HR - Employee Relations Specialist

Department: Human Resources

Job Status: Full Time

FLSA Status: Hourly Non-Exempt

Reports To: Employee Relations Supervisor

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday

Amount of Travel Required: 0 – 10%

Positions Supervised: None

POSITION SUMMARY

The Employee Relations Specialist position manages the administration of human resources policies, procedures, and programs. This position carries out responsibilities in the following areas: departmental development, employee relations, organizational development, compliance, and employment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/JOB DUTIES

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The Employee Relations Specialist is responsible for coaching and providing guidance to educate management to make the right decisions. The majority of job duties include:

Investigate and close a wide variety of team member issues while maintaining professionalism and paying attention to potential Title VII violations

Manage medical leave claims by tracking open and pending cases as well as processing related documentation.

Advise and coach operation management on PSSI policies, State and Federal labor law, disciplinary and termination process, and medical accommodations

Coach upper management on positive relations to promote healthy, happy business relationships with team members and customers

Join forces with the work comp department on work/personal injuries

Assist Field Division HR Managers with research and investigation material

Maintain a confidential work environment

Miscellaneous tasks as assigned to support the human resource department

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a large workload

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Spanish (if bilingual)

Efficient in Microsoft Office products like Word, Excel, and Outlook with knowledge of v-lookup and pivot tables

Efficient in Adobe Acrobat

Ability to work with office equipment, scanner/fax

Ability to pick up new tasks as assigned on a daily/weekly/monthly/annual basis

Ability to adhere to PSSI confidentiality policy

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in business with human resource emphasis or relevant work experience.

Bilingual (Spanish) skills to include written and verbal translations

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This position would require you to work in a small office environment with cubicles and many peers nearby at all times.