Corporate Benefits and HR Specialist bei Red Gold Foods

Responsibilities

Benefit Administration

• Calculates monthly billings for life, short-term disability, stop loss, optional life insurance, voluntary life insurance, employee assistance program and other voluntary benefits
• Initiates wire transfer for A/P to process monthly billings
• Enrolls and updates changes in the software system provided by the carrier
• Processes long-term disability and short-term disability claims including continuing medical updates
• Provides written and verbal information relating to existing problems, new problems, or changes to benefits to employees
• Assists in renewal process and recommendations for improvements or changes
• Assists employees with questions or concerns related to benefits
• Assist with open enrollment and with the appropriate paperwork for underwriting requirements
• Process all new hire introductions to benefits
• Guide employees through Life Events and Open Enrollment in UltiPro

• Track dependents terming at age 26
• Point of contact for employment verifications
• Sending unemployment requests and determinations to proper plant location
• Track and update proper benefit/deduction groups for all employees
• Initiate wellness initiatives and create company-wide communication to promote and encourage them

Family Medical Leave Act Administration

• Manage FMLA Accrual Balances in Kronos
• Ensure all FMLA paperwork used is current with the DOL
• Overall management of company FMLA usage
• Process FMLA paperwork for all Red Gold and RGT employees
• Maintain electronic FMLA files for all locations

HR Communication/Administrative Tasks

• Serve as the first HR point of contact and provide employees with accurate and timely information as requested
• Analyze and update job descriptions on an annual/as-needed basis 
• Create and post UKG & Digital Display Board (DDB) Communication of HR material and miscellaneous items as needed

Other

• Creation and Maintenance of Personnel Files
• New hire orientation for all new Corporate Employees
• I-9 and E-verify all new Corporate Employees

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or a related field preferred
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in benefits and 401k administration
• Leave Management Experience including FMLA compliance
• Desire to be cross trained in other aspects of Human Resources
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office products (particularly Excel)
• Outstanding communication skills

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Computer proficiency
• Confidentiality
• Ability to operate comfortably at all levels within the company
• Positive attitude
• Self-motivated
• Outstanding customer service and communication skills
• Detail oriented

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

To perform this job successfully, the physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job:

Supervisory Responsibilities

Direct: None

Indirect: None