Education Manager

Job Purpose

Responsibilities of this role is to maintain and enhance the organization s Human Resources and Safety by planning, implementing and evaluating policies, programs and practices.

Essential Functions

Human Resources Functions:

• Maintains the work structure by updating job requirements and job descriptions for all positions.
  
• Maintains organization staff by establishing a recruiting, testing and interviewing program; counseling managers on candidate selection; conducting and analyzing exit interviews; recommending changes.
  
• Prepares employees for assignments by establishing and conducting orientation and training programs.
  
• Maintains a pay plan by conducting periodic pay surveys; scheduling and conducting job evaluations; preparing pay budgets; monitoring and scheduling individual pay actions; recommending, planning and implementing pay structure revisions.
  
• Ensures planning, monitoring and appraisal of employee work results by training managers to coach and discipline employees; scheduling management conferences with employees; hearing and resolving employee grievances; counseling employees and supervisors.
  
• Maintains employee benefits programs and informs employees of benefits by studying and assessing benefit needs and trends; recommending benefit programs to management; directing the processing of benefit claims; obtaining and evaluating benefit contract bids; awarding benefit contracts; designing and conducting educational programs on benefit programs.
  
• Ensures legal compliance by monitoring and implementing applicable human resource federal and state requirements; conducting investigations; maintaining records; representing the organization at hearings.
  
• Maintains management guidelines by preparing, updating and recommending human resource policies and procedures.
  
• Maintains historical human resource records by designing a filing and retrieval system; keeping past and current records.
  
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
  
• Completes human resource operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees, following up on work results.
  
• Maintains human resource staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting and training employees.
  
• Maintains human resource staff job results by counseling and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring and appraising job results.
  
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
  

Payroll Functions:

• Serve as backup to the controller regarding all payroll responsibilities.
  
• Oversee paperless time-keeping system for employees.
  
• Review timecards for accuracy prior to each payroll run.
  
• Update employee files with new wages, PTO, deductions and withholding as necessary.
  
• Download pre-posting and post-posting payroll reports and save to payroll run file.
  
• Stay up to date on payroll law and inform management of changes.
  

Safety Manager Functions:

• Develop and execute health and safety plans in the workplace according to legal guidelines.
  
• Prepare and enforce policies to establish a culture of health and safety.
  
• Evaluate practices, procedures ad facilities to assess risk and adherence to the law.
  
• Conduct training and presentations for health and safety matters and accident prevention.
  
• Monitor compliance to policies and laws by inspecting employees and operations.
  
• Inspect equipment and machinery to observe possible unsafe conditions.
  
• Investigate accidents or incidents to discover causes and handle worker s compensation claims.
  
• Recommend solutions to issues, improvement opportunities or new prevention measures.
  
• Report on health and safety awareness, issues and statistics
  

• Proven experience as an HR and Safety Manager, minimum of (5) or more years of progressive human resources experience in non-union manufacturing environment, required.
  
• Working knowledge and proficiency in HRIS systems and Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Excel, Power Point and Access.
  
• Deep understanding of legal, health and safety guidelines
  
• Ability in producing reports and developing relevant policies.
  
• Good knowledge of data analysis and risk assessment
  
• Excellent organizational and motivational skills
  
• Outstanding attention to detail and observation ability
  
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal abilities
  
• BS/BA in Human Resources or relevant field is preferred.
  
• Valid qualification in occupational health and safety
  
  

Working Conditions:

• High level of contact with co-workers
  
• Communicate with others by telephone, e-mail and face to face discussions.
  
• Often work as part of a team
  
• Always work indoors in temperature-controlled environment
  
• May share workspace with others.
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Speak clearly so listeners can understand and understand the speech of another person.
  
• Long periods of sitting, standing and walking
  
• Use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms.
  
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
  
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.