HR Representative

Provides services to all employees in the areas of problem solving, benefits, policy interpretation, employee relations, safety, etc.  Supports and promotes HR department goals, objectives and initiatives and works to gain experience in the role and responsibilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES:    

•    Responsible for day-to-day administration of policies and programs covering several or all of the following: recruiting, compensation, benefits, training, employee and labor relations, safety and staffing.
•    Resolves employee health care insurance issues and coordinates open enrollment as needed.
•    Conducts orientation sessions as needed to effectively on-board hourly and salary employees. Conducts exit interviews with all employees.
•    Prepares personnel forms, records statistics and handles highly confidential material in the human resources department.   Maintains HRIS systems (Success Factors/SAP/ADP).
•    Develops and delivers training and education programs for hourly and salary employees and maintains training records.
•    Administers hourly pension plan: communicates with hourly employees about service credits, calculates pensions and initiates pension payments through corporate office.
•    Maintains human resources information system data and/or processing employment status changes: new hire processing, termination, FMLA, etc.
•    Investigates and responds to employee concerns and complaints.
•    Works with Managers/Supervisors to enforce/administer company policies.
•    Works with EHS Coordinator on Workers Comp claims and acts as the Work Comp. local coordinator / liaison with the 3rd party administrator. Administers Worker’s Compensation claims with respect to medical bills, treating physicians, etc. Coordinates restricted duty/light duty program with supervisors in an effort to return injured workers to their regular positions quickly and withour lost time.
•    Coordinates events & activities for the facility and acts as a Company representative for community involvement functions. Examples of employee activities are: Company picnic/outings, salaried holiday celebration, United Way drive, Wellness programs, salaried birthday/anniversary celebrations, blood drives, book fairs, safety celebrations, employee recognition program and other miscellaneous celebrations, etc.
•    Ensures fair and consistent treatment of all employees.
•    Helps to ensure HR department is in compliance with all legal requirements, including but not limited to: FMLA, ADA, EEO, I-9’s.
•    Works with HR Manager to ensure HR department supports overall business goals & objectives for the plant.
•    Uses good decision making to ensure policies & actions align with Human Resources strategies & business goals.
•    Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

EDUCATION:    

•    Associates/Bachelors Degree in Human Resources field.
EXPERIENCE:    

•    Certification in Human Resources and 3-5 years previous HR experience preferred.
•    Manufacturing experience with union environment preferred.