Essential Job Functions:

• Review and prepare HR policies and procedures, provide policy guidance and interpretation to management and staff. Initiate, create, and communicate policy changes as needed
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing legal risks, and ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Ensure compliance with applicable HR related laws, rules and regulations
• Provide guidance and counseling to leadership and managers in areas of workforce planning, employee relations, performance management, talent management, compensation, and succession planning.
• Guide and counsel supervisors through progressive discipline process for all positions, including the development and delivery of performance improvement plans.
• Partner with managers and leadership to manage and resolve employee relations issues.
• Conduct effective, thorough, and objective investigations, with appropriate interventions and documentation.
• Identify root causes of engagement issues and develop plans to effectively address employee engagement with a favorable outcome
• Analyze external and internal key HR metrics to develop solutions, programs, and policies, in partnership with leadership, to improve organizational business decisions
• Provide and implement innovative solutions to keep the company on the leading edge of industry trends in terms of benefits, retention, recruiting, compensation, turnover, and technology
• Partner with hiring managers to select talent and fill openings
• Identify and lead HR projects and continuously improve HR processes
• Process unemployment, employment verifications, annual EEOC-1, and ACA (1095’s) reporting
• Audit and approve HR related billings and invoices
• Implements updates, and maintains employee benefit information and audits billing and file feeds
• Manage leave programs including short- and long-term disability, FMLA, WA PFML.
• Promotes a respectful culture, listening to each other and those we interact with, with kindness, compassion, and respect
• Coordinate summer event and holiday event planning and employee recognition programs
• Adheres to assigned work schedule (attendance and punctuality)
• Comply with all applicable standards, policies, or procedures, maintaining a clean work area
• Seeks assistance as needed and asks questions in a timely manner and to appropriate staff
• Additional duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Demonstrates team building and interpersonal skills by maintaining positive, collaborative, and constructive interpersonal relationships
• Understands and practices the principles of effective teamwork, self-motivation and the ability to work independently and in a collaborative setting
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills, including the ability to manage multiple tasks/projects at one time
• Adapts to changes in work assignments and environment, is willing to assume additional responsibility and learn new processes
• Strong knowledge of HR laws, regulations, best practices, and market trends
• Understand business issues and how to identify and deliver HR interventions and solutions to meet business needs
• Effective conflict resolution and employee mediation skills
• High level of interpersonal skills to handle sensitive and confidential situations and documentation
• Computer literate with MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• Accurately key-board at least 50 wpm