HR Assistant

at  Plimpton Hills

HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT

Reports To: Human Resources Manager
Work Hours: Full Time, Monday - Friday
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Branch(s): Meriden, CT 06450
Position Purpose:
Effectively handle the hourly payroll and the administrative functions of Human Resources.

Essential Functions:

• Process weekly hourly payroll accurately, including answering payroll questions, facilitating resolutions to any payroll errors
• Accurately maintain and submit weekly temporary associates timecards to agencies
• Audit and process incoming temp agency invoices for approval
• Timely notifications of monthly random and follow up drug/alcohol testing in accordance with company policy guidelines for drivers and safety sensitive positions
• Add and remove names from the safety sensitive list with testing agency
• Accurately maintain current HR and driver safety files and databases, ensure that all required documents are collected and maintained properly
• Maintain confidentiality of all HR/personnel information
• Compiling weekly/monthly reports and Excel spreadsheets as required
• Prepare new employee files, day one swag bag and emailing managers new hire onboarding directions
• Assigns required state anti-harassment trainings to all new hires, follows up to ensure compliance
• Maintain a clean, safe and professional work environment
• May participate in recruitment efforts as needed:
• Posting job ads, organizing resumes and job applications
• Scheduling interviews and assisting in interview process
• Ensuring pre-employment process is completed
• Additional duties as required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
• Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects. Involves sitting most of the time, with walking and standing occasionally.
  Nothing in this job description restricts managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION & SKILLS:

• One year payroll and/or HR experience preferred.
• Experience using current hardware and software including Microsoft Office and Paycom.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Excellent organization skills and attention to detail.

• Process weekly hourly payroll accurately, including answering payroll questions, facilitating resolutions to any payroll errors
• Accurately maintain and submit weekly temporary associates timecards to agencies
• Audit and process incoming temp agency invoices for approval
• Timely notifications of monthly random and follow up drug/alcohol testing in accordance with company policy guidelines for drivers and safety sensitive positions
• Add and remove names from the safety sensitive list with testing agency
• Accurately maintain current HR and driver safety files and databases, ensure that all required documents are collected and maintained properly
• Maintain confidentiality of all HR/personnel information
• Compiling weekly/monthly reports and Excel spreadsheets as required
• Prepare new employee files, day one swag bag and emailing managers new hire onboarding directions
• Assigns required state anti-harassment trainings to all new hires, follows up to ensure compliance
• Maintain a clean, safe and professional work environment
• May participate in recruitment efforts as needed:
• Posting job ads, organizing resumes and job applications
• Scheduling interviews and assisting in interview process
• Ensuring pre-employment process is completed
• Additional duties as require