What are the responsibilities and job description for the Benefits Administrator position at Creative Dining Services?
Location: Creative Dining Services Home Office located in Zeeland, MI
Schedule: Monday – Friday | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM (Enjoy your evenings and weekends off!) Flexible hybrid schedule - 3 days in the office!
Pay: $20.00 - $24.00 per hour with performance bonus eligbility
Are you organized, detail-oriented, and passionate about helping people? Join our HR team as a full-time non-exempt Benefits Administrator and play a key role in supporting employee benefits, payroll, workers’ compensation, and safety programs across our organization. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys problem-solving, staying organized, and creating a positive employee experience in a fast-paced environment.
What You’ll Be Doing
As our Benefits Administrator, no two days are exactly the same! You’ll:
- Manage employee benefit enrollments and eligibility
- Assist employees with claims, benefits questions, and life event changes
- Support payroll processing and HRIS accuracy
- Help coordinate annual Open Enrollment
- Communicate benefit updates through emails and weekly digest articles
- Handle unemployment and workers’ compensation documentation
- Train managers and administrative teams on benefits and safety processes
- Assist with OSHA reporting and safety initiatives
- Partner closely with Payroll, HR, and Safety leadership
- Be a key player in creating a positive employee experience
You’ll be part organizer, part communicator, part problem-solver — and 100% essential to the team!
Why You’ll Love Working Here
- Hybrid work schedule
- No nights or weekends
- Predictable, steady hours
- Competitive pay performance bonus eligibility
- DailyPay — access your pay as soon as the next day
- Health, Dental & Vision benefits
- TextCare — healthcare help is just a text away
- 401(k) with company match
- Friendly, supportive office culture
- Opportunity to make a real difference every day
Join us in making a difference — one meal, one student, and one inspired team at a time.
What We’re Looking For
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Associate degree in a related field preferred
- Strong Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint skills
- Experience with HRIS systems and safety/auditor software preferred
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Knowledge of OSHA and workplace safety regulations
- Exceptional organization and attention to detail
- Ability to multitask and maintain confidentiality
- A positive attitude and team-focused mindset
Work Environment
This position works primarily in an office environment using standard office technology and equipment. Occasional extended hours may be needed during peak periods such as payroll processing or open enrollment.
Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
Ready to Join Our Team?
If you’re looking for a rewarding role where your work truly supports employees and helps operations run smoothly, we’d love to meet you!
Apply today and grow your career with a team that values people, collaboration, and purpose.
Must possess a positive, can-do attitude, have solid problem-solving and analytical abilities, and be detail-oriented,. Must maintain professionalism at all times, and work with others in a cooperative manner, even while working under pressure. Willing to engage actively in the physical work of a high-quality hospitality service operation. As a representative of Creative Dining Services, must function in accordance with our corporate Mission, Vision, and Core Values statements.
About Creative Dining Services
Creative Dining Services partners with college, universities, Fortune 100 companies, full-service senior living communities, conference centers and K-12 schools and camps to provide a different kind of hospitality and facility management services experience – one that’s fun, innovative, and focused on your community. Why? Because that’s how it should be.
Creative Dining Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Veteran-Friendly!
Salary : $20 - $24