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Position: HR Systems & Benefits Specialist II
Location:Headquarters – Moon Township, PA
Excellent Benefits: Medical, dental, prescription & vision, HSA & retirement savings (401k) – Generous Company Match!
Perks: Incentives/bonus plans, competitive pay, dress for your day, hybrid schedules, paid time off (vacation starting at 3 weeks), tuition reimbursement, wellness programs, fun events, learning & development opportunities.
Hours of work: Full-time position with hours Monday-Friday 9:00-5:00
The HR Systems & Benefits Specialist IIprovides day-to-day coordination of activities related to employee benefits and leaves, compensation, and pay administration.
The HR Systems & Benefits Specialist IIwill also provide analytical and technical support in the delivery of benefits and HRIS administration. The HR Systems & Benefits Specialist II will work as part of the human resources team, to ensure and provide exceptional and timely customer service to employees and outside customers, as well as take on additional HR duties as assigned. The HR Systems & Benefits Specialist II will act as HR liaison to Payroll to ensure timely data and documentation flow.
Duties and Responsibilities (not limited to)
- Manage employee-facing piece of the open enrollment process and provide benefits information at new employee orientation
- Aid employees with benefits-related issues; interact with benefits carriers to ensure proper data and status records are being updated (This includes healthcare vendors for bargaining and non-bargaining unit employees, ADP, COBRA, and Company's healthcare broker)
- Strategic involvement with benefit plan design and benefit offerings
- Serve as the primary contact for the calculation of Defined Benefit estimates and other Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution projects as needed
- Track timing for commencement of terminated vested pension plan participants
- Provide retirement election paperwork to active and terminated pension plan participants
- Coordinate leave of absences including: FMLA, Short-Term Disability, Parental Leave and Long-Term Disability by maintaining records for leaves, ensure proper documentation is sent and received, assist managers with timecard editing, and reaching out to the Plant Administrator and employees when applicable
- Updates Payroll on a timely basis as to disability claim status & ensures the timely flow of information for payroll processing
- Handle life insurance claim administration
- Develop, update, and maintain employee benefits materials for employees
- Responsible for compliance activities, such as participating in pension and benefits audits, and sending out Annual Funding Notices
- Administer employee wellness activities, including the coordination for annual flu clinics, biometric screenings, and other events as needed
- Assist with salary surveys and market pricing
- Assist with annual compensation processes
- Support merit/increase processes
- Conduct basic internal pay analysis
- Assist with job documentation and job evaluation
- Research market data under the direction of the compensation lead
- Support compensation communications
- Help with headcount and labor-cost reporting
- Process all transfers, changes, terminations, and annual negotiated contract changes in HRIS (ADP Workforce Now) in an appropriate and timely manner
- Process benefits enrollments and changes in HRIS and supports the HR team in areas of data maintenance, data integrity, reporting, and analytics
- Acts as HR liaison with Payroll to provide data and system support within the HRIS and Payroll system and to ensure accuracy and consistency
- Coordinates status changes & documentation for terminations/pay/positions with Payroll on a weekly basis
- As directed, produce, maintain and support accurate and timely reports or queries and correspondence using HRIS
- Responsible for the completion of monthly headcount reports and other associated reports related to IT access for new hires and terminated employees
- Assist and offer insight on system and process upgrades/improvement
- Find more efficient ways to process employee actions
- Responsible for maintenance of ADP homepage to ensure proper benefits information is available to employees
- Responsible for monthly headcount reporting
- Will be a point of contact to handle employee complaints and personnel problems
- Will provide clarification on Company policies and procedures
- Will participate in global benefits and HRIS projects
- A Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.), or equivalent from four-year college or university is required
- 0-2 yearsof experience supporting compensation activities, such as salary surveys, market analysis, compensation reporting, merit processes, or job evaluationis required
- 3-5 yearsof experience administering employee benefit programs, including health and welfare benefits, leave programs, retirement/pension plansisrequired
- 3-5 yearsof experience with HRIS systems, including employee data administration, reporting, data integrity, and analyticsisrequired
- 3-5 yearsof experience using Microsoft Excel for reporting, analysis, and data reconciliationis required
- Experience supporting compensation activities, such as salary surveys, market analysis, compensation reporting, merit processes, or job evaluation is preferred
- Experience with ADP Workforce Now or a comparable HRIS/payroll system is preferred
- Experience working with high volumes of confidential information is preferred
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Team orientation with high degree of collaborative skills. Detail oriented and superior time management skills is preferred
About Calgon Carbon
At Calgon Carbon, we are scientific innovators with a proud legacy of over 80 years and more than 205 patents to our name. Since pioneering the first activated carbon products from bituminous coal in the 1940s, we’ve been at the forefront of developing cutting-edge technologies and solutions to meet the world’s evolving air and water purification needs.
Today, our portfolio includes more than 700 direct market applications across a wide range of industries. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Calgon Carbon employs approximately 1,685 professionals and operates 20 facilities worldwide dedicated to manufacturing, reactivation, innovation, and equipment fabrication. In Europe, we operate under the name Chemviron.
In March 2018, Calgon Carbon became part of the Kuraray Group. Together, we offer complementary products and services, united by a shared commitment to delivering the highest quality and most innovative activated carbon solutions to customers around the globe.
Calgon Carbon is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled/veteran