HR Specialist

Job Summary

Administers employee health, welfare, and retirement plans company-wide. Acts as liaison between employee, insurance providers to resolve benefit related issues and ensure effective utilization of plans and positive employee relations. Provides administrative support to human resources department, to include payroll back-up. Performs other HR generalist duties as assigned.

• Administers all health and welfare plans including enrollments, qualifying events, and terminations via HRIS system timely.
• Prepares and distributes general benefit information to employees.
• Provides support and resolution to employees in various HR related topics (i.e. benefits, leaves, policies, etc.)
• Acts as liaison with various insurance carriers to resolve employee benefit related issues.
• Provides administrative support to human resource functions (i.e. all HRIS entry, record keeping, file maintenance, etc.)
• Prepares and distributes general benefit information to employees as needed.
• Acts as a resource for HR/Payroll related questions to ensure employees understanding and compliance with benefit & HR policies. Keeps management advised of potential problem areas.
• Acts as back-up for all payroll related duties.
• Assist with annual open enrollment each year. Arranges for distribution of benefit materials to office locations; assists with employee communication on benefit changes; assists with setting up annual open enrollment benefit employee fairs at office locations.
• Performs other HR generalist duties as assigned.

• Minimum of three years' experience in health and welfare benefit plans administration.
• Minimum of three years' experience in human resource administration.
• Payroll processing knowledge helpful.
• Highest standards of accuracy and precision; highly organized.
• Excellent communication and people skills.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Strong desire to work as a team with a results driven approach.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk; use hands and fingers to feel, handle, or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to
15
pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
The work is performed primarily in an office setting. The noise level in the work environment is moderate.
The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.
Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

• High school or equivalent

• Human Resources: 3 years
• Administrative
  
  Skills:
  
  3 years