Human Resources Business Partner, Human Resources Department

Recognized as one of the best places to work in Southeast Minnesota for three consecutive years, Olmsted County offers a career filled with purpose, growth, and fulfillment. Our benefits package ensures your wellbeing, while career advancement opportunities and professional development empower you to reach your full potential.

Pay

$72,009.60 - $120,286.40 Annually

Schedule

8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday

About the role

Under general supervision, implements occupational health and safety programs for Environmental Resources solid waste operations. Administers safety programs, develops and conducts training, performs audits, and assists with investigations of workplace accidents. Collaborates with department leaders and the county-wide human resources safety and risk management team. Acts as an OSHA Outreach Trainer for General Industry or Construction Safety programs. Supports a diverse, respectful, and inclusive workplace.

Responsibilities

• Implements environmental resources occupational health and safety programs and policies.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local safety regulations.
• Develops and maintains safety manuals, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and compliance documentation.
• Conducts Job Safety Analyses (JSAs) and Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs).
• Develops health and safety plans and implements changes to reduce risk.
• Conducts safety training programs for employees, managers, contractors, and new hires, including OSHA specific training.
• Conducts industrial hygiene monitoring activities including air sampling, noise monitoring, exposure monitoring, heat stress monitoring, and biological monitoring.
• Coordinates occupational medical monitoring programs and respirator fit testing.
• Assists with investigations of workplace safety incidents. Implements corrective actions, maintains documentation, and submits reports.
• Facilitates the department safety committee and maintains records.
• Assists with planning and safety oversight for capital projects, facility upgrades, and construction activities.
• Performs related work as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in occupational safety and health, industrial hygiene, environmental science, engineering, or related field and one (1) year of experience in a similar position.
• OR Associate’s degree from an accredited college in occupational safety and health or related field and three (3) years of experience in a similar position.
• OR Combination of education and experience equivalent to five (5) years of experience in a similar position.
• Regular and reliable attendance.
• Valid driver’s license and free of any major traffic violations for the last three (3) years.

Qualifications

• OSHA 40-hour HAZWOPER certification (desirable).
• OSHA Outreach Trainer for General Industry or Construction certification (desirable).

Skills

• Knowledge of federal and state Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations and safety standards.
• Knowledge of solid waste industry operations including landfills, waste-to-energy facilities, recycling, composting, transfer stations, and hazardous waste programs.
• Knowledge of industrial hygiene principles and practices.
• Knowledge of risk management principles.
• Skill in conducting employee safety training.
• Skill in the use of computers and technology.
• Skill in effective verbal and written communication, including presenting.
• Ability to analyze trends and recommend strategies to reduce workplace risk.
• Ability to conduct workplace incident investigations.
• Ability to prepare technical reports and procedure documentation.
• Ability to conduct job safety analyses and health and safety plans.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently in operational and field environments.
• Ability to effectively organize and prioritize work.
• Ability to resolve problems.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Office environment: 25% - 49%
• Outdoors environment: 50%-74%
• Exposure to hazardous materials/chemicals/toxic or caustic chemicals
• Exposure to atmospheric conditions, weather, extreme heat/cold, wet and/or humid
• Exposure to noise
• Sitting, standing, walking, reaching, pulling, climbing, crouching, kneeling, stooping, balancing, crawling
• Talking, hearing
• Operate vehicle
• Close, distance, and color vision, depth perception, accommodation, field of vision
• Light effort (exert up to 20 pounds of force)
• Medium effort (exert up to 50 pounds of force)
• Heavy effort (exert up to 100 pounds of force)
• Proximity to moving, mechanical parts
• Working in high, exposed places

Benefits

Paid Time Off

• Employees over .5 FTE accrue Paid Time Off (PTO) based on length of service:
  • First year to 5 years: up to 23 days
  • 6 to 10 years: up to 25 days
  • 11 to 15 years: up to 27.5 days
  • 16 to 20 years: up to 30 days
  • 21 to 26 years: up to 32.5 days
  • Over 26 years: up to 35 days
• Employees begin accruing PTO on their first day of work and can use it as soon as accrued with supervisor approval.

Flexible Time Leave

• Full-time employees and part-time employees working at least 20 hours per week receive up to 28 hours (prorated by FTE) of paid Flexible Time Leave (FTL) each calendar year.
• FTL hours based on commencement of employment:
  • Between January 1 and June 30: 28 hours
  • Between July 1 and August 31: 16 hours
  • Between September 1 and November 30: 8 hours
  • Between December 1 and December 31: 0 hours

Paid Holidays

• New Year's Day
• Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• President's Day
• Memorial Day
• Juneteenth
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Veteran's Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Day after Thanksgiving
• Christmas Eve (4 hours when December 24th falls on a Monday – Thursday only)
• Christmas Day

Employee Health and Insurance Benefits

• Benefits become effective the first of the month following 30 days of employment.
• Health, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, Health Care Spending Account, and Dependent Care Spending Account.

Health Insurance

• Self-insured plan administered by Medica with access to all providers in the Medica Health Plan Solutions network, including Mayo Clinic and Olmsted Medical Center.
• Comprehensive preventive care program, 80% co-insurance on most services (after deductible).
• Access to Nice Healthcare for no-cost virtual and in-home appointments, labs, x-rays, and more.
• Base in-network deductible: $1,500/person, $4,500/family; opportunity to lower deductible to $500/person, $1,500/family.
• In-network out-of-pocket maximum: $3,000/person, $6,000/family for those who earn the reward.
• Monthly rates:
  • Single: $110.00 per month or $55.00 per pay period
  • Employee Plus Children: $500 per month or $250 per pay period
  • Employee Plus One: $546.00 per month or $273.00 per pay period
  • Family: $690.00 per month or $345 per pay period

Nice Healthcare

• Includes virtual and in-home care, primary care, medication delivery, lab work, diagnostics, and comprehensive family care.
• No premium to the employee.
• Available for employees enrolled in the health plan and their eligible dependents (even if not enrolled in the health plan).

Prescription Drug Plan

• Administered by Alluma, part of the health plan.
• Contracts with Express Scripts for national network access.
• Prescription co-insurance: 25% or 40% depending on formulary status.
• Annual out-of-pocket limit: $2,400/person or $4,800/family.

Dental Insurance

• Self-insured plan administered by Delta Dental.
• Coverage includes:
  • Diagnostic & Preventive Services: 100%
  • Basic Services: 80%
  • Major Restorative Services: 50%
  • Orthodontics: 50% (lifetime maximum of $1,500 per eligible dependent child)
• $50 deductible per family member per year, maximum of $150 per family (does not apply to Diagnostic and Preventive Services).
• Yearly individual maximum benefit: $1,500.