture is rooted in servant leadership, accountability, and continuous improvement, with a strong focus on building teams that perform and grow.