Human Resource Specialist

Northcentral Electric Cooperative•Olive Branch, MS

About The Position

This position is responsible for performing HR-related duties on a professional level and works closely with the HR Manager in supporting all departments. This position carries out responsibilities in the following functional areas: payroll, recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, training, performance management, benefits administration, and compliance.

Requirements

Accounting/ Human Resource/ Payroll/ Utility experience preferred.
Maintain confidentiality, position will work with employee personal information.
Work independently, self-motivated individual that requires little supervision.
Good human relations skills to deal effectively with employee concerns and difficult issues and to develop constructive and cooperative working relationships with others.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, position will work across all departments and must be able to effectively communicate with these departments, orally and written.
Proficient in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and HRIS systems.
Ability to attend Human Resource training and professional development.
Strong organizational skills, ability to change, and ability to work on several projects simultaneously.

Responsibilities

Maintain employee records and ensure compliance with labor laws.
Assist with audits and reporting requirements.
Ensure Company policies are current and communicated.
Coordinate training sessions and track employee development.
Maintain the Learning Management System.
Coordinate full-cycle recruitment efforts including job postings, screening, interviewing, and onboarding.
Work with departmental managers to understand staffing needs and develop job descriptions.
Responsible for developing and maintaining the new hire orientation program.
Assist with processing the annual employee performance appraisals.
Assist with benefits administration including enrollments, changes, terminations and annual open enrollment.
Assist with semi-monthly payroll processing.
Maintains Northcentral Affirmative Action Plan.
Responsible for Human Resource SharePoint site.
Preparing and submitting quarterly 941 and MS Unemployment quarterly report.
Preparing and distributing annual employee W-2’s and submitting files to Social Security Administration.
Preparing and distributing annual employee 1095-C’s and submitting files to IRS.
Completes special projects and assignments as required.
Performs other duties as required.