HR Specialist

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Waterville, ME
Mid level
Manufacturing
The Role
The HR Specialist supports the Human Resources Manager by overseeing various HR programs, such as attendance, employee relations, benefits administration, and recruitment. They maintain employee records and compliance with labor laws, handle insurance claims, and assist in reporting and communications within the company.
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Huhtamaki is a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers around the world, enabling wellbeing and convenience. Our innovative products protect on-the-go and on-the-shelf food and beverages, ensuring hygiene and safety, and help prevent food waste.

We are committed to protecting food, people and the planet and are on the lookout for passionate and consummate professionals to join our growing team to help us deliver on our ambitious 2030 Strategy. We look for colleagues who Care, Dare and Deliver.

JOB SUMMARY:

The primary function of the HR Specialist is to assist the Human Resources Manager in administering various human resource programs, including, but not limited to Attendance, Discipline, Employee Relations, Compensation, Records Retention, Benefits, Worker’s Compensation, Short and Long Term Disability, Recruitment, policies and procedures, Employee Opinion survey administration, communications, retirement preparation, and company events for all employees while ensuring compliance with applicable Federal and State labor laws.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

  • Absenteeism – logging, sending to Mgrs., discipline
  • Insurance Claims and issues (STD, Life Ins., medical/dental, annual enrollments, etc.)
  • Employee record keeping and filing (seniority, pay, addresses, benefits, etc.)
  • Responsible for insurances, billing, etc. for all hourly retirees
  • Maintain Internal Bidding system for hourly employees
  • Hiring – Full-time /Seasonal (job advertisement, orientation, Workday, UKG, benefits, background checks, etc.)
  • Headcount reporting (temporaries)
  • End of month reporting for PACE union and salaried and corporate headcount
  • Administer Employee Service Award program
  • Webster Baird Scholarship fund
  • Provide Negotiations support.
  • Administer Donations Program for local community
  • Coordinate Manpower Services
  • Affirmative Action Plan data gathering and reporting
  • Mass Mailings to employees and retirees regarding benefits, etc.
  • Other duties as assigned

MININIMUM ACCEPTABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 3-5 years’ experience in Human Resources
  • Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or relevant experience.
  • Administrative and clerical – 5 years
  • Word processing/Microsoft Office Software – demonstrated proficiency
  • Communications Skills – Manufacturing Environment

ADDITIONAL DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Good communication skills, verbal, non-verbal and written
  • Must be organized and be able to work on their own
  • Ability to prioritize
  • Multi-tasking skills
  • Confidentiality
  • Ability for maintaining accuracy while dealing with numerous interruptions
  • Requires lifting/carrying up to 10 lbs. on a regular basis and occasionally up to 25 lbs.

Join us to shape the future together!

The Company
Batavia, OH
5,380 Employees
On-site Workplace

What We Do

Huhtamaki is a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers around the world, enabling wellbeing and convenience. Our innovative products protect on-the-go and on-the-shelf food and beverages, ensuring hygiene and safety, and help prevent food waste. We embed sustainability in everything we do. We are committed to achieving carbon neutral production and designing all our products to be recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2030.

We are a participant in the UN Global Compact and EcoVadis has awarded Huhtamaki with the Gold medal for performance in sustainability. To play our part in managing climate change, we have set science-based targets that have been approved and validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.

With 100 years of history and a strong Nordic heritage we operate in 37 countries and 103 operating locations around the world. Our values Care Dare Deliver guide our decisions and help our team of around 18 000 employees make a difference where it matters. Our 2023 net sales totaled EUR 4.2 billion. Huhtamaki Group is headquartered in Espoo, Finland and our parent company, Huhtamäki Oyj, is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. Find out more about how we are protecting food, people and the planet on www.huhtamaki.com

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