We firmly believe that our employees drive the success of the company! With success in mind as the ultimate goal, we strive to create and provide an environment that offers challenging, stimulating and financially rewarding opportunities. We are looking for The Right One to join our team!
Are you experienced, flexible and self-motivated? Are you skilled and energized by collaboration and continuous improvement? Do you enjoy a challenging and vibrant work environment?
If this sounds like you, you may be The Right One ! Please continue on to learn more about this opportunity. Don't forget to take a look at our comprehensive benefits!
SUMMARY
Toyota Tsusho America is looking for an experienced Human Resource Specialist to join our team in San Antonio, TX! The Human Resource Specialist will work collaboratively with local management to promote best practices and will serve as a trusted advisor to management and team members. This role will assist management and team members with a full range of Human Resource services including: employee relations, FMLA, performance, and full-cycle recruiting.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as an employee advocate and liaison between management and employees to resolve problems.
• Assist management to educate and coach management to ensure their alignment with and practice of the company's Positive Employee Relations philosophies, culture, policies and daily work interactions with employees.
• Serve as primary point of contact for any form of employee complaints.
• Conduct confidential investigations.
• Provide full cycle recruiting for area of business.
• Act as liaison with payroll, benefits and other members of HR for employees.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for local management and employees regarding LOA case management, including but not limited to; staying abreast of all state and local regulations and proficient knowledge of FMLA and ADA laws, policies, and procedures.
• Stay abreast of local/state employment laws and inform HR Management of updates and changes. This includes Texas and California.
• Utilize the company's online worker's compensation system to enter incident reports received from local management and to manage the case from beginning to conclusion in consultation with HR management and/or Legal, as necessary.
• May be required to perform other related duties as the need arises and as directed by HR Management

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
The ideal Human Resource Specials will have a Bachelor's degree in HR or a related field. Willing to substitute experience for education. The ideal Human Resource Specialist will have 3-5 years' experience in a HR Professional role.

Required Travel: 10%

BENEFITS

• Competitive Salary with Bonus Opportunities
• Paid Time Off
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits (Low Premiums!)
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Disability and Life Insurance
• 401(k) with Company Contribution
• Educational Tuition Reimbursement

Flexible Work Arrangement
Consistent with the Company's Flexible Work Arrangement* policy, an essential function of an on-site/office-based position requires an employee to perform a regular portion of their duties at a Company facility. In person collaboration is a critical component of your job and vitally important to innovation, all of which can only be accomplished working on site. Working in this manner is consistent with the Company's philosophy of "kaizen," as well as facilitates important team interactions, enhances learning and development, and supports relationship building. These functions are critical to our business operations and consistent with the Company's value of "genchi, genbutsu, genjitsu" to see and understand where work is done.
If your role is as a member of management, you will use in person work time to train, develop and motivate employees. Further, through observation and assessment of processes, you will identify opportunities to enhance employee effectiveness and productivity.

*A flexible work arrangement is dependent on the nature, scope, essential job functions, requirements, and location of the position.
Our company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer! It is the policy and commitment of the company to maintain a work environment that provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all its employees and applicants. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, marital/domestic partner status, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other applicable lawfully protected basis. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.
We seek to employ individuals qualified for a position by virtue of job-related educational standards, training, experience, and personal qualifications.