HR Generalist, Italy & Spain
- Position: HR Generalist, Italy & Spain
- Location: Due Carrare
- Department: People & Culture and Communication
- Type: Employee **Position**: HR Generalist, Italy & Spain
**Location**: Italy (with regular travel between Spain and Italy)
**Department**: Group People & Culture Europe
**Type**: Permanent, full-time **About Piab Group**:
At Piab Group we improve our customers' productivity, sustainability, and safety through evolving industrial automation and have done so since 1951. We believe in an automated world where no resources are wasted, and no humans are injured. With annual sales of ~3 billion SEK and more than 1200 employees, Piab is a global organization, serving customers in more than 100 countries from a vast network of subsidiaries and channel partners. Since 2018, Piab Group has been owned by Patricia Industries, part of Investor AB. **What awaits you at our company**: - Innovative Culture: Be part of a team that thrives on entrepreneurship and innovation.
- Global Impact: Work with a company that is a world leader in industrial automation.
- Global Presence: You will work in a truly global company with employees in more than 27 countries.
- Sustainable Vision: Contribute to an automated world, reducing resource waste and promoting safety.
- Professional Growth: Access opportunities for continuous learning and international career advancement.
- Diverse and Inclusive: Join a workplace that values diversity and fosters an inclusive environment.
- Stable, fast-growing employer: As part of Patricia Industries and connected to the Wallenberg family, Piab Group benefits from strong support and a commitment to long-term growth and sustainability. **Job Mission**
As Group HR Generalist for Italy and Spain, you provide compliant,



business-oriented HR support to managers and employees, drive the local implementation of global People & Culture processes, and contribute to an engaging, inclusive, and highperformance work environment. The role is primarily based at our Due Carree site, with close proximity to our bluecollar workforce, ensuring regular access, visibility, and clear communication for employees who are often not connected to internal IT systems. You continuously seek to simplify and harmonize HR processes and provider setups across both countries, in close alignment with the People & Culture Manager Europe, in order to increase efficiency and service quality. **Preferred Competencies**
- University degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Law, or a related field
- 3+ years of experience as an HR Generalist or in a comparable HR role, ideally in an international industrial company
- Solid knowledge of Italian labor law; good understanding of Spanish labor law or strong willingness to build it up quickly (with support from external advisors)
- Proven experience with core HR processes (recruitment, onboarding/offboarding, performance management, compensation & benefits, employee relations)
- Experience working closely with bluecollar teams in a plant or production environment
- Confident user of HR systems (HRIS) and MS Office; comfortable working with data and reports




- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills; able to build trust with managers and employees at different levels and locations
- Structured, reliable, and handson working style, with the ability to manage several topics in parallel
- Pragmatic, solutionoriented mindset, focused on enabling the business rather than adding bureaucracy
- Fluency in Italian, Spanish, and English (spoken and written)
- Willingness to travel regularly between Italy and Spain **Key Responsibilities**
- Act as primary HR contact for managers and employees in Italy and Spain, handling daytoday HR topics (e.g. recruitment, performance, absence, disciplinaries, employee relations).
- Be regularly present at the Due Carree site to maintain close contact with bluecollar employees, ensure effective information flow, and act as a visible, accessible HR partner on the shopfloor.
- Coordinate endtoend recruitment for Italy and Spain in close collaboration with the European Recruiting Team, ensuring alignment with global recruitment processes and standards (job postings, screening, interviews, offers) and continuously improving efficiency and consistency in the way vacancies are filled.
- Implement global HR processes (e.g. Performance & Development Reviews, salary review, talent and succession management) as defined by P&C; Europe.
- Ensure a structured onboarding and offboarding process and prepare/manage employment-related documents (contracts, amendments, certificates, termination letters) in line with local law and company standards.
- Maintain accurate employee data in the HR system (HRIS), secure data quality for reporting and KPIs, and coordinate with payroll providers and Finance to ensure correct and timely payroll and handle employee queries.
- Ensure compliance with local labor laws and regul

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