OVERVIEW
Manages HR activities. Maintains and enhances the company’s human resources by working with Director of HR on planning, implementing, and evaluating employee relations and human resources policies, programs, and practices. Provides employees with essential access to information regarding policies, procedures and benefits. Drives a culture of inclusiveness and engagement throughout the company.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Employee Relations:
• Provide employee relations support for employees and managers. Provide guidance on HR issues and escalate sensitive issues to the HR Director.
• Works with HR Director to conduct and document workplace investigations
• Collaborates with managers to prepare and determine appropriateness of disciplinary actions, below final written warning level. Provides HR expertise and ensures factual basis and appropriate documentation results.
• Ensures planning, monitoring, and appraisal of employee work results by training managers to coach and discipline employees; scheduling management conferences with employees; addressing employee grievances; counseling employees and supervisors.
Benefits:
• Informs employees of benefits, directs the processing of benefit claims; disseminating and conducting educational benefit programs at time of hire, during open enrollment and as needed.
Staffing & Recruiting:
• Works with Corporate Recruiter to fill open positions and to update info in Applicant Tracking System. Updates Director on status of open reqs.
• Processing HRIS entries: New Hires, Changes & Terminations.
• Works with the HR Director to establish a recruiting, testing, and interviewing program; counseling managers on candidate selection; conducting and analyzing exit interviews; recommending changes.
401(k)
• Answer general 401(k) questions and process 401(k) Loans
• Coordinates yearly and quarterly enrollments, processes paperwork as needed
General:
• Maintains management guidelines by preparing, updating, and recommending human resource policies and procedures.
• Works hand-in-hand with Department Managers for Employee Performance Reviews, Merit Increases, Job Descriptions, Staffing Management, Succession Planning, and Employee Development.
• Maintains work structure by updating job requirements and job descriptions for all positions and maintains company organization charts and employee directory.
• Establishing and conducting orientation, onboarding and training programs.
• Ensures legal compliance by monitoring and implementing applicable human resource federal and state requirements; conducting investigations; maintaining records; representing the organization at hearings.
• Manages Workers Comp Claims & Records
• Manages Unemployment Claims
• Manages Leaves of Absence
• Compiles and prepares data for statistical reporting
• Recommends new approaches, policies and procedures to effect continual improvements in efficiency of department and services performed.
• Drives a culture of inclusiveness and engagement throughout the organization
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Maintain human resources files to required standards, including personnel files, recruiting files, I-9’s, etc.
• EEO reports yearly
• Assist in projects, such as; HR events, benefits open enrollment, employee communications, company-wide meetings and employee functions.
• Performs other incidental and related duties as required and assigned
• Coordinates Above & Beyond Recognition program for site
• Submits quarterly newsletter data to marketing
• Documents workflow and work procedures
• Additional duties needed to help drive to our Vision, fulfill our Mission, and abide by our Organization’s Values.
Education and Experience:
• Bachelor’s Degree
• 4+ years HR experience
• HR Certifications preferred (PHR, SHRM-SCP)
• Works well independently and with minimal supervision
Materials and Equipment Used:
• Office Equipment, Database & Query Software, ADP HRIS & Payroll System.