duties + responsibilities

Leadership

•    May oversee the scheduling, assignments, and daily workflow of subordinate staff in the department. 
•    May assist with constructive and timely performance evaluations. 
•    Gain a full understanding of our safety policies and promote our safety culture. 
•    Uphold the vision, mission, and values of ViaSun in all interactions and activities.
 

Business

•    Attend Safety and Professional Development Trainings.
 

Communication

•   Collaborates in a team-based environment; providing excellent, friendly and responsive customer service to employees.
•    Actively Participate in weekly meetings

Tasks/Technical

•    Handles employment-related inquiries from applicants, employees, and supervisors, referring complex and/or sensitive matters to the appropriate staff.
•    Attends and participates in employee disciplinary meetings, terminations, and investigations.
•    Conducts initial interviews and gathers information for employee relations matters such as harassment allegations, work complaints, or other concerns; Partners with HR Manager when additional investigation is required.
•    Plan new hire onboarding strategies and perform new team member orientation and processing, including I-9 verification, to deliver an exceptional first-day experience
•    Oversees the maintenance of employee records.
•    Coordinate and participate in the unemployment process as needed.
•    Completes VOEs, which includes questionnaires and verifications of wages.
•    Begins payroll process in a weekly basis in partnership with the HR Manager for hourly and salary employees. 
•    Maintains and reviews payroll processing to ensure timely and accurate processing of payroll transactions including salaries, benefits, garnishments, taxes, and other deductions.
•    Ensures accurate and timely processing of payroll updates including new hires, terminations, and changes to pay rates.
•    Audits and corrects timecards in preparation for payroll processing
•    Reviews and reconciles benefit premium deductions against invoices and enrollment records
•    Promptly processes and records all withholding orders (i.e., garnishments, levies, employee deductions, etc.) 
•    Processes enrollment changes and terminations on monthly bills.
•    Manages the E-Verify process in compliance with Arizona employment requirements.
•    Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance.
•    Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law.
•    Assists with all HR communication efforts. 
•    Participates in developing department goals, objectives and systems.
•    Supports HR Manager with day-to-day HR operations and larger programs/ projects.
•    Prepare required reports as well as special reports as requested. 
•    HR Generalist duties as assigned.

Required Skills & Abilities

•    Effective HR administration and people management skills.
•    Experience working both independently and, in a team-oriented, collaborative environment. 
•    Aptitude in problem solving with a strong desire to work as a team to get results.
•    Ability to maintain strict confidentiality. 
•    Extensive knowledge of payroll functions including preparation, internal control and payroll taxes.
•    Knowledge of basic employment laws including EEO, ADA, FLSA, and FMLA 
•    Experience applying knowledge of state employment laws to assess compliance issues

education + experience

•    High School Diploma required, Associates degree or higher a plus. 
•    At least three years of experience in related areas such as job classification and compensation, recruitment, selection, training, employee benefits, and/or equal opportunity compliance required.
•    SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP preferred.
•    Proficiency required in written and interpersonal communication skills and Microsoft Office applications including excel.

physical REQUIREMENTS

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at a time.