HR Administrator

The HR Administrator works closely with the HR Manager in all areas of recruitment, hiring, orientation and retention of employees; employee relations; benefits administration, regulatory and legal compliance; and the administration of programs such as FMLA; workers compensation, unemployment compensation and OSHA. The HR Administrator assures transactional accuracy and timeliness and provides for the accurate maintenance of employee-related data. The HR Administrator provides effective interpersonal and employee/company relationships through visibility and active involvement in company programs/committees. The HR Administrator will promote and support our company values and our leadership competencies.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILTIES
Recruitment, hiring, discipline, and discharge administration for hourly employees:

• Helps coordinate innovative and competitive recruitment efforts
• Assists in the management of the employee's full life cycle
• Recruits, interviews, and facilitates the hiring of qualified job applicants for open non-exempt positions
• Collaborates with departmental managers to understand skills and competencies required for openings.
• Manages non-exempt new hire orientation and initiates onboarding
• Maintains employee training records to ensure OSHA and ISO compliance
• Reviews, tracks, and documents compliance with mandatory and non-mandatory training
• Maintains relationships with temporary placements agencies and coordinates temporary staffing needs
• Maintains all HR documentation files required to support discipline or discharge

Benefits Administration - Administers benefit and regulatory programs, including but not limited to:

• Conducts program open enrollments and re-enrollments
• Administers and tracks all forms of leave (FMLA, STD, LTD, General LOA, etc.)
• Administers COBRAinsurance
• Fields employee questions about all aspects of company-sponsored benefits
• Administers pension and retirement planning, including 401k
• Delivers education and information about benefits
• Communicates benefits and plan changes to the Company

Human Resources Policies and Procedures Administration

• Proactively maintains the HRIS system to ensure data integrity
• Develops and prepares specialized HR reports for management to assist in attainment for company objectives
• Understands and applies basic HR law and regulations
• Maintains regulatory postings and advertisements
• Monitors and provides for consistent and fair application of rules and policies
• Provides awareness and enforcement of company policies and procedures
• Fosters positive employee/company and company/community relationships
• Achieves visibility and active involvement in company committees as assigned

Demonstrates leadership in employee relations

• Fosters exceptional treatment of employees
• Fosters a positive image of the Company with employees
• Provides mediation assistance between employees
• Resolves employee grievances fairly and consistently
• Proactively addresses issues with employee performance
• Protects the confidentiality of employee and company information
• Develops strong trusting relationships with internal customers

• Associates degree in HR Management preferred
• 1 year of human resources experience preferred
• Working knowledge of state and federal employment law and regulations required
• Experience administering health and welfare benefits and handling day-to-day employee relations issues
• Knowledge of working with worker's compensation, FMLA, COBRA programs
• A demonstrated customer service orientation
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Must have experience with Microsoft Office -Word, Excel, PowerPoint specifically
• Must be able to handle several assignments and responsibilities while managing interruptions and changing priorities
• Effective analytical, problem solving, administrative and organizational skills

Must be willing to perform tasks listed in other pay grade job descriptions as required