Human Resources Specialist I

Energy Northwest • Richland, WA

11d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is part of HR's non-exempt support team that will cross-train with other HR Specialists. The primary role for this position includes serving as the HR department's administrative specialist. GENERAL SUMMARY This position is responsible for specialized Human Resource functions, such as Compensation, Benefits, HRIS, Staffing, Payroll, Labor Relations or Employee Relations. This position utilizes administrative and technical expertise in support of Human Resources strategies and objectives. This position is supervised by a Human Resources Supervisor or Human Resources Manager and may have a HR discipline lead for specialized functions or projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related or social sciences field OR Associates degree in a business-related or social sciences field and two years of experience in Human Resources OR High school diploma or GED and four or more years of experience in Human Resources
• Requires specialized knowledge and experience in one or more Human Resource discipline(s) as identified.
• Communication is part of the daily activity and will require diplomacy, tact and professionalism.

Nice To Haves

• Cross-train with other HR Specialists.

Responsibilities

• Provides day to day Human Resources support in one or more of the following areas as needed: compensation, benefits, HRIS, staffing, payroll, labor relations, employee relations or EE.
• This position will be a direct customer interface, and will resolve issues, suggest solutions and work to accommodate customer requests in a timely and consistent manner.
• Is responsible to meet timelines and may see processes through from start to finish.
• Develops and runs regular reports, fulfills customer requests, and audits processes to ensure excellence in daily work and products provided to internal and external HR customers.
• Is creative in idea sharing and brainstorming continuous improvement suggestions and concepts.
• Is actively engaged and participates in various meetings, projects and events.
• Provides direct support internally to Human Resource staff, supervision and associated Energy Northwest Leadership.
• Is involved in various projects and supports overall Human Resource goals and objectives through daily activity and HR team interactions.
• Takes an active role in planning; is responsible for specific functions of CR/AR initiation and timely response, to ensure use of historical data and ongoing action tracking.
• Provides file room assistance, and is responsible for functional area filing necessary to ensure all files are up to date.
• May act as area Safety Coordinator and will have an active role on the ERO team.
• Actively provides accurate communications verbally, written, and through presentations to internal and/or external customers, relaying Human Resource data and information in response to inquiries and for clarification purposes.
• Maintains strict confidentiality and data integrity.
• May be required to support ERO and Outage positions.

Benefits

• Substantial retirement benefits through three retirement programs including the Washington State Public Employees' Retirement System pension plan (PERS), a 401(k) savings plan with an employer match component, and a 457(b) savings plan.
• Multiple options for medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance coverage.
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Student loan repayment
• Childcare subsidies
• Health reimbursement arrangement (HRA VEBA)
• Health savings account (HSA)
• Supplemental life insurances
• Credit monitoring/identity theft insurance
• Personal time accrual rate of 160 hours per year
• Nine paid holidays throughout the calendar year
• Personal time accruals grow significantly at various service intervals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level