The Human Resources and Safety Manager leads our HR and Safety areas. Primary duties include recruiting, hiring, and training new and existing employees, plans programs and processes designed to improve employee welfare, including managing our 401K and full Health/Benefits programs. They will maintain vital employee records and ensure operational safety compliance of staff.
The Ideal Candidate Will Exhibit:
- Excellent organizational skills with high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- Self-motivated, with a proven ability to learn quickly and work effectively in an evolving and fast-paced work environment.
- High-level communication skills
- Leads with curiosity and creative thinking
- Set strong example through work product, energy, attitude and technical skills
- Hands-on, detail oriented, energetic and results-driven
Essential Functions & Responsibilities:
Human Resources
- Administration and Communication – develop and communicate employment policies, procedures, and programs
- Recruiting, Onboarding, Records - lead the recruitment and selection of employees and new employee orientation/onboarding in coordination with management. Creates and maintains personnel records in a confidential manner, including new hire personnel files. Assist in the preparation of employee separation notices and related documentation.
- Policies Compliance - ensure compliance with policies, fair employment practices and government regulations.
- Payroll – run biweekly payroll and update payroll records by entering changes in exemptions, insurance coverage, savings deductions, and job title and department/division transfers. Resolve payroll discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information. Assist with processing and distributing checks as needed.
- Healthcare/Benefits – manage all employee benefits programs with external suppliers and assist employees with benefits-related inquiries. Lead training and communication about the benefits as needed.
- 401K – communicate and coordinate 401K new enrollments, open enrollments, rollovers, and loans. Facilitate meetings between employees and financial planning experts/401k advisors
- Leave of Absence – manage all employees leave of absence in accordance with Company Policy, Federal and State law. Including maintenance of leave documentation and timely notices to employees.
- Employee Relations – support management to maintain positive employee interaction and consistency in all areas of employee relations.
Safety
- Administer - identify and evaluate hazardous conditions and practices in the workplace. Conduct and coordinate on-site inspections to audit physical conditions and safe work practices.
- Training – develop and administer employee training to ensure annual compliance.
- Regulatory Guidance – provide general guidance, direction, advice and regulatory requirements in all areas of occupational safety and health. Provide leadership and direction to operating managers regarding effective accident investigation and management and return to work programs.
- Reporting - participate in Worker's Compensation claim administration. Maintain WC claim tracking log, coordinate claim updates between WC insurer, employee, and managers. Maintain documents in case files. Track modified duty and absences. Assist with Safety reporting. Provide regular reports from WC claim tracking log as needed for OSHA 300 reporting and monthly reporting. Maintain an effective safety program including development, implementation and maintenance of health and safety policies, standards, safe operating practices, training programs, hazard assessments.
- Process Improvements – review all post-accident investigations and near misses for process and procedural improvements and follow-up with management.
- Documentation – maintain OSHA documentation SDS Binders and Chemical Lists.
Required Qualifications:
- Must have at least ten (10) years of HR department experience
- Must have at least five (5) years' experience overseeing worker compensation claims and employee accident management
- Prefer a minimum of three (3) years of Safety facilitation and management experience
- Experience working in HR related software packages for 401K and Health/Benefits programs.
- Experience in managing payroll is preferred
- Employee relations experience with relevant knowledge in handling conflict resolution and/or disciplinary investigations and resolutions
- Requires excellent computer skills in MS Word, Outlook, Excel
- Demonstrates strong planning and organization skills with attention to detail and ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills and ability to work with all levels of employees with demonstrated professionalism and maintenance of confidentiality at all times.
- Knowledge of all Federal Labor Laws and Federal Wage and Hour Laws.
- Spanish speaking preferred but not required
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $75,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Experience:
- Human Resources: 10 years (Required)