Human Resources Assistant chez Mennel Milling Company

Title: Human Resources Assistant  

Department: Human Resources 

Reports To: Refer to location organizational chart 

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At Mennel, we believe in doing right and bringing our best to our people who are helping to feed the world. We promote teamwork and recognize the individual contributions everyone plays in the overall success of the company. 

JOB SUMMARY: In this role, you will help sustain Mennel’s tradition of excellence established in 1886 as well as support our food safety programs and mission to reliably deliver superior quality, uniformity, and service. The primary purpose of this position is to complete the recruitment activities for both internal and external candidates for the Fostoria Campus locations. This position will sustain the mission and motto and Food Safety and Quality Statement of the Mennel Milling Company. 

PRIMARY WORK SHIFT: Monday through Friday 8AM – 5PM. Will vary, depending on workload.  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without accommodation.  

• Follow all food and personal safety rules and regulations in respect to GMP’s, OSHA, HACCP, the Global Food Safety Initiative, the US FDA Food Safety Modernization Act as stated in the FS&Q Statement, and sanitation guidelines as set forth by the company as listed in Corporate Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) and attend all required training sessions. Maintain the department/facility in an everyday audit ready condition.

Recruiting and staffing support: 

• Participates in sourcing / recruitment activities including job fairs, presentations to students at education institutions, industry or community professional groups, and other opportunities as identified.
• Partners with the Mennel Talent Team to meet staffing needs by utilizing and promoting appropriate sourcing methods and strategies.
• Maintains applicant tracking system including document retention according to company policy and legal and regulatory compliance.
• Participates in the hiring process by extending offers to candidates and other pre-hire tasks.
• Coordinates pre-employment requirements including background and MVR checks, substance abuse testing and post offer physicals. Maintains all related documents and communicates status of the hiring process with the hiring manager.
• Acts as a backup for the HR onboarding process with all new hires.
• Assists with new employee orientation including the review of orientation evaluations; recommends improvements to the process. Assists with coordinating onboarding paperwork and new hire procedures including E-Verify.
• Coordinates and communicates the scheduling of additional training including safety and quality with the personnel responsible.
• Assists other members of the human resources team with administrative duties when needed, such as: 
  • Mailing, employee gifts, one off events, etc.
  • WorkTango administration tasks, updates, etc.
  • MennelConnect updates, management, etc.
  • Other duties may be assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: 

This position has no supervisory duties. 

QUALIFICATIONS:  

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform this job.  

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration or related field preferred.
• 1-3 years of recruitment experience within a multi-location company with greater than 300 employees preferred.
• Working knowledge of Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and or Human Resource Information System (HRIS).
• Must understand Employment Law as it relates to recruitment and hiring.
• Strong Skills in Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, and Power Point.
• Must have exceptional time management skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality always and understand the intimacy needed for maintaining personnel files and other documents.
• Must exhibit a professional demeanor, articulate communication skills, and a courteous attitude. Exceptional verbal, written, and phone correspondence abilities are essential.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: 

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, memos, procedures, and plans. Ability to write, complete checklists and other basic documentation and correspondence. Ability to effectively present information or data in one-on-one and small group situations to co-workers, supervisors, and managers. 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:  

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. 

REASONING ABILITY: 

Must use solid judgment when making decisions. Must have ability to quickly recognize and plan for changing work duties and events. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job: 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to perform maintenance tasks, reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, twist, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds or more. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:  

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job: 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to conditions that are typical to an office environment.