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HR Specialist

Herr Foods • Jackson, Ohio, United States • Full-time

$50,000

per year

Recruitment Human Resources Employee Relations HR Specialist Jackson Ohio

Job Description

HR Specialist

Department: Production

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Jackson, OH

Description

Building a great career never tasted so good!

We are currently seeking a qualified individual for the Human Resources Specialist position, joining our Jackson, OH team!

SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
BENEFITS: This position is full-time benefit eligible, elective benefits include:
- Medical, dental, hearing and vision insurance.
Opportunity to contribute to a 401k, with a company match.
Paid vacation, holiday and sick time.
Paid Employee referral program.

Summary
This role has the primary responsibility of overseeing and coordinatingrecruitment efforts, application of HR policies & procedures; employee relations, training and other HR programs that support Plant & Sales employees at our Ohio locations. This position provides strategic support of the HR Department’s projects and initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Recruitment Process Management & Oversight

Manages recruiting process for area of support including, posting/advertising position openings, screening resumes, conducting telephone interviews; coordinating in-person interviews based on recommendations; conducting reference checks and extending offers of employment. Processes required background checks.
Represents Herr Food’s at recruiting and other internal and external company related events.
Guides new employees through the various onboarding stages, ensuring a positive and valuable experience. Coordinates and presents new hire orientation.
Gathers and analyzes HR Metric data to recommend improvements, process and/or procedural changes.
Oversees entrance/exit interview process for area of support.

Employee Relations Support:

Completes employee relation investigations and follow-ups with parties while striving for creative and fair outcomes.
Works proactively to identify problems and craft creative solutions.
Spends time walking the production and warehouse floor to proactively talk with employees, understand needs and ways to offer support.
Maintains compliance with federal, state and local employment laws and regulations.
Promotes HR and safety programs and policies to sustain an efficient and respectful workplace.
Participates in developing department goals and objectives.

Customer Service/Communication

Cultivates positive professional relationships at all levels with a diverse audience.
Communicates and collaborates effectively while striving for the highest possible outcomes for employees and the organization. Drafts and communicates HR and company related announcements determining the appropriate and best suited forums.
Develops and maintains strong working relationships with internal and external customers
Answers employee questions and addresses employee concerns with supervisor or appropriate manager and/or department.
Provides back-up support for other positions within department, including safety.

In addition to the essential functions listed above, the employee is expected to exercise honesty, integrity and respect with all clients and co-workers, preserve confidentially of all business information and data, maintain a professional appearance and demeanor, demonstrate a positive attitude, communicate effectively with co-workers and clients, work with accuracy, efficiency, and attention to detail, respect the work environment and keep it as environmentally friendly as possible, and exercise initiative to learn new skills and tasks and to help co-workers when possible. Reliable attendance and punctuality are also required. The employee is also expected to perform other related duties, special projects and functions as required from time to time.

Qualifications

· Associates or Bachelors degree in Human Resources preferred. HS Diploma or GED required.

· 2 years related recruiting or HR experience required with working knowledge of employment/labor laws preferred.

· MS Office Suite experience required, intermediate skill level preferred.

· Demonstrated experience with attention to detail and excellent organization skills.

· Demonstrated experience to work independently or as a team with results driven approach.

· Exemplary customer service skills and communication.

· Excellent interpersonal relationship building skills.

· Recognized as one who is proactive in problem-solving and works towards creative solutions.

· Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to internal/external customers.

· Requires strong problem-solving ability and strong analytic skills.

Physical requirements and work environment:

· Performs work required for this position in an office environment.

· Remains sedentary for moderate to extended periods of time.

· Required to us a computer monitor, keyboard, and mouse for extended periods of time.

· Ability to lift up to 20 pounds on occasion.

· Employees primary office will be located in Jackson, OH but will be required to visit the Chillicothe, OH location at a minimum of two times per week.

Any employee, who believes that a reasonable accommodation s required for purposes of federal or state disability law is required to contact Human Resources to begin the interactive exchange process.