Human Resources Manager

Position summary:  The HR Manager’s primary responsibilities include recruitment, orientation, benefit administration, safety training, workers compensation management, employee relations and retention, performance management, payroll, and updating monthly reports pertaining to human resources. 

Tasks:

• Recruit and interview at all levels, including exempt, non-exempt, and temporary positions through online recruiting websites, education relationships, employee referral and word of mouth. Reduce hiring costs through direct hiring and increased retention.
• Coordinate the successful on-boarding of new employees to ensure that all payroll, benefit, and employee files are established correctly and in full legal compliance.
• Provide current and prospective employees with information about policies, job duties, working conditions, wages, and opportunities for promotion and employee benefits.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state laws in all written policies and workplace actions. Help prevent OSHA or EEOC claims.
• Lead safety training and policies.
• Process and manage workers’ compensation claims and reduce claims.
• Work with the supervisors to ensure performance and compensation reviews are done on a timely basis.
• Help identify personnel training and certification needs, and provide training as needed, with a focus on hourly personnel. 
• Manage and administer the employee handbook and acting as an expert in the interpretation of the policies.
• Monitor associate performance and support staff when disciplinary actions are required.
• Keep management aware of unemployment trends, new businesses coming into the area & those going out of business to assess external risks and opportunities
• Track vacation for all employees and attendance of all hourly employees
• Monthly updating of safety, termination, OSHA, benefits, payroll, turnover, and personnel reports.
• Administer compensation, benefits and performance management systems, and safety training programs
• Perform difficult staffing duties, including dealing with understaffing, mediating disputes, termination of employees, and administering disciplinary procedures.
• Advise managers on organizational policy matters such as equal employment opportunity and sexual harassment, and recommended needed changes.
• Analyze and modify compensation and benefits policies to establish competitive programs and ensure compliance with legal requirements.
• Plan and conduct new employee orientation to foster positive attitude toward organizational objectives.
• Serve as a liaison between management and employees by handling questions and helping resolve work-related problems.
• Maintain records and compile statistical reports concerning personnel-related data such as hires, transfers, performance appraisals, and absenteeism rates.
• Analyze statistical data and reports to identify and determine causes of personnel problems and develop recommendations for improvement of organization's personnel policies and practices.
• Investigate and report on industrial accidents for insurance carriers.
• Represent organization at personnel-related hearings and investigations.
• Prepare personnel forecast to project employment needs.
• Oversee the evaluation, classification and rating of occupations and job positions.
• Contract with vendors to provide employee services, such as food service, transportation, or relocation service.
• Coordinate arrangements for special events and caterings.
• Responsible for contracting office cleaning services
• Responsible for contracting special training needs and employee industrial hygiene testings.
• Manages, updates, and inputs data in to the Human Resources Information System (Bamboo HR)
• Responsible for daily time card audits to ensure accuracy and to monitor overtime.
• Responsible for calculating and processing biweekly and monthly reports
• Responsible for reporting of payroll information such as hours worked and pay for payroll journal entries, attendance tracker, hours worked without injuries, and attendance percentages.
• Responsible for reporting Human Resources activities for the weekly Managers’ Meeting, monthly Board of Directors meeting, and the quarterly Management System Review Team meeting.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent communications skills and ability to work well with others.
• Well organized and pays attention to details.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office software and payroll HRIS solutions
• The ability to handle difficult situations and to diplomatically coach management and employees on effective practices.  Remain calm and in control in challenging employee interactions.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Able to multi-task and adapt as needed to provide support to all levels of the organization. 
• Familiar with state and federal laws pertaining to recruitment and employment.
• Upbeat and outgoing personality with the ability to remain objective.
• Able to maintain confidential information.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of governmental regulations related to Human Resource Management and legal compliance to Employment and Labor Law regulations
• Knowledge of State and Federal compliance requirements such as EEOC, NLRB, FMLA, ADA, FLSA, etc.

Physical Requirements:

• General office environment, ability to sit for long periods of time. Ability to move about in an office.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration or similar field required. Equivalent work experience may be considered.
• Minimum 5-7 years of Human Resources Generalist/Human Resources Manager experience required (or combination of).
• PHR/SHRM-CP certification preferred.

A Career with Otsuka Chemical America, Inc. Offers:

• Health Insurance with prescription card and lab card
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• 10 Paid Holidays
• 401(k)

Salary : $65,000