HR Manager

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Uses the prescribed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when in designated areas.
• Maintains knowledge of legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting human resources functions and ensures policies, procedures, and reporting are in compliance.
• Recruits, interviews, tests, and participates in the selection of employees to fill vacant positions.
• Plans and conducts new employee orientation to foster positive attitude toward company goals.
• Maintains the HRIS, personnel & payroll system to assure data on employees is current and accurate.
• Administers benefit programs such as life, health, dental and disability insurances, retirement plans, vacation, sick leave, leave of absence, and employee assistance program.
• Keeps records of benefit plan participation such as health insurance and the 401(k) plan, personnel transactions such as hires, promotions, transfers, performance reviews, and terminations, and employee statistics for government reporting.
• Trains management in interviewing, hiring, terminations, promotions, performance review, safety, and sexual harassment.
• Advises management in appropriate resolution of employee issues.
• Responds to inquiries regarding policies, procedures, and programs.
• Administers performance review program to ensure effectiveness, compliance, and equity within the organization.
• Develops and maintains a wage administration policy to assure job rates are aligned with the Company’s positioning in marketplace of competitive rates.
• Gathers, inputs and verifies payroll data in preparation of biweekly payroll process.
• Prepares employee separation notices and related documentation, and conducts exit interviews to determine reasons behind separations.
• Administers the workplace accident investigation and reporting process with employees, supervisors, medical providers and the insurance company.
• Develops, maintains or assures various modes of two-way communication between employees and management are being done and are effective.

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Able to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual should have demonstrated proficiency in the use of a personal computer utilizing a Windows based environment (or equivalent) with Microsoft Office applications Access, Excel, Word, and Outlook as well as other applicable software. Experience with Human Resources and Accounting & Payroll systems is a plus.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical, project and change management, relationship building, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the organizations HRIS and talent management systems.
• Excellent understanding and implementation of federal, state/province and local employment laws.
• Knowledge of talent acquisition techniques, including recruitment, interviewing skills, and selection.
• Understanding of compensation and benefit policies and programs, employee relations practices.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration,…