Benefits Administrator

Austal USA • Mobile, AL

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About The Position

The Benefits Administrator supports the administration of company-provided benefit plans, including health, dental, vision, disability, critical illness, flexible spending accounts, 401(k), and life insurance. The role advises employees on eligibility, coverage, plan details, and limitations; conducts new-hire benefit orientations; and helps ensure benefits paperwork, enrollment, and changes are completed and transmitted accurately and on time. The administrator facilitates communication among employees, the company, and benefit providers, initiates and tracks COBRA notices, maintains benefit files, databases, and records, and investigates routine plan discrepancies. The position also supports HR services, company announcements, and open-enrollment activities, and may provide administrative support on other shifts. The role works within established guidelines, using experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

Requirements

• Degree in Human Resources or a minimum of 2 years of experience in Human Resources.
• Strong computer proficiency and technical aptitude, including use of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and HRIS database applications.
• Proficiency in HRIS data management and systems aptitude.
• Ability to analyze issues and suggest solutions.
• Ability to collect and organize data for various projects.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Must be able to provide proof of U.S. Person Status.
• Must meet the stated felony-conviction eligibility guidelines: no theft/deception or violent-crime felony convictions within seven years of the disposition date, and no drug-crime felony convictions within three years of the disposition date.
• Must be willing to submit to a drug screen and background check.

Responsibilities

• Administer company-provided benefit programs in accordance with company policies and Summary Plan Descriptions.
• Advise individuals regarding eligibility and coverage for health, dental, vision, life, disability, retirement savings, and other benefit plans.
• Conduct new-hire benefit orientation meetings and ensure benefit paperwork is completed accurately and on time.
• Explain benefit plan coverage and limitations to eligible employees in a timely and accurate manner.
• Guide employees through the benefits process and facilitate communications among employees, the company, and benefit providers.
• Support benefits administration on other shifts when required and coordinate with other benefits administrators.
• Initiate and track timely COBRA notices to former employees.
• Maintain benefit enrollment forms and ensure enrollment and change information is transmitted to benefit plan vendors on time.
• Transmit benefit enrollment and change deductions to the Database Administrator and/or Payroll staff by processing deadlines.
• Serve as an alternative point of contact for employees seeking HR services and provide information to others in HR as appropriate.
• Assist the HR Department with posting approved company announcements to employee populations by email or approved bulletin boards.
• Maintain employee benefit files and assist with filing HR paperwork.
• Maintain group benefits databases and employee benefit records.
• Investigate and resolve benefit plan discrepancies and provide information in routine situations.
• Assist with open-enrollment activities and distribution of group benefit policy and benefit changes to employees.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed