HR Assistant

Principal Functional Responsibilities

• Process employment applications and maintain Affirmative Action records.
• Process and review employment applications in order to evaluate qualifications or eligibility of applicants.
• Conduct preliminary interview perceiver questionnaires and participate in selection of employee applications for pre-hire.
• Explain company personnel policies, benefits, and procedures to employees or job applicants and conduct new hire orientations.
• Enter and maintain information in PeopleSoft regarding personnel information, benefit changes and Leave of Absences.
• Answer questions regarding examinations, eligibility, salaries, benefits, and other pertinent information.
• Examine employee files to answer inquiries and provide information for personnel actions.
• Request information from law enforcement officials, previous employers, and other references in order to determine applicants' employment acceptability.
• Explain FMLA, Short-term disability policies and procedures to employees.
• Responsible for processing all FMLA and Short-term disability claims and ensuring compliance with the FMLA.
• Celebrate summer picnic, holiday parties and company luncheons.
• Coordinate annual benefit enrollment, including educating employees on benefit changes.
• Handle general clerical duties to help the HR department run effectively.
• Answer multi-line phones, greet customers/applicants.
• Assist HR Manager in a variety of personnel and safety activities.

Essential Qualifications And Skills

• Absorbed a degree at the Associate level.
• Three years of office type work experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity with employment law, including FMLA, ADA, WC, and COBRA.
• Proficiency with MS Office.
• A high level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations.
• Demonstrated poise, tact, and diplomacy.
• An attention to detail in composing, typing, filing, and proofing materials, establishing priorities and meeting deadlines.
• The willingness to work needed hours to assure successful team results and to assure closure of team assignments.
• The comfort to work with all levels of management.