Human Resources Specialist, Staffing

Job Responsibilities/Duties
Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) is the tank farm operating contractor at the Hanford Site located in Richland, WA. The WRPS mission is to safely store, retrieve, and treat 54 million gallons of legacy radioactive and hazardous waste. This complex mission spans all competencies of engineering/science accomplished through a highly integrated organization engineering organization. WRPS was identified as "One of America's Safest Companies" in 2020; and was the recipient of the 2021 "Employer of the Year" by the Association of Washington Businesses.

WRPS is seeking a Human Resources (HR) Specialist for the Staffing organization to be responsible for managing the full recruitment lifecycle, develop strong relationships, maintain compliance and bring creative solutions for staffing issues.

Responsibilities include:

• Conduct recruiting, screening, selection and offer process activities to hire qualified personnel
• Assist in the development and implementation of recruiting strategies and position development
• Collaborate and advise hiring managers through the recruitment and onboarding process ensuring program compliance
• Brief and/or educate management on the Employment Staffing procedure, affirmative action planning and underutilization, organizational demographics and required adherence to applicable laws and regulations
• Guide management on the targeted selection/interview process to identify the best-qualified candidate
• Recommend and conduct external recruiting efforts as needed to meet specific staffing deliverables
• Foster relationships with external entities that are sources for qualified and diverse candidates
• Represent company at community outreach events and career fairs requiring occasional travel
• Facilitate New Hire Orientation
• Maintain applicant tracking and personnel requisition reporting
• Assist with completing and tracking HR Staffing deliverables and support audit and reporting requests for internal and external customers
• May conduct self-assessments on staffing and recruiting processes to identify potential process improvements
• PeopleSoft/Recruiting data entry and SAP Crystal reporting as required for posting and closeout of postings

Please Note: This position is being advertised under the current Tank Operations Contractor, Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS). However, now that transition activities have begun a candidate selected for employment may be hired under the incoming contractor, Hanford Tank Waste Operations & Closure (H2C) contract. Further details will be provided during the hiring process.

Required Qualifications
Grade 15:
Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field; and three (3) years related experience or combination of education and experience

Grade 16:
Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field; and five (5) years related experience or combination of education and experience
Note the essential duties for this grade level are like that of the previous grade level, however the scope of responsibility is larger, and the expected level of performance is increased.

Desired Qualifications
Previous experience as a Recruiter or similar capacity
PeopleSoft or a similar HRIS system experience

Depending on the nature of your employment with WRPS, you can expect the following:

• A business casual dress work environment: jeans are permissible (restrictions may apply).
• Opportunity for work/life balance: a standard 4 x 10 work schedule, allowing more personal time to enjoy life outside of the office (other schedules and/or shift work may be required).
• Many positions (non-bargaining) allow for a hybrid work environment, a combination of in-office and telework (restrictions may apply).

Compensation & Benefits
In accordance with the company's philosophy on compensation for exempt and salaried non-exempt employees, WRPS takes into consideration a variety of factors when determining initial salary to include assigned job scope and responsibility, a candidate's qualifications as compared to internal comparators performing in a similar role, and the external labor market. A salary offer will be made within the targeted hiring range posted. Note a candidate's prior salary history will not be taken into consideration.

Hiring Range Minimum: $80,225
Hiring Range Maximum: $111,100

WRPS offers a comprehensive benefits package to include medical/dental/vision, short-and long-term disability, life insurance, 401(k) with employer match, and paid time off. For a full list of benefits please visit https://hmis.hanford.gov/hr/page.cfm/HEWTBenefits