HR Specialist - Benefits

Location: Mt. Sterling, IL
Department: Human Resources (HR)
Reports To: Benefits Manager

Location: Mt. Sterling, IL      Department: Human Resources (HR)      Reports To: Benefits Manager

Your Role: This position performs diversified clerical and administrative support to multiple areas within Human Resources including entering transactions and maintaining personnel records, benefits, information services, policies, payroll, and employee relations.

• Provides individual counseling to employees on healthcare insurance options and plan coverage questions
• Manages Benefits Inbox
• Administers the Dot Cares program
• Processes returned mail
• Manages the Arrears process
• Assists in reporting information to internal customers as well as outside parties and vendors
• Provides periodic support for projects including but not limited to, annual benefit open enrollment, biometric screenings, years of service reporting and dependent verification
• Provides periodic support for weekly payroll audits and benefit helpdesk coverage
• Applies lean thinking and tools to identify and eliminate waste in all areas of the position.

We Need You To Have:

• High school diploma or general equivalency degree
• Trustworthiness to handle sensitive, confidential information
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills to interact with employees and other departments
• Basic computer skills and experience

We’d Like You To Have:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Customer service skills to serve employees in an appropriate manner
• Experience with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook

What Can Dot Offer You?

As a family-owned and -operated company since 1960, Dot Foods has created a strong family culture within the business. As a vital part of that family unit, we want to ensure you feel included and respected for any differing ideas. We appreciate those opinions and count on them to make us successful. In addition to an inclusive working environment, we will provide you with:

• Competitive Hourly Wage: $ 16.19 – 23.06
• Competitive family-friendly benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401K and profit-sharing
• Significant advancement opportunities

Safety: This position assumes responsibility for the workplace safety of self and co-workers, and for the safety conditions of the work locations, exercise and promotes safe behaviors and show unyielding support of programs, rules, and policies regarding safety.

EOE/AA Employer: Dot provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment based on merit and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including and not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, and promotion.