HR Specialist I - NV

HR Specialist I-NV

Job Category: NV HR-PR

The Human Resources Specialist works with the day-to-day operations of the human resources functions and duties. This team member carries out responsibilities in some or all functional areas: departmental development, HRIS, employee relations, training and development, benefits, compensation, organization development, executive administration, and employment. This position has partial responsibility for these areas:

Recruiting and staffing logistics work with the other HR in the following duties:

• Creating/Sending offers
• Creating/Sending employee wizard
• Preparing bulk travel arrangements for full-time and seasonal employees. North/Southbound.
• Prepare timecards.
• Inform management of crew size and placement.
• Separations/Terminations
• Work closely with a travel agent.
• Checking recruitment mailbox.
• Open new job positions that need to be filled, interview, hire, make travel arrangements, and onboard new hires upon arrival.
• Oversee HR orientations for new and former employees.
• Check employees’ timesheets biweekly and run the reports for payroll.
• Other duties assigned.

Performance management and improvement systems:

• Initiate and monitor employee performance plans working in conjunction with supervisors.
• Organization development.
• Work closely with management regarding hiring practices and policies.
• Employment and compliance with regulatory concerns and reporting.
• Back up in employee orientation, development, and training.
• Employee relations:
• Investigate employee concerns with proper documentation and follow through.
• Employee party planning and implementation.
• Planning and implementation of employee recognition.
• Company employee communication.
• Compensation and benefits administration.
• Assist in employee medical/dental/vision enrollment and submit to Seattle.
• Organization and distribution of employee paychecks and special payroll.
• Employee safety, welfare, wellness and health.
• Employee services and counseling.
• Other duties as assigned.

The Human Resources Specialist I contributes to the accomplishment of Human Resources practices and objectives that will provide an employee-oriented, high-performance culture that emphasizes empowerment, quality, productivity and standards, goal attainment, and the recruitment and ongoing development of a superior workforce.

This position helps implement services, policies, and programs through HR staff, reports to the HR Manager, and assists company managers with HR issues.

Primary Objectives:

• Safety of the workforce.
• Development of a superior workforce.
• Development of the Human Resources department.
• Development of an employee-oriented company culture that emphasizes quality, continuous improvement, and high performance.
• Personal ongoing development.

Physical Requirements:

• The employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
• The employee must frequently sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• The employee must regularly stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• This job has minimal contact with moving parts or machinery.

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

• Must maintain confidentiality, multi-task, prioritize and be thorough and accurate in all duties, communication, and documentation.
• MS Office experience required.
• Must have a pleasant, professional, and courteous demeanor.
• Must be reliable, accurate, a self-starter, and capable of following instructions.
• Strong and constant communication with WSI management is required.
• Must be able to understand, read, write, and speak the English language.
• Bilingual ability desired but is not required.

Must be able to reside and work in a multi-cultural environment, being able to get along with people from many various backgrounds.

Benefits:

• Meals and Housing Provided
• 401(k)
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits
• Travel Benefit
• Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual

Additional Notes:

• WSI has a zero-tolerance policy for drugs and alcohol.
• A background check is performed on all new hires and re-hires.
• Must pass a pre-employment drug screen.
• First ninety (90) days of employment is considered probationary.

Westward Seafoods is an equal-opportunity employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, religion, creed, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Please let us know if you need a reasonable accommodation during the hiring process.