Human Resources (HR) Coordinator
Essential Responsibilities
Onboarding and HRIS Support:
- Creates electronic files for new employees upon offer acceptance; files paperwork, as appropriate
- Responsible for HRIS entry of new employees, coordination of pre-employment background checks and drug screenings, and initial communication with new hires
- Ensures new employees complete required paperwork within established timelines; distributes applicable paperwork internally
- Assists HRIS Analyst with facilitation of New Employee Orientation (NEO) and onboarding process, including, but not limited to:
- May assist with conducting HR portion of NEO
- Assists with continued support of training efforts
- Assists with "buddy" program; may assist with communication efforts with new employees and buddies to ensure effective program
- Responsible for ensuring all employee data is accurate in all applicable systems, including but not limited to HRIS, benefits systems, etc.
Benefits Administration:
- Performs data entry for all employees into the appropriate databases upon hire and termination; reviews/approves enrollments, terminations, and life status changes within ~48-hours
- Provides information to employees on all benefits-related questions; assists with all updates changes to benefits during the year including but not limited to qualifying life events, name changes, etc.
- Responsible for administering leaves of absence, including, but not limited to preparing and distributing all notices, entering applicable leave time in the web-based timekeeping system, and coordinating with payroll
- Responds to 401(k) inquiries from employees relating to enrollments, plan changes, and contribution amounts; communicates with 401(k) plan administrator to troubleshoot concerns related to 401(k) plan
- Responsible for providing significant support for Open Enrollment (November and December annually); this includes but is not limited to scheduling annual benefits meetings (in-person and virtual), answering benefits-related questions for employees, and ensuring updates are communicated to payroll correctly and timely
- Maintains benefit files and records; ensures compliance and confidentiality
General HR Support:
- Supports efforts associated with the Company's Performance Management Program, including management of files for goals, mid-year reviews, and annual reviews
- Responsible for monitoring HR mailbox and responding to team member concerns in a timely manner
- Communicates HR action items to Payroll - Routinely communicates all payroll changes to payroll department, including, but not limited to, new hires, promotions, separations, leaves of absences, etc.
- Responsible for timely and efficient communication of HR events, activities, and information sharing to other teams; this includes but is not limited to activities such as birthday and anniversary celebrations, flu shot clinics, opportunities to contribute to community organizations, etc.
- Interacts with team members to answer administrative questions related to pay, policies and procedures, and/or distribute work-related documents, materials and information
- Compiles, files and safeguards employment, benefit, pay change, informational and other confidential documents and records in accordance with company policy
- Performs general administrative functions, including, but not limited to, generating reports, maintaining files, processing changes to employees' files in the HRIS, processing forms, and maintaining HR data, forms and checklists
- Supports HR leaders with departmental and company initiatives, as requested
Wellness:
- Responsible for creating surveys on topics related to employee wellness; collects, analyzes, and distributes data to senior leadership
- Serves as primary resource and liaison for planning and implementation of innovative and creative approaches to wellness programs and initiatives. This includes but is not limited to:
- Writes articles for the company intranet (BENJI) on topics of interest to employees
- Creates interesting and challenging Wellness Events, with incentives, that encourage participation from all employees
Recruiting:
- Provides support for recruiting activities and initiatives, including, but not limited to:
- Posts job openings to multiple sources
- May assist Recruiting Coordinator with scheduling phone and onsite/video interviews
- Assists with coordination of travel for candidates
- Reviews resumes for hiring managers; conducts interviews as appropriate
- Assembles and emails job offer packets, as requested
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum Acceptable Qualifications
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, human resources, or related field
- Not less than two (2) years of related experience
Skills:
- Designation as aPHR, PHR, or SHRM-CP
- Advanced computer skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
- Working knowledge of human resource policies and procedures
- Ability to appropriately and discreetly handle confidential information
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate concepts to multiple audiences
- Versatility, flexibility, and willingness to work within constantly changing priorities; ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines in a fast-paced team environment
- Ability to deal effectively with a diversity of individuals at all organizational levels
- Acute attention to detail
Working Environment
- Primarily office (e., blend of office and work-from-home)
- Routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and filing cabinets
Physical Demands
- Ability to work in an upright and/or stationary position for up to 8 hours per day
- Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists to operate office equipment
- Occasional mobility needed
- Occasional crouching, stooping, with frequent bending and twisting of upper body and neck
- Light to moderate lifting and carrying (or otherwise moving) objects, including luggage, office supplies, and laptop computer, with a maximum lift of 20 pounds
- Ability to access and use a variety of computer software
- Ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand, with the ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
- Frequently interacts with others to obtain or relate information to diverse groups
- Works independently with little guidance or reliance on oral or written instructions and plans work schedules to meet goals; requires multiple periods of intense concentration
- Performs a wide range of variable tasks as dictated by variable demands and changing conditions with little predictability as to the occurrence
- Ability to perform under stress and multi-task
- Regular and consistent attendance
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work
- This is a full-time position
- Some flexibility in hours is allowed, but the employee must be available during the "core" work hours as published in the BioAgilytix Employee Handbook
- Occasional weekend, holiday, and evening work required