HR & Recruiting Manager

Position Overview:

The Human Resources Manager is responsible for the management of functions related to HR issues for all Team Members. Interacts with potential candidates and Team Members to provide information in response to inquiries about company, policies and procedures.   This position must also have experience with Recruiting, Human Resources Management, Benefits Administration, Performance Management, Communication Processes, Compensation and Wage Structure, Supports Diversity, Classifying Employees, Employment Law, Laws Against Sexual Harassment, Organization.

Specific responsibilities include:

Strategy and Leadership

• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Provide supervision and guidance to direct reports; coach and develop direct reports to ensure future succession and bench strength.
• Act as a change agent and work to establish a positive workplace culture focused on high performance and transparency through an effective communication strategy.
• Facilitate development and implementation of company enterprise programs; align them with corporate and local business HR strategy, policies, programs, and objectives to promote high employee engagement.

Recruiting and Talent Acquisition

• Lead and actively participate in talent acquisition by recruiting, selecting, orientating, and training team members.
• Update job requirements and job descriptions for all positions.
• Use HRIS (UKG Pro) to track applicants.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to understand their staffing needs and develop tailored recruiting strategies.
• Create and maintain job descriptions and job requirements for all positions,
• Use various online platforms (Indeed, LinkedIn, Monster, etc.) to source and attract potential candidates.
• Establish and maintain relationships with local trade schools and universities for recruiting purposes.
• Coordinate and participate in job fairs, career events, and other recruiting activities.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of recruiting strategies and adjust as needed.
• Schedule and deliver new hire orientation and benefits overview to new hires.
• Manage the new hire paperwork process
• Schedule drug testing and communicate results.
• Manage background, MVR check, and drug testing for all Team Members (some of which have CDLs)
• Counsel managers on candidate selection and best practices for effective and legal interviewing.
• Complete employer section of Form I-9 for all new hires and file properly, separate from personnel files
• Complete online E-Verification for all new hires

Talent Management

• Oversee the talent management process; facilitate talent assessment process.
• Design talent development plans as appropriate.
• Identify competency, knowledge, and talent gaps; create and participate in plans for filling those talent gaps.

Employee Relations

• Act as a point of contact for employee concerns, grievances, and conflicts, ensuring timely and effective resolution.
• Conduct regular employee engagement surveys and analyze results to identify areas for improvement.
• Provide guidance and support to managers on handling employee performance issues, disciplinary actions, and terminations.
• Conduct and analyze exit interviews to identify trends and recommend changes to improve retention

Legal Compliance

• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
• Conduct timely and thorough investigations into employee complaints, harassment allegations, and other workplace issues.
• Provide training to employees and managers on legal compliance topics, such as anti-discrimination, harassment prevention, and workplace safety.
• Create and maintain personnel and medical files properly, complying with company records retention and destruction policies.
• Manage worker’s compensation cases
  

Administrative

• Respond to Unemployment Claims
• Complete verification of employment (“VOE”) requests
• Reset passwords in HRIS (UltiPro) and Payroll system (Kronos)
• Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments
• Run reports for anniversary, birthday, and telephone lists
• Update Team Member information in HR database
• Look up, and communicate, PTO balances

Qualifications/Experience:

•    Bachelor’s degree in related field, required
• Master’s degree or MBA, preferred
• Professional HR certification (PHR or SHRM-CP), highly desired.
• Minimum of five (5) years Human Resource experience (to include benefits) in a 100 person organization, required. 
• Safety program management experience, preferred.
• Excellent MS Word/Excel/Outlook skills
• Experience with HRIS database required, CoAdvantage preferred, or other HRIS platform
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must be fluent in English, ability to speak other languages a plus
  

Key Competencies:

• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Planning and organizing
• Decision maker
• Exceptional communication skills
• Proven experience in people management
• Maintain confidentiality at all levels for the President, Team Members, and the Company.

Supervisory Responsibility - this position may supervise other clerical staff as deemed necessary to perform the duties of the job.

Work Environment - this job operates in a clerical office setting. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work - this is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

Travel - this position may require travel from time to time.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications - must be able to pass a background check

Other Duties - please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Hog Technologies is a great place to work, and we are proud to offer these great benefits to our Team Members. We offer Health Insurance, Vision, Dental, Paid Time Off Holidays, 401k, Voluntary benefits, and much more.