Human Resources Manager

Reports to: Vice President
Division: Administration
Location: On Site – 3601 Regent Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32224

About the Role

Develops policy and directs and coordinates human resources activities, such as employment, compensation, benefits, training, and employee services.

Responsibilities

• Develops, recommends, and implements personnel policies and procedures; prepares and maintains handbook on policies and procedures.
• Administers benefit programs such as life, health, and dental insurance, retirement plan, vacation, sick leave, leave of absence, and employee assistance.
• Performs benefits administration to include claims resolution, change reporting, approving invoices for payment, annual re-evaluation of policies for cost effectiveness, and information activities program.
• Advises department managers of Company policy regarding equal employment opportunities, compensation, and employee benefits.
• Consults legal counsel to ensure that policies comply with federal and state law.
• Develops and maintains a human resources system that meets top management information needs.
• Oversees the analysis, maintenance, and communication of records required by law or local governing bodies, or other departments in the organization.
• Identifies legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting human resources functions and ensures policies, procedures, and reporting are in compliance.
• Studies legislation, arbitration decisions, and collective bargaining contracts to assess industry trends.
• Recruits, interviews, screens, and selects employees to fill vacant positions.
• Plans and conducts new employee orientation to foster positive attitude toward Company goals.
• Keeps records of benefit plan participation such as insurance and retirement plan, personnel transactions such as hires, promotions, transfers, performance reviews, and terminations, and employee statistics for government reporting.
• Coordinates management training in interviewing, hiring, terminations, promotions, performance review, safety, and sexual harassment.
• Advises management in appropriate resolution of employee relations issues.
• Responds to inquiries regarding policies, procedures, and programs.
• Administers performance review program to ensure effectiveness, compliance, and equity within organization.
• Administers salary administration program to ensure compliance and equity within organization.
• Prepares employee separation notices and related documentation, and conducts exit interviews to determine reasons behind separations.
• Represents organization at personnel-related hearings and investigations.
• Provides strong support to auditors during annual retirement plan audit, and payroll audit.
• Contracts with outside suppliers to provide employee services, such as temporary employees, search firms, or relocation services.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related field preferred; and a minimum of four years related exempt level experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents.
• Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.
• Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to management, employees, or public groups.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to payroll as well as practical situations.
• Ability to apply HR concepts and principles, as well as federal, state and local government laws and regulations, to a wide range of intellectual and complex situations, as well as practical situations.
• Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.
• PHR or SHRM-CP Certification preferred.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision; distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• For the most part ambient room temperatures, lighting and traditional office equipment as found in a typical office environment.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.