Benefits Admin Specialist

As the Benefits Specialist, you will assist employees with benefits including health insurance, wellness perks, leave-of-absence policies, benefits orientation and employee incentive programs. Serving as the critical bridge between employees and leadership.

• Employee Support & Communications: 60% of the Job
• Resolving individual employee questions regarding medical claims, deductibles, and network coverage restrictions.
• Guiding new hires through their onboarding and explaining available health options.
• Assigns security and UKG badges for all employees.
• Assisting with adjusting employee’s records for qualifying life events, such as marriages, births, or terminations.
• Supports the coordination of HR practice, policies, and programs that align to Corporate HR initiatives and create a compliant, equitable environment.
• Systems Administration & Financial Oversight: 30% of the Job
• Reviewing insurance carrier invoices and preparing them for approval.
• Updating and approving all hourly pay increases or leaves.
• Monitor and track employee’s leaves such as FMLA and approve and adjust attendance points.
• Set up HSA accounts.
• Works with our Workman Comp carriers and submits claims along with updating our OSHA 300 log.
• Employee Incentive Programs: 10% of the job
• Coordinate annual onsite wellness programs.
• Submits quarterly service awards.
• Coordinates annual birthday gift options.

The job criteria may include other duties, responsibilities and activities, which may change or be assigned at any item with or without notice.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Organizational Leadership, or HR; or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• Experience:
  
  1 year of experience within human resources, handling all areas of HR for a manufacturing site.
• Certification(s ):
  Desire to become SHRM-CP or PHR preferred.
• Functional
  
  Skills:
  
  Experienced with handling and supporting the HR activities and initiatives around Talent Management, Recruiting, Employee Relations, Safety, Benefits, and HR practice, policy and process compliance within a multi-location manufacturing environment preferred; great with project management, organization, planning, and prioritization, strong attention to details and follow-through, with an excellent ability to execute and lead new HR practices/policies or processes that can drive the business through people.
  
  Some experience and prior knowledge of OSHA guidelines and compliance area preferred.
• Technology Aptitude/
  
  Skills:
  
  Experienced with HRIS applications and ability to learn proprietary software required;
  Proficiency in Microsoft Office products including Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint required.
• Language
  
  Skills:
  
  Excellent verbal and written skillset; able to present and train team members on new HR policies.
• Leadership/Behaviors:
  Demonstrates a high customer-service and support personality who has a strength in educating others towards best practices; forward thinking and resourceful to ensure processes are handled smoothly and effectively, ability to handle matters sensitively and discretely regarding sensitive/confidential information; is self-directed and can work well within an established set of guidelines. High relational ability to provide credible and timely support and guidance while becoming a trusted resource and building effective partnerships within each of the locations;
  
  ability to listen and solve problems calmly, objectively, and effectively with solid reasoning to be able to make good…