What are the responsibilities and job description for the Human Resources Specialist (Recruitment and Employee Benefits) position at ZTEX Construction?

Job Description

Salary : DOE

ZTEX Construction is a heavy civil contractor specializing in earthwork, concrete, asphalt paving, underground utilities and overall project management. We are locally owned, and we are currently looking for a Human Resources Specialist. The ideal candidate will be knowledgeable, professional, energetic, proactive, a collaborator, willing to learn and grow with the company, and overall be a team player.

Human Resources Specialists will recruit, screen, and interview job applicants and place newly hired workers in jobs. HR specialists will also manage Onboarding, New Employee Orientation, Employee Benefits, FMLA / MLOA, Employee Training and Development. The Human Resources Specialist assists with the administration of the day-to-day operations of the Human Resources Department and contributes to the accomplishment of all HR practices and objectives that will render an elevated level of customer service to our employees.

Duties and Responsibilities

Daily duties will include but are not limited to the following :

Interface with organizational leaders to identify employment needs.
Open, review, close and update any job postings as required.
Manage applicant tracking system, review applications, correspond with applicants, set up interviews and extend offer letters.
Manage recruitment options and process to attract talented candidates to apply for positions within an organization.
May conduct preliminary phone interview to evaluate candidate experience, education, and competencies.
Contact candidate references and perform background checks as needed.
Hire qualified candidates and manage pre-employment, onboarding, and new employee orientation.
Maintain employment records and process legal paperwork.
Ensures compliance with all employment laws.
Prepares and processes all documents for new hire orientations to include E-verify, Samba Safety, Texas Attorney General, and Upshaw employee navigator.
Complies with all DOT and DISA requirements to include all random drug testing on a monthly and quarterly basis.
Maintains badge system to include processing of badges for new hires and current employees.
Establishes, complies, updates, and maintains high standards of confidentiality of employee files and all other confidential actions and information.
Complete and submit in a timely manner all employment verification, unemployment, and child support requests.
Manages benefits administration such as new hire benefit enrollment process, employee changes and benefit questions, benefit changes, premium refunds / collections, premium billing, and any discrepancies.
Manages FMLA, MLOA, Short Term and Long-Term disability cases and claims.
Maintain leave management, balances, and accruals.
Manages all updates for HRIS and Payroll systems interface.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing HRIS systems, employee files and records, designing forms, and workplace terminology.

Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

English Language Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.

HR position requires being honest and ethical.

HR job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude, a team player and a collaborator.

HR job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.

HR job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in exceedingly difficult situations.

HR job requires being reliable, responsible, dependable, and fulfilling obligations.

Bilingual English / Spanish is required.

Experience & Education

Bachelors degree in relevant field, human resources, psychology, business administration, business management.

Minimum of 2 3 yrs. previous experience in a progressively HR capacity.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

Must be able to sit for extended periods of time.

Able to push, pull or lift 10 20 lbs.

Additional Qualifying Factors

A s a condition of employment, you will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening and physical screening. If applicable to the contract, you may also be required to submit through a background check. Must have reliable transportation to / from work, must have a valid driver's license at time of application.

ZTEX Construction Inc., is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender, or gender-identity, age, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled

We participate in the E-Verify Employment Verification Program.

We are a drug free workplace.

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