Human Resources Manager

Scope/Purpose of the Position

The Human Resource Manager will plan, coordinate, and direct the administrative functions of Bakerly. They will oversee the recruiting, interviewing, and hiring of new staff; consult with top executives on strategic planning; and serve as a link between an organization’s management and its employees.

Major Responsibilities and Essential Functions

• Partners with the leadership team to understand and execute the organization’s human resource and talent strategy particularly as it relates to current and future talent needs, recruiting, retention, and succession planning.
• Manages the talent acquisition process, which may include recruitment, interviewing, and hiring of qualified job applicants, particularly for managerial, exempt, and professional roles; collaborates with departmental managers to understand skills and competencies required for openings, as well as onboarding programs.
• Analyzes trends in compensation and benefits; researches and proposes competitive base and incentive pay programs to ensure the organization attracts and retains top talent.
• Perform benefits administration and reporting; Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, 401k, ACA, FMLA, STD, LTD, Life, Vol Life, Accident, Critical Insurance, FFCRA.
• Actively participate in administrative staff meetings, and Crisis Team meetings.
• Implementation and monitoring of company KPI’s in regard to hires, turnover, attendance, headcount, etc.
• Provides support and guidance to HR team, management, and other staff when complex, specialized, and sensitive questions and issues arise; may be required to administer and execute routine tasks in delicate circumstances such as providing reasonable accommodations, investigating allegations of wrongdoing, and terminations.
• Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.
• Oversees employee disciplinary meetings, terminations, and investigations.
• Creates learning and development programs and initiatives that provide internal development opportunities for employees.
• Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews 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.
• Plan, organize, administer Workers' Compensation, including the review and processing of claims and legal documents. Advise department about the status of claims. Determine actual time missed from work and provides accurate information to meet OSHA record-keeping requirements. Will work closely with the Safety Manager and participate within the Safety Committee.
• Manage “gross up” payroll, and multi-state payrolls; work closely with provider for new pay or shift rules, deductions, withholdings, add new states and localities, provide finance with bi-weekly, semi-monthly and monthly processing reports.
• Additional tasks as needed

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the organization’s HRIS and talent management process.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field required.
• A minimum of three years of human resource management experience preferred.
• SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP highly desired.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times.
• Must be able to access and navigate each department at the organization’s facilities.