Job Description
Benefits Coordinator
REPORTS TO:
Director of Human Resources
JOB DESCRIPTION:
- Administer all aspects of health and welfare benefit plans to include health, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, supplemental disability, life, medical spending accounts, and 401(k) plans. Champion company’s wellness initiatives.
WHY WORK FOR WHITING?
- Whiting Door developed the first practical overhead roll-up door for trucks and trailers in 1953. Today, Whiting remains the world's leading designer and supplier in the industry with a full line of dry freight, insulated and specialty roll-up doors, as well as laminated swing doors. Whiting is also a leading manufacturer of custom laminated panels. We currently operate three facilities across the U.S. as well as having licensed affiliates who manufacture under the Whiting Door name around the globe.
- Entrepreneurial culture
- Collaborative team environment
- No cost health insurance, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 401k with company match
- Generous paid time off and paid holidays
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Tasks include but are not limited to:
- Administer open enrollments, ensuring accuracy of employee benefit choices.
- Manage Company wellness initiatives.
- Take care of all day-to-day administering of health and welfare benefit programs to include health, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, life, medical spending accounts, 401(k), COBRA, and maintaining of records.
- Coordinate daily benefit processing: enrollments, terminations, changes, beneficiaries, disability, accident and death claims, etc. to include employee and retiree benefit notifications.
- Audit and process new hire benefit packets, verifying new hire elections are correct and timely.
- Audit and process monthly bills for all benefit group plans.
- Administer company 401(k) plans including processing enrollment and terminations, distribution packets, and maintaining completed files with appropriate documents.
- Handle employee benefit separation materials.
- Maintain employee files.
- Payroll backup.
- Collaborate and communicate with the HR team to ensure employee inquiries are addressed and communicated effectively and efficiently.
- Counsel, advise and provide guidance to employees, management and HR regarding benefit programs.
- Maintains Affirmative Action Plan.
- Maintains I-9 files.
- Special projects as assigned.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum 5 years benefit experience in Human Resources
- Working knowledge of COBRA, ADA, FMLA, DOL, ERISA, etc. regulations
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills needed, demonstrated customer service orientation.
- Strong problem solving, organizational, time management skills.
- Ability to work in a dynamic, service-oriented team.
- Payroll experience desired
EDUCATION:
- SHRM, CEBS, PHR, and/or associate or bachelor’s degree in human resources preferred.
PAY:
BENEFITS:
- Employer funded (free) medical, dental, vision and life insurance.
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- 401(k) with company match
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Climate controlled office environment.
- Minimal Physical requirements other than occasional light lifting of boxed materials (10 lbs.).
- Standing, bending, and twisting required for filing and other general office tasks.
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