About this role
General Purpose
Maintains and enhances the organizations’ human resources planning, developing, implementing and evaluating employee relations and human resources policies, programs and best practices.
Assists Executive Director of Human Resources with all activities related to operations and development of company policy, procedures and execution.
Essential Duties
- Employee handbook development and maintains updates to ensure ongoing federal/state compliance requirements.
- Provides input to the development/updating of job requirements and job descriptions.
- Establishes best practices for company recruitment and interviewing protocols. Coach and train managers on candidate selection.
- Prepares and conducts New Employee Orientations
- Ensures planning, monitoring and appraisal of employee work results by training managers to coach, counsel and discipline employees. Assist supervisors with the resolution of employee grievances. Coach employees and supervisors.
- Provides guidance to supervisors on all complex employee relations matters. Reviews all recommendations for terminations. Develop related training programs for supervisors.
- Maintain a database to track the completion of all required HR compliance trainings.
- Maintains employee benefits programs and keeps abreast of trends: recommending updates/changes to benefit programs and plan designs. May be required to obtain and evaluate vendor and contract bids. Lead/assist with data gathering for worker’s compensation and 401k audits.
- Ensures legal compliance by monitoring and implementing applicable human resource federal and state requirements; train/assist managers conducting investigations and maintaining records
- Maintains management guidelines by developing, updating and recommending human resource policies and procedures.
- Maintains historical human resource records by creating and maintaining a central compliant depository.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by regularly reviewing industry publications, attending educational seminars/workshops, and utilizing appropriate HR tools and resources.
- Contributing to the organization’s goals by accomplishing related results.
Supervisory Requirements
- Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
Responsibilities may include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work;
appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Qualification
Education and/or Experience Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university preferred; or one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
HR Certification preferred
Language Skills Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
Mathematical Skills Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
Reasoning Ability Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations To preform this job successfully, an individual must be proficient in the
Microsoft Suite products.
HR Certification preferred.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Prolonged use of a desk top or laptop computer. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand; walk and talk, read or hear. Frequent use of all office related equipment to include; copier/scanner/fax, telephone, calculator
Frequent travel via auto and airlines.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.
Additional Information
Note: Nothing in this job specification restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Critical features of this job are described under various headings above. They may be subject to change at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons. The above statements are strictly intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees in this position
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status.