HR Assistant

RESPONSIBILITIES

Payroll/Timekeeping/Vacation/Attendance

• Manage the payroll process for hourly and salaried employees
• Maintain attendance records for all employees
• Track vacation for all plant employees
• Provide Kronos training to supervisors as needed

Employee Relations:

• Develop and maintain positive relationships with management and supervision
• Ensure employees complete the benefit enrollment process
• Advise and consult on employee attendance and payroll issues
• Act as back up for employee orientation

Performance Appraisal Administration:

• Manage the non-exempt performance appraisal process (including maintenance); 90, 180 and annual reviews

Miscellaneous Human Resources Items

• Assist in Human Resource projects as assigned
• Create, maintain and update confidential employee payroll files
• Employment verification requests
• Provide wage/hour information to lending agencies and welfare offices
• Manage the employee uniform ordering process and distribution
• Act as back up to HR Generalist on recruiting, orientation, WC admin, FMLA admin, supply ordering

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelors or Associate's degree required
• 1-2 years professional office experience
• 1-2 years of experience processing payroll or human resources experience
• Computer proficient - MS Office (especially Excel and Word)
• Computer savvy in various software applications

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of payroll and payroll preparation
• Knowledge of tax regulations
• Ability to set and meet deadlines
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Professional demeanor
• Friendly ambassador

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Direct: None

Indirect: None

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

• To perform this job successfully, the physical demands listed are representative of those that must be met by an employee
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to handle and feel, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear
• Must be able to sit for extended time while attending to phones and visitors
• Must be able to handle frequent interruptions
• Steady noise from ringing telephones and foot traffic
• Ability to ambulate fingers to operate a telephone and computer
• Must be able to lift up to 10 pounds (usually mail)

JOB COMPETENCIES

• Ethics/ Integrity/ Trust
• Attitude and Commitment
• Diversity
• Customer Service
• Company Engagement
• Quality
• Cost Consciousness

Other

• Responsible for monitoring, record keeping and taking appropriate actions for specific Food Safety Plan and Food Quality Plan and pre requisite program requirements.
• Responsible to report food safety and quality issues to management.