Junior hr generalist
Pubblicato il 25-09-2026 - Confidential Jobs in Italia
We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive, and people-oriented HR professional to join a leading international manufacturing organization at its production plant in Pinerolo, Italy.
This role offers the opportunity to contribute to both local HR operations and international HR initiatives, supporting a dynamic manufacturing environment and playing a key role in enhancing the employee experience.
This position is ideal for someone who enjoys working closely with the business, building strong relationships across all organizational levels, and contributing to a positive, engaged, and high-performing workplace.
The successful candidate will support the development of a high-performing and motivated workforce by delivering excellent HR support, fostering a positive employee experience, and connecting local business needs with global HR strategies, standards, and initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
Employee & Union Relations
- Support employees and managers on HR policies, processes, and people-related matters.
- Assist the HR Manager with union relations activities, including the preparation of reports and documentation, coordination of meetings with employee representatives and trade unions, and follow-up on local agreements and related initiatives.
- Contribute to maintaining a positive employee relations climate through effective communication and engagement initiatives.
- Support employees throughout the employee lifecycle, ensuring a positive and professional HR experience.
Global HR Operations Coordination
- Ensure the effective local implementation of global HR policies, standards, and operational guidelines.
- Act as the primary local contact for global HR projects, process updates, organizational changes, and HR system implementations.
- Support communication, change management, and employee adoption of new HR programs, systems, and digital tools.
- Provide feedback and insights to global HR teams regarding local requirements, challenges, and opportunities for continuous improvement.
HR Administration & Payroll Support
- Serve as a key point of contact for employees regarding payroll, benefits, and personnel administration.
- Support monthly payroll activities by ensuring the accurate and timely collection and validation of employee data.
- Administer employee benefits, welfare programs, supplementary pension schemes, and insurance programs.
- Coordinate monthly documentation and interactions with external payroll providers and service partners.
- Maintain personnel files and HR documentation in line with legal, audit, and organizational requirements.
- Support recruitment administration, onboarding activities, employment documentation, and contractual processes.
Government Funding & Training Administration
- Manage administrative activities required to obtain public funding, grants, and reimbursements related to training programs and workforce development initiatives.
- Liaise with local authorities, training institutions, and external partners regarding funding opportunities and compliance requirements.
- Maintain accurate training records, HR databases, reports, and related documentation.
Training & Compliance
- Coordinate training planning, administration, delivery, and tracking activities across the plant.
- Prepare, maintain,
and organize documentation required for internal and external audits.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives aimed at strengthening HR processes, compliance, and organizational effectiveness.
- Contribute to fostering a learning culture and continuous development mindset across the organization.
Required Skills & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Economics, Law, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 2 years of HR experience, ideally within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
- Good understanding of HR processes, employee benefits administration, and fundamental Italian labor law.
- Experience supporting training administration and compliance activities.
- Fluent English, both written and spoken.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
- Preferred: Experience managing government-funded training programs and reimbursement processes.
- Preferred: Familiarity with HRIS, payroll systems, and digital HR tools.
- Preferred: Experience working within multinational organizations or international HR environments.
- Preferred: Exposure to employee relations and unionized workplace environments.
What We Offer
- Salary range of €28,000–€30,000 gross annual salary.
- The opportunity to join a global and multicultural organization.
- Exposure to both local HR operations and international HR projects.
- Collaboration with business leaders, managers, employees, and global HR teams.
- The opportunity to contribute directly to employee engagement, organizational effectiveness, and business performance.
- Development of expertise across multiple HR disciplines, including employee relations, payroll, training, compliance, and HR operations.
- A working environment focused on continuous improvement, teamwork, innovation, and people development.