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Summary Manages and coordinates all Human Resource activities and functions related to Benefits, Compensation, Employee Relations, Staffing, Training, Legal Issues, Policy and Procedures, Workers Comp / Safety, & Bldg Security. HR Manager develops and implements tactics to accomplish Company and HR goals, and monitors performance against these goals.Act as the employee advocate.Recruit, hire and conduct new employee orientation. Write and maintain employment contracts, job descriptions and non-compete agreements as needed.Recommend employee development programs.Provide leadership training, advice and coaching to management at all levels.Advise management on performance improvement issues and administer the performance management process for the company.Develop and maintain job descriptions.Oversee attendance policy and recommend discipline.Manage all compensation programs and payroll process to ensure compliance, accuracy and equity within organization. Responsible for the complete payroll process.Coordinate and manage internal job posting and the transfer process. Review transfers and promotions for fairness and consistency.Manage all benefits programs such as: life, medical, dental, STD & LTD disability insurances; flexible spending program, retirement plan, PTO, leaves of absence, and EAP. Recommend changes and improvements as needed to be competitive and to control costs.Coordinate and help manage the company Retirement plan, including Profit Sharing and 401k. Be a member of the Investment Policy committee and advise management on changes and improvements within the Retirement Plan.Manage all HR employee relations activities and issues, and is responsible for the appropriate resolution to employee issues. Review all disciplinary action for fairness and consistency.Manages all HR policies and procedures to ensure compliance with legal and governmental requirements.Manages the workers compensation and safety programs..

Recruitment/Staffing Process• Coordinate all staffing functions – internal / external sourcing of candidates, select & screen resumes/ applications, phone screen candidates, employment offers, reference checking, new hire orientations, full policy & procedure orientations. • Negotiated salaries and hourly rates, extended offers of employment to successful candidates • Established and created solid working relationships with hiring managers.• Determined the needs of the hiring managers.• Coordinate exit interviews and evaluations. Compensation / Benefits Administration• Full supervision of $20 million US and Canadian payroll• Full administration of benefits-medical, dental, life insurance, COBRA, FMLA, leaves of absences, work comp, tuition assistance• Led full process for FSA selection and implementation• Monitor Workers’ Compensation claims and coordinate work between employees and the insurance carrier as well as track reported accidents. • Conduct annual salary and wage surveys, coordinate hourly compensation program • Update job descriptionsPerformance Management• Ensure compliance and consistency of company policies, procedures and best practices• New hire evaluations and feedback • Administrate Salaried PAD’s paperwork and quarterly G & O’s.• Discipline administration/lower level. Employee Relations• Coordinate all employee relation programs consisting of wellness, vendor relations, and recognition activities • Employee survey administration• Coordinate training activities and actively support a Lean EnterpriseSupervision• Currently supervise HR Administration Rep.and Payroll Representative

Process payroll weekly for 1200 employees, update payroll system as needed. Assist in answering questions as they come up. Time card data entry of hours, running weekly time reports, employment verifications, data entry of vacation time, sick pay, absences etc.

Assist Human Resource Department with duties including 401(k) disbursement, develop postings, maintain job and employee files, filing, new employee packets, time card data entry, log resumes/applications, generate acknowledgment letters, conduct new hire orientations, coordination of retirement planning, tuition reimbursement service award presentations, performance evaluations, benefit paperwork and open enrollment, coordination of HR newsletter, assist in answering HR questions