Total Rewards Specialist

Who We Are and What We Do

Farmer Focus’s mission is to promote and protect generational family farms by shifting farm-level decision-making and chicken ownership back to farmers and empowering them to farm the way they know is best. We are committed to consistently producing 100% organic and humanely raised chicken that is better for people, the planet, and animals. Our culture is rooted in servant leadership, and we live by our Farmer Focus CARES values: Community, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Stewardship.

The essential functions of this role include but are not limited to:

Total Rewards:

• Provide support to management on Total Rewards strategies and best practices for talent retention.
• Assist in the development and implementation of wellness programs to promote Team Member health and well-being.
• Help implement and effectively communicate total rewards programs to employees.
• Provide support for weekly payroll processing, utilizing a working knowledge of the Workday Payroll system.

Benefits Administration:

• Administer Team Member benefit plans, including healthcare, life & disability insurance, and retirement programs.
• Serve as a secondary point of contact and operational support to the organization’s Benefits Broker.
• Partner with the Plant People Ops Team to equip them with the necessary knowledge to collaboratively resolve Team Member questions and issues.
• Provide guidance to Team Members on benefit-related matters.
• Administer leave of absence plans, ensuring compliance with all applicable policies and legal requirements.
• Manage the benefit enrollment process for hourly team members, ensuring accurate and timely completion.
• Assist in the preparation of the annual Open Enrollment process in collaboration with the Total Rewards Manager and Benefits Broker, including:

o Communicating benefit changes.
o Educating Team Members on benefit options.
o Tracking enrollment completion.

• Assist with COBRA administration, ensuring compliance through the Company’s vendor.
• Reconcile monthly benefits invoices and collaborate with Finance/Payroll.
• Assist in resolving employee benefits issues, partnering with the Benefits Broker and vendors as needed.

HR System Administration:

• Conduct ongoing audits and quality assurance checks to maintain data integrity.
• Perform testing for software upgrades and other system changes.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and federal/state regulations.
• Assist with the Workday system setup for annual open enrollment, including informational guides, plan configuration, rate updates, success testing, and deployment.

Minimum Qualifications

Farmer Focus is committed to the principles of equal employment and to complying with all federal, state, and local laws providing equal employment opportunities, and all other employment laws and regulations. It is our intent to maintain a work environment that is inclusive and equitable, free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation based upon an individual's age, race (including traits historically associated with race, which includes hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation (including transgender status, gender identity, or expression), pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), physical or mental disability, genetic information (including testing and characteristics), military status (including status as a uniformed servicemember, a veteran, or dependent of a servicemember), or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. Farmer Focus is dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy regarding all aspects of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay and other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.