**Job Description:** Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) is a global Fortune 200 diversified manufacturing company that delivers specialized expertise, innovative thinking, and value-added products to meet critical customer needs in a variety of industries. ITW, with approximately 14.1 billion dollars in global revenues, operates 7 major segments with businesses in 57 countries that employ approximately 45,000 women and men. These talented individuals, many of whom have specialized engineering or scientific expertise, contribute to our global leadership in innovation. We are proud of our broad portfolio of more than 16,000 active patents. **StampTech Fasteners Division Description** The ITW StampTech Fastener TM Division serves the major OEMs and Tier suppliers in the North American automotive market.  The division supplies stamped metal fasteners and engineered fastener assemblies that leverage our deep-draw stamping technologies. The annual revenue for the division is approximately $160M. Locations include Gallatin, TN, Lexington, KY & Naugatuck, CT.   The Division drives profitability by leveraging its innovative solutions and application engineering.  In addition to ITW’s industry leading research and development capabilities, StampTech Fasteners TM enhances our customers’ competitive advantage by maintaining advanced engineering and manufacturing facilities in North America, exchanging product, process, and benchmarking information with sister units worldwide and continually improving processes, material, and designs to ensure every product provides value and meets customer expectations. The **Human Resources Generalist** supports employee relations, HR administration, talent development, and cyclical recruiting. This role promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, and a positive workplace culture while ensuring compliance with OFCCP, FLSA, and OSHA regulations. Responsibilities include managing HR programs (compensation, benefits, training, performance reviews), leading full-cycle recruiting, supporting safety and wellness initiatives, maintaining HRIS data, and driving process improvements to enhance employee experience and align with organizational goals. **Primary Responsibilities** **1. Talent Acquisition & Recruitment** + Lead full cycle recruiting for exempt and non-exempt positions across locations, including strategic sourcing via job boards, referrals, universities, and trade publications, while representing the company at career fairs and events. + Manage staffing metrics, provide regular updates and feedback to HR and management, and build partnerships with hiring managers to optimize hiring outcomes and candidate experience. + Utilize various media for candidate sourcing, co-lead university recruiting efforts, and participate in preparing HR communications and reports. **2. HR Administration & Operations** + Administer HR programs such as compensation, benefits, training, performance management (including 30/60/90-day reviews), onboarding, exit processes, and HRIS data maintenance for reporting. + Ensure compliance with OFCCP, FLSA, OSHA, and other regulations through accurate documentation, candidate dispositioning, employee records management, FMLA tracking, workers' compensation, and HR policy reviews. **3. Employee Relations & Culture** + Champion employee relations by acting as a trusted advisor, promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and a culture of belonging, while managing recognition programs and leave of absence processes. + Support wellness initiatives, community outreach, employee engagement events, and cross-functional HR projects to enhance overall employee satisfaction and process improvements. **4. Talent Development & Management** + Lead talent development initiatives aligned with business goals, including new hire orientation, leadership pipeline building, and coordination of training activities. **5. Safety & Compliance** + Contribute to safety and compliance by supporting behavior-based safety programs, hazard reporting, and maintaining a safe workplace culture. **6. Other Duties** + Perform other tasks and duties as assigned, including continuous feedback loops with stakeholders and seeking opportunities for HR operational enhancements. **Minimum Qualifications/Requirements** + B.A. /B.S. in Business, Communication, Human Resources, or other related field. + Familiar with using different Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) to post positions + Comfortable using a variety of social media platforms and able to work with several digital footprints; LinkedIn and other assigned tools + Effective interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills + Willing to travel up 10% _ITW is an equal opportunity employer. We value our colleagues’ unique perspectives, experiences and ideas and create workplaces where everyone can develop their careers and perform to their full potential._ _As an equal employment opportunity employer, ITW is committed to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment for employees, beginning with the hiring process and continuing through all aspects of the employment relationship._ _All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws._