Human Resource Specialist

JOB DESCRIPTION: HUMAN RESOURCE SPECIALIST

About The Role:

Responsible for overseeing the hiring of new staff, employee relations, and administering employee-related services such as payroll, training and development programs, and benefits. Identifying ways to maximize the employees talents and value to the organization, and serving as a link between an organization’s management and its employees.

What you’ll be doing (DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES):

• Plan and coordinate the organization’s workforce to best use employees’ talents
• Aid employees with performance improvements by planning and conducting orientations and training programs
• Maintains the work structure by updating the employee handbook, job requirements and job descriptions for all positions
• Enhances the organization’s human resources by planning, implementing, and evaluating human resources policies, programs, and practices
• Supports organization staff by establishing a recruiting, testing, and interviewing program; counseling managers on candidate selection; conducting and analyzing exit interviews; and recommending changes
• Ensures planning, monitoring, and appraisal of employee work results by scheduling management conferences with employees; hearing and resolving employee grievances; and counseling employees and supervisors
• Manages a pay plan by conducting periodic pay surveys; scheduling and conducting job evaluations; preparing pay budgets; monitoring and scheduling individual pay actions; and recommending, planning, and implementing pay structure revisions

What skills & experience you’ll bring to us (QUALIFICATIONS):

• Must be a graduate of Psychology, Human Resource Development, Business Management, or similar courses
• 3+ years of experience in Freight Forwarding, Labor Relations, Employee Relations, and human resource management roles
• Experience in hiring and interviewing
• Knowledge in the following: Compensation and Wage Structures, Benefits Administration, Performance Management, Communication Processes, Employment Law, etc.
• Strong interpersonal, leadership, and organizational skills
• Effective creative, analytical, communications, reporting, administrative writing, and research skills
• Effective time management skills and the ability to meet deadlines
• Excellent problem-solving, decision-making skills with keen eye for details