Rewards Manager, HR​/Recruitment

Scot Forge is a 130 year-old, 100% employee-owned company that manufactures custom open die and rolled ring forgings. At Scot Forge, we help our customers succeed in their most critical initiatives with forged solutions for everything from the world's physical infrastructure, energy and transportation to manufacturing, mining, and our national defense. From the wheels of NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover to mission critical components for nuclear submarines, to large hydraulic cylinders for the largest mining trucks on the planet, Scot Forge creates the precision forged metal parts used in demanding applications all over the world.

The Total Rewards Manager is responsible for leading the HR Department in aligning business objectives with the competitive company benefits, compensation, and rewards. This position will seek to maintain relationships with all departments to best service them in handling of worker’s compensation claims and other related matters. This role will develop, maintain, and grow the Benefits Administration, Government, and Compliance online modules for Employee Owners of Scot Forge.

The Total Rewards Manager will consistently develop the best value compensation, benefits, and rewards programs for Employee Owners in compliance with Scot Forge policies, procedures, and culture.

• Manage, assess and benchmark competitive benefits, compensation, and rewards programs that strengthen the organization’s ability to attract and retain employees and deliver desired results to the organization
• Manage enrollment, renewal, and delivery of benefits programs to include medical, pharmacy, vision, dental, disability, life insurance, employee assistance programs, retirement and other programs
• Effectively plan and execute the implementation and administration of all benefit plans including annual open enrollment efforts
• Optimize value of robust wellness programming to health plan results, productivity, organizational performance and EO quality of life
• Perform analytical studies in a variety of compensation areas, such as internal and external equity, competitive pay practices, and emerging trends to recommend engagement and retention strategies
• Support the processing, administration, and analysis of the annual compensation review cycle, including preparation, review, and delivery of merit letters, validating salary increases, and reconciling incentive and merit files to be processed by Payroll
• Assist with the development of and delivery of Total Rewards Statements
• Advanced knowledge of ACA, COBRA, EEO, ERISA, HIPPA, FLSA, FMLA, GINA and that Company practices are in-line with applicable regulatory requirements; ESOP working knowledge
• Review, examine, investigate, and analyze worker’s compensation claims, inform management, third party claims handlers, and other relevant stakeholders of an injured employee’s work restrictions and coordinate appropriate accommodations, communicate effectively with all parties involved ensuring a successful return-to-work
• Communicate actively with Accounting, Finance, Operations, HR and other departments to review cross-departmental impacts and reconcile data sharing
• HRIS Scope – Benefits Administration (BEN)/Benefit to Carrier Feeds/ACA and Government and Compliance/Total Rewards Statement
• Co-builds and is owner of Benefits Administration and Government and Compliance modules effectively customizing all plan set-ups, deduction amounts, ensuring carriers receive updated changed online
• Utilize BEN module to ensure the following for Employee Owners:
• 24/8 access to all benefit plan(s) information, summary plan docs, contact name/numbers, current BEGs, tables and costing
• Enroll in benefits through the self-service app for both annual enrollment and qualifying life events
• Can effectively use the app to “test” how deductions affect their take home pay
• Utilize BEN module to ensure the integrity of Annual Enrollment period reconciliation and deductions
• Ensure the integrity of qualifying events that trigger required actions for COBRA compliance through the module’s automatic checklist of action items
• Sends required COBRA correspondence, tracks…