Employee Relations Specialist - Buffalo Sabres

Summary

The Employee Relations Specialist will be responsible for a variety of human resources functions including but not limited to employee relations, data entry, compliance, and training.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Partners with employees and management to communicate various human resource policies, procedures, laws, standards, and government regulations
• Manages employee relations situations, conducts thorough investigations, documents extensively, and mitigates risk
• Responds to employee relation issues such as employee complaints, harassment allegations and civil rights complaints
• Responds to all EEOC and NLRB charges in conjunction with the legal department
• Develops, recommends, and assists in implementing personnel policies and procedures with assistance of Director of HR.
• Assists in the bi-annual performance appraisal program and revises as necessary.
• Creates and conducts presentations & training using audiovisual tools, including PowerPoint and videos as needed.
• Represents the company for any unemployment claims.
• Drives a positive, inclusive culture holding the values and mission of the organization in the forefront.
• Manages all Labor Postings for each property.
• Facilitates or provides training such as NYS Harassment Prevention Training, NHL Respect training and others as determined necessary to the workforce
• Identifies and recommends employee engagement opportunities for the organization.
• Leads Safety Committee.
• Oversees all leave of absence requests in accordance with federal and state leave laws.
• Reconciles monthly HR credit card statement and processes invoices for approval through Docuware and JobRouter.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Maintain upmost confidentiality as applicable.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree Human Resources or related field
• 2-4 years of experience in Human Resources
• 1-3 years of employee relations experience required
• Knowledge of federal and state regulations
• Experience with UKG preferred
• Ability to travel to other locations as needed

Compensation

This role pays $60,405.80-$63,000, Note: Wages will be determined based on factors such as candidate experience, qualifications, skill set and internal equity.

Critical Competencies

• Manages Complexity
  • Asks the right questions to accurately analyze situations. Acquires data from multiple and diverse sources when solving problems. Uncovers root causes to difficult problems.
• Manages Conflict
  • Steps up to conflicts, seeing them as opportunities. Works out tough agreements and settles disputes equitably. Settles differences in productive ways with minimum noise.
• Decision Quality
  • Makes sound decisions, even in the absence of complete information. Relies on a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgement when making decisions. Considers all relevant factors and uses appropriate decision-making criteria and principles.
• Being Resilient
  • Is confident under pressure. Handles and manages crises effectively. Maintains a positive attitude despite adversity.
• Resourcefulness
  • Marshals resources (people, funding, material, support) to get things done. Orchestrates multiple activities simultaneously to accomplish a goal. Gets the most out of limited resources.

Benefits & Incentives

We offer generous benefits and incentives, including but not limited to:

• Medical Plans: Comprehensive and affordable medical plans; supplemental vision care, dental care, life insurance coverage, fully paid, short and long-term disability and life insurance coverage.
• Investments: 401(k) with employer matching; annual discretionary defined employer contributions
• Paid Time Off: Paid Volunteer Days
• Sabres Experience: (up to 4) Comp tickets to Buffalo Sabres, Buffalo Bandits, Rochester Americans when available
• Wellness: Annual Health & Wellness fair, monthly wellness initiatives including but not limited to lunch & learns, fitness classes and challenges.
• Sabres Family: many annual social events for employees and their families to enjoy, including various holiday parties and activities. DEI committee with annual initiatives, ERG (Employee Resource Groups), Community Volunteer opportunities and more.

Hockey Western New York, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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