HR Specialist - Grand Junction, CO

HR Specialist - Grand Junction, CO

HR Specialist

Grand Junction, CO Schmueser & Associates, Inc.

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Benefits Offered

Vision, Medical, Life, Dental, 401K

Employment Type

Full-Time

We are seeking an HR Specialist to join our team! The HR specialist will handle and provide support for various HR employee programs, within the organization.
Essential Functions:

• Perform customer service functions by answering employee requests and questions related to employee relations, payroll and benefits.
• Process and maintain bi-weekly payroll including payroll and tax data maintenance, garnishments and ACA compliance.
• Calculates and provides staff with annual fringe benefit allowance; reviews enrollment forms for accuracy and coordinates enrollment with third-party administrator.
• Ensures compliance with COBRA guidelines by preparing letters and other paperwork as directed; receives and records COBRA insurance premium payments.
• Conduct benefits enrollment for new employees, including creating and communicating benefits information.
• Assists in hiring process by coordinating job posting on the website, reviewing resumes, and performing telephone interviews and reference checks.
• Complete I-9 for new hires and maintains I-9 records. Complete E-verify for all new employees.
• Submit the online applicant investigation requests and assist with new employee background checks, drug- screens and DOT verifications.
• Manage all employee performance documentation, including performance warnings and drug screen results.
• Coordinates health, life, 401(k) and disability insurance enrollments and communicates with service providers concerning routine administration of programs.
• Perform payroll/benefits-related reconciliations.
• Conduct audits of various payroll, benefits or other HR programs and recommend any corrective action.
• Update HRIS database records and process paperwork for new hires, terminations and other status changes.
• Assist Controller and HR director with various research projects and/or special projects.
• Schedule/coordinate training meetings.
• Create new employee personnel files and file papers and documents into appropriate employee files.
• Approve and maintain all vacation and leave requests.
• Enter and maintain all Rig Welders and Pickup Truck rentals – send notices when insurance is expiring.
• Process Unemployment requests including representing company in unemployment hearings when necessary.
• Maintains the employee handbook, and other policy manuals with updated resolutions and other pertinent information, as needed.
• Maintain compliance with state and federal regulations concerning employment.
• Assist with or prepare correspondence.
• Perform other duties as needed or assigned.

Education/Experience:

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in human resources or related field and 2-4 years of job-related experience, preferably in a human resource department; or any equivalent combination of education and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities

Competencies:

• Communication.
• Relationship Management.
• Ethical Practice.
• Attention to Detail
• Ability to build rapport with all employees
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

About Schmueser & Associates, Inc.:

We at Schmueser & Associates take great pride in our ability and reputation for performing difficult projects, often at remote locations. If you are looking for a team player, our experience and attention to detail makes us a good choice for providing positive, cost effective construction methodology from inception through completion.

Our Management team adheres to a “safety first” philosophy of on-time, on budget objectives. With a “can do” attitude and a goal of ultimate customer satisfaction we encourage a team approach to every project involving the owner, design professional, subcontractors and vendors with all parties committed to the completion of a successful project.

Schmueser & Associates, Inc. maintains it’s corporate office in Rifle, Colorado with regional offices in Winnemucca, Nevada; Henderson, Nevada; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Aztec, New Mexico; Florence, Montana; and a fabrication facility in Grand Junction, Colorado.