HR Specialist

Primary Responsibilities

• Plans and formulates general personnel policies including workforce planning.
• Oversees compliance with all federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
• Oversees recruiting, interviewing, testing, selection, placement, and New Hire Orientation of new employees.
• Implements special education, coaching, training, and professional development programs.
• Coordinates the appraisal, transfer, promotion, layoff, recall, demotion, and termination of employees.
• Administers compensation programs for both overtime ineligible and overtime eligible employees.
• Administers employee benefit plans and programs and the disclosure of information concerning benefits to employees.
• Implements appropriate constructive disciplinary and grievance procedures and ensuring that those policies or procedures do not alter the employment-at-will relationship or constitute a contract or promise that those policies and procedures will be followed in every case.
• Builds positive employee relations, addressing concerns, and fostering a healthy work environment.
• Maintains personnel records and evaluating personnel programs and policies.
• Assists with creation, implementation, and oversight of employee corrective action plans.
• Understands budgeting and cost management.
• All other related duties as assigned.

Skill Requirements

• Effective interpersonal skills.
• Listening, oral, and written communications.
• Ability to mediate and resolve conflicts within the organization.
• Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.
• Ability to keep information confidential – a high degree of trust and discretion is required.

Candidate Profile

• Goal and Detail Oriented
• Determined, Enthusiastic
• Bright, Approachable
• Flexible, Self-starter

Other Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in human resources or other related fields.
• A certification in Human Resources is a plus.
• Combination of education and similar experience may be substituted.
• Ability to travel and provide own transportation.
• Must be bondable.

Equal Opportunity Employer
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