HR Specialist

JOB TITLE: Human Resource Specialist 

Status: Exempt/Salaried

DEPARTMENT: Human Resources   

SUMMARY: 

To advise & counsel management and other employees on employee related issues. Solve and facilitate organizational personnel issues.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Recruits and facilitates selection and hiring of new employees.
• Advise management and other employees on employee relations and policy and procedure issues.
• Experience with ADP 
• Assures workplace compliance of applicable state & federal employment laws.
• Facilitates orientation and provides training for new employees.
• Coordinates communication of information regarding benefits, compensation, and monitors adherence of established safety standards.
• Perform annual open enrollment of benefits for employees.
• Coordinate company’s 401K program. 
• Processes payroll and serves as payroll contact.
• Maintain and generate reports i.e. Turnover, EEO, New Hire, OT, etc.
• Recommends/implements activities that promote positive employee relations and participates in counseling, grievances, and/or disciplinary actions.
• Administer terminations both voluntary and involuntary when required.
• Other duties may be assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:  

Responsibilities include training; planning, assigning and directing work; assisting management with the establishment and maintenance of work instructions, process procedures and standards for processing functions; appraising performance; rewarding employees; developing standards for operational activities; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:  Bachelors or equivalent; 5-7 years’ work-related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, quality manuals, operational procedures, work, operating and maintenance instructions, and technical and procedure manuals.  Ability to write work instructions, root cause analysis, routine reports and business correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.  Ability to calculate percentages, area, circumference and volume and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of 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: 

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:  Ability to use various personal computer software (Microsoft Office, Email, ADP, Internet Explorer etc.)  

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.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk and hear.  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts.  The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.  Proper safety equipment is required for work on the warehouse floor.

Social Environment:  Must be able to handle stressful situations. Must work well with team members.  Juggle multiple tasks.

Management reserves the right to assign work not included in the job description and are subject to change and should not be considered inclusive of duties that may be assigned from time to time as business may dictate.