HR Technician - Human Resources Technician 2 / Full time, Day Shift

About the role

The HR Technician works in collaboration with the HR Business Partner to provide technical human resources services and assistance to job applicants and the employees of MVH - Montevideo in the areas of employee and position transaction processing; employee onboarding; benefits and leave administration; recruitment and vacancy-filling; and HR records filing and retention.

Responsibilities

• Processing data in an HR information system (HRIS) or electronic applicant tracking system (ATS) sufficient to maintain accurate records
• Staffing/vacancy-filling support
• Advising managers, supervisors, and/or employees on various HR inquiries
• Benefits administration
• HR reporting sufficient to create, modify, and run electronic reports
• Maintaining HR records such as personnel, hiring, training and medical files
• Using an HRIS sufficient to review, enter and maintain employee and position information
• Using Microsoft Office suite of products (such as Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint)
• Organizational and prioritization skills sufficient to independently initiate and complete a variety of tasks
• Interpersonal and customer service skills sufficient to develop positive work relationships and provide accurate and timely service to employees, applicants and others

Requirements

• Two (2) years of human resources (HR) experience that includes at least two of the following:
• Processing data in an HR information system (HRIS) or electronic applicant tracking system (ATS) sufficient to maintain accurate records
• Staffing/vacancy-filling support
• Advising managers, supervisors, and/or employees on various HR inquiries
• Benefits administration
• HR reporting sufficient to create, modify, and run electronic reports
• Maintaining HR records such as personnel, hiring, training and medical files
• Using an HRIS sufficient to review, enter and maintain employee and position information
• Using Microsoft Office suite of products (such as Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint)
• Organizational and prioritization skills sufficient to independently initiate and complete a variety of tasks
• Interpersonal and customer service skills sufficient to develop positive work relationships and provide accurate and timely service to employees, applicants and others

Preferred Qualifications

• More than two years of HR experience as described above
• Experience using an HRIS such as SEMA4 (Statewide Employee Management System) or similar PeopleSoft HRIS
• Knowledge of state and federal employment law such as Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Minnesota Paid Leave and worker’s compensation
• Knowledge of data privacy practices and laws
• Knowledge of reporting tools such as Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) or similar tools