Job Title: HR Manager

Department: Human Resources

Position Summary: This position involves administering human resources policies, programs and practices: including planning, organizing, developing, implementing, coordinating, and directing. Duties include formulating policies and procedures for the Human Resources Department and recommending policies and practices to senior management.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops and administers an effective recruitment program.
• Prepares, recommends, and maintains records and procedures for controlling personnel transactions and reporting personnel data.
• Designs personnel forms and directs the maintenance of personnel records by all departments.
• Serves as EEO specialist.
• Proposes, publishes, and administers personnel policies.
• Conducts wage and salary surveys.
• Administers classification programs, which includes classifying and reclassifying positions, and writing job descriptions.
• Accepts all applications and works with applicants and department heads; administers typing tests, spelling tests, etc., as required.
• Processes all new employees and all change-of-status forms.
• Maintains permanent personnel records.
• Provides public information such as verifying employment.
• Conducts orientation programs.
• Coordinates grievance panel nominations, hearings, and activities.
• Coordinates benefit program.
• Responsible for labor relations.
• Monitors unemployment claims and assists departments with appeals.
• Monitors performance appraisal programs.
• Coordinates risk management program.
• Coordinates safety programs.
• Monitors workers' compensation claims, and coordinates work between employee and insurance carrier.
• Maintains complete attendance records.

Knowledge & Skills:

General knowledge of the principles and practices of personnel administration; knowledge of sound techniques in all aspects of personnel management; knowledge of the organizations and operations of administrative programs; ability to develop long-term plans and programs and to evaluate work accomplishments; ability to apply and adapt practices and techniques to the special requirements of senior management; ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with other management staff, employees, and the general public; ability to present facts and recommendations effectively in oral and written form.

Education & Experience:

• 4 years' managerial and supervisory experience in public or private personnel management; or
• A bachelor's degree in personnel management, public administration, psychology, or education; and three (1) years' general experience in the HR field; or
• A Master's degree in Human Resource management or related Personnel/Human Resources field.
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and use a computer. The employee frequently is required to talk, hear and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to a computer monitor. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

THE ABOVE DECLARATIONS ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE AN “ALL-INCLUSIVE” LIST OF THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE JOB DESCRIBED OR OF THE SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE JOB. RATHER, THEY ARE INTENDED ONLY TO DESCRIBE THE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB.