Demo

HR Benefits Specialist

Dobbs Truck Group
Memphis, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 1/17/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/9/2025

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

The Dobbs Truck Group is a growth company that successfully expands our operations and customer base through a high-quality team of employees.

Dobbs Truck Group operates 25 commercial truck dealerships through two operating companies – Dobbs Peterbilt and Western Truck Center. These dealerships represent some of the best commercial truck brands including Peterbilt, Volvo, Mack, Autocar, and Hino and include locations in Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington.

We offer a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, life insurance, and 401(k), as well as paid vacation and sick leave. Our Company is looking for long-term employees that we can invest in and grow with as we pursue our mission of being the premier commercial truck dealer group.

I. General Job Description

This position oversees the day-to-day administration of all group-insured benefits and leave programs, including FMLA, ADAA, state-specific paid leave (CA / OR / WA), Workers' Compensation, and Sick / Vacation Leave. The role is based at our corporate office and ensures compliance, accuracy, and seamless execution of benefits processes.

The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

Responsibilities

Insured Benefits

  • Document and maintain administrative procedures for assigned benefits processes.
  • Ensure timely and accurate completion of required reporting and fees.
  • Process benefit enrollments, COBRA, coverage terminations, changes, beneficiaries, disability claims, accident claims, and death claims.
  • Oversee employee benefits files, maintain group benefits database, and update employee payroll records.
  • Collect employee data and process monthly billings and prepare payment of administrative fees for all group plans.
  • Develop communication tools to improve employee understanding of the company's benefits package.
  • Assist with the design and distribution of materials for benefits orientations and open enrollment.

Workers’ Compensation

  • Process all Injury Reports and manage Workers’ Compensation cases.
  • Report, maintain, and monitor all Workers’ Compensation Case files and follow-up on open cases.
  • Prepare light-duty job descriptions.
  • Track KOS (Kept on Salary) Program.
  • Leave Benefits

  • Responsible for processing FMLA, ADAA, CA Paid Family Leave, WA Paid Family Leave, and Pregnancy Leave, including coordination of all leave benefits both State and Federal.
  • II. Minimum Job Qualifications

  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in human resources, specifically administering employee benefits and leave programs.
  • Proficiency with HRIS and benefit administration systems.
  • Knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), with experience in benefits-related reporting and data management.
  • In-depth understanding of federal and state labor laws related to benefits, including FMLA, ADAA, and state-specific paid leave policies.
  • Strong knowledge of Workers’ Compensation processes and legal requirements.
  • III. Desired Job Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • 3-5 years of experience as an HR Generalist.
  • Bi-lingual in Spanish / English.
  • IV. Mental Capability Requirements

  • Comprehension : Ability to understand opposing points of view on highly complex issues, negotiate, and integrate different viewpoints.
  • Organization : Ability to organize and prioritize work schedule on short-term basis (more than 1 month).
  • Reasoning & Decision Making : Ability to make decisions with moderate impact on immediate work unit.
  • Communication : Ability to express or exchange ideas by means of the spoken word, communicating orally with others accurately, loudly, and quickly.
  • Mathematics : Ability to compute, analyze, and interpret numerical data for reporting purposes.
  • V. Physical Demands and Work Environment

    The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is required to sit for long periods of time. Specific vision abilities required by this job include color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

    VI. Common Expectations of Performance for all Employees

    The following includes common expectations for all employees of the Company. The evaluation of job performance will be based on these common expectations as well as the position-specific responsibilities described above.

    Communications, Teamwork, and Feedback to Others

  • Contribute to a work environment that is based on trust and respect.
  • Have discussions on a regular basis with their manager to discuss opportunities to best achieve individual performance objectives and departmental goals.
  • Suggest ways to improve the efficiency of conducting their job duties.
  • Promote continuous improvement and change to support company growth.
  • Mentor others unselfishly.
  • Give credit where it’s due.
  • Company Loyal Policies and Work Ethic

  • Adhere to the policies contained in the Employee Handbook.
  • Adhere to the Company’s Employee Conduct Policy.
  • Support management decisions toward meeting company goals.
  • Be open and receptive to new ideas, regardless of their origin.
  • Make prudent decisions, which are based on the best interest of the Company and its long-term future.
  • We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

    Dobbs Truck Group operates 25 commercial truck dealerships through two operating companies – Dobbs Peterbilt and Western Truck Center.

    Dobbs Peterbilt and Western Truck Center are equal opportunity employers that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience, and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. Dobbs Peterbilt and Western Truck Parts do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, ancestry, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, or marital status; or on the basis of age against persons whose age is 40 and over, or on the basis of physical or mental disability; or to disabled veterans or to Vietnam veterans.

    We are proud to be an affirmative action employer and encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to join our team.

    Requirements :

    If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
    Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

    What is the career path for a HR Benefits Specialist?

    Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the HR Benefits Specialist career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
    Income Estimation: 
    $70,688 - $86,333
    Income Estimation: 
    $80,418 - $105,051
    Income Estimation: 
    $89,823 - $111,340
    Income Estimation: 
    $117,681 - $153,066
    Income Estimation: 
    $167,784 - $219,716
    Income Estimation: 
    $65,036 - $83,221
    Income Estimation: 
    $80,418 - $105,051
    Income Estimation: 
    $89,823 - $111,340
    Income Estimation: 
    $100,351 - $131,236
    Income Estimation: 
    $117,681 - $153,066
    Income Estimation: 
    $80,418 - $105,051
    Income Estimation: 
    $114,932 - $144,168
    View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

    Job openings at Dobbs Truck Group

    Dobbs Truck Group
    Hired Organization Address Sumner, WA Full Time
    Job Description Job Description Description : The Dobbs Truck Group is a growth company that successfully expands our op...
    Dobbs Truck Group
    Hired Organization Address Meridian, MS Full Time
    Job Description Job Description Description : The Dobbs Truck Group is a growth company that successfully expands our op...
    Dobbs Truck Group
    Hired Organization Address Liberty, WA Full Time
    Job Description Job Description Description : The Dobbs Truck Group is a growth company that successfully expands our op...

    Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other HR Benefits Specialist jobs in the Memphis, TN area that may be a better fit.

    HR BENEFITS SPECIALIST

    Dobbs Peterbilt - PTC of Tennessee, LLC, Memphis, TN

    HR Benefits Specialist

    Dobbs Peterbilt, Memphis, TN

    AI Assistant is available now!

    Feel free to start your new journey!