Payroll & Benefits Specialist

This position provides frontline, day-to-day support in administering human resources policies and programs covering a broad range of HR topics, including employee relations & support, payroll, benefits administration and HR initiatives to support business strategies. This position will be onsite full time during the training period and with the ability to work remotely one day per week after trained.

• Counsel employees on matters relating to their employment at the company
• Process weekly payroll; audit timesheets, manage monthly bonus and commission incentives, manage weekly piece count, process payroll and maintain records
• Maintain HRIS; new hire processing and terminations, process change forms
• Manage perfect attendance program
• Assist in 401k compliance; weekly payroll audit, annual benefit audit for 5500
• Assist in investigations for reported concerns, as well as corrective actions, and terminations
• Complete administration of benefits program; new hire enrollment thru COBRA processing
• Manage employee wellness program
• Support company-sponsored employee events and programs; company newsletter, monthly engagement events, anniversary certificates, monthly employee committee meetings
• Coordinate employee engagement surveys and assist in the development of action plans based on the results
• Support and administer the onboarding processes of new employees and facilitate 30-60-90-day check-in surveys with employees after orientation
• Act as backup for salaried orientation
• Conduct exit interviews and stay meetings
• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor's degree in human resources or business-related field