Human Resources Specialist - Marketopia

Essential Functions

• Plan and coordinate human resources activities and staff an organization of up to 100 people.  

• Collaborates with executive leadership to understand the organization's goals and strategy related to employee relations, recruiting, and retention.  

• Plans, leads, develops, coordinates, and implements policies, processes, training, initiatives, and surveys to support the organization's human resource compliance and strategy needs.  

• Administers human resource programs including, but not limited to, compensation, benefits, and leave; disciplinary matters; disputes and investigations; performance and talent management; productivity, recognition, and morale; occupational health and safety (OSHA); and training and development.  

• Identifies staffing and recruiting needs; develops and executes best practices for hiring and talent management; creates metrics to support the needs of the business.  

• Monitors and ensures the organization's compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommends best practices; reviews and modifies policies and practices to maintain compliance.  

• Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law; applies this knowledge to communicate changes in policy, practice, and resources to upper management.   

• On-board new team members to include new hire onboarding, buddy program and new team member training program 

• Implement company culture, values and policies  

• Provide management with requested reports, metrics and documents  

• Coordinate events focused on team member recognition  

• Accurately maintain team member files both electronically and physical files 

• Serve as a link between management and team members by handling questions and helping resolve work-related issues.  

• Analyze and modify compensation and benefits policies to establish competitive programs and ensure compliance with legal requirements.  

• Advise managers on organizational policy matters, such as equal employment opportunity and sexual harassment, and recommend needed changes.  

• Perform difficult staffing duties, including dealing with understaffing, refereeing disputes, terminating team members, and administering disciplinary procedures.  

• Plan and conduct new team member orientation to foster positive attitude toward organizational objectives.  

• Any other duties as assigned 

Education & experience

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required;   

• SHRM Certification preferred

• At least 2+ years of human resources experience required

• Proven working experience in HR in a small to medium sized business  

• People oriented, people focused and results driven 

• Ability to research, recommend, and implement strategy  

• Excellent active listening, negotiation and presentation skills 

• Competence to build and effectively manage interpersonal relationships at all levels of the company 

• In-depth knowledge of labor law and HR best practices to include ADA, FMLA, DOL 

• High level of Emotional Intelligence to have the ability to work with a varying degree of personality styles and leadership styles. 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 

• Excellent interpersonal and conflict resolution skills. 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 

Benefits

• 15 PTO Days (accrued)
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• 401(k) Plan with Company Matching Opportunities
• Accident Insurance
• 6 Paid Federal Holidays
• First Friday Celebrations

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