Why Work For Us?
Alkegen brings together two of the world’s leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we’re delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before.
With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry’s most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.
Alkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with globe-spanning reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we’re always looking for top talent ready to bring their best. Come grow with us!
Job Description:
- Ensures the accuracy of all benefits enrollments in order to provide vendors with accurate eligibility information
- Assists with new-hire orientations
- Performs quality checks of benefits-related data
- Assists employees regarding benefits claims issues and plan changes
- Distributes all benefits enrollment materials and determines eligibility
- Responds to benefits inquiries from employees and physicians on plan provisions, benefits enrollments, status changes and other general inquiries
- Assists with all leave-of-absence requests and disability administration: medical, personal, disability and FMLA
- Effectively interprets FMLA and ADA implications as they relate to leaves of absences/disabilities
- Responds to 401k inquiries from employees and physicians relating to enrollments, plan changes and contribution amounts
- Assists with the open enrollment process
- Provides necessary reports for allocation/billing charges
- Experience in understanding leave of absence, time-off, and workers compensation programs
- In-depth understanding of state and local laws governing leave such as ERISA, HIPAA, COBRA, and FMLA to help ensure compliance
- Excellent analytical skills to research and evaluate programs to make informed decisions
- Excellent writing skills for reports and benefit information sharing
Skills:
- Extensive knowledge of employee benefits and applicable laws
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field of study
- 3 (+) years' experience in benefits and compensation administration
- Moderately advanced in Excel, Word, and Powerpoint
- Proficient in several benefit platforms with an ease to pick up new platforms
At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people – ALL PEOPLE – breathe easier, live greener and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world.
Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran’s status, or any other protected class.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or a related field
- At least 3 years of experience in benefits and compensation administration
- Extensive knowledge of employee benefits and applicable laws
- Knowledge of leave of absence, time-off, and workers' compensation programs
- Understanding of ERISA, HIPAA, COBRA, FMLA, and ADA requirements
- Moderate proficiency in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Proficiency with multiple benefits platforms and ability to learn new platforms
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Excellent analytical skills
Alkegen Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Alkegen and has not been reviewed or approved by Alkegen.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered fair or strong in several roles and locations, with mentions of great pay and fair pay for the job. Competitive hourly operator wages and overtime opportunities in some sites reinforce this perception.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO, paid holidays, and paid sick days are available, with some salaried roles offering manager‑approved unlimited time off. These elements indicate broad time‑off options across the package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with employer match, in some cases with immediate vesting, is part of the offering. This reflects structured retirement support across many roles.
Alkegen Insights
What We Do
Alkegen is a specialty materials leader serving mission-critical systems that the world is focused on for the future, including: battery technologies, electric vehicles, filtration media, and specialty insulation materials that enable customers to reduce fossil fuel consumption, save energy, and live greener. We help people breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before. Our experience speaks for itself. Bringing together two of the world’s leaders in specialty materials, Unifrax and Lydall, Alkegen is a leader in innovation. We are a vertically integrated manufacturer with the global reach and talent to solve your most demanding applications. With 60 manufacturing facilities and 9,000+ highly skilled employees located around the world, we can solve any challenge. Dedicated to sustainability and human health, we are uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways. We are Alkegen.
