HR Manager

Location: Springfield, MO

Job Type: Full-time

Are you looking to work for a rapidly growing company that has a great culture, pay, and benefits? HR Advantage is recruiting for a talented HR Manager for a Manufacturing company in Springfield. The ideal candidate is adaptable, problem solver, innovative, detail oriented, and confident in their work. A Bachelors degree, 5 years experience and PHR, SPHR or SHRM-CP preferred.

Summary: The Human Resource Manager is responsible for providing support and strategic direction in the management of labor and employee relations in accordance with established guidelines, employment law and sound administrative practices. Implement programs to build a positive work culture which creates a proactive employee relations climate. The HR Manager is responsible for developing and executing human resources strategy in support of the overall business plan and strategic direction of the organization, in the area of succession planning, talent management, change management, organizational and performance management, training and development, compensation and benefits. The HR Manager is responsible for ensuring companywide compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local safety and health regulations, along with following all KORE requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.

• Plan organize and responsible for all activities of the human resources department. Develop department goals, set objectives, and manage HRIS systems.

• Implement/update annually company compensation program; maintain and update job descriptions as necessary; conduct market analyses as required and evaluate positions to ensure pay practices maintain internal equity and external competitiveness. Develop, recommend, and direct implementation of compensation programs that provide a competitive level of pay, motivation and reward to employees.

• Evaluate reports, decisions and results of human resources work group in relation to established goals and objectives. Implement new approaches, procedures to effect continual improvement in overall efficiency of work group and the services provided

• Arrange HR department meetings and coordinate HR projects and take minutes.

• Manage follow-up on recruitment.

• Responsible for employee relations union and non-union.

• Responsible for the annual update and changes to the Ozarks Compensation Plan; including review pay ranges and suggest changes as necessary

• Responsible for creating Compensation Statements by position (laying out the value of each position in title).

• Responsible for completing annual Employee Compensation and Benefit Statements

• Monitor management of all work comp insurance claims. Assist legal counsel with all legal needs for both workers compensation. Act as liaison with injured employees. Maintain contact with TPA on W/C issues.

• Prepare monthly reporting and graphs in relation to WC injuries. This needs to include not only the cost but tracking of the injury types.

• Prepare monthly reporting and graphs in relation to all property damage claims.

• Oversee Affirmative Action Plan and the completion of the annual plan

• Responsible for education and delivery of AAP results and plan to Management

• Develop and implement safety policies and procedures in compliance with local, state, and federal rules and regulations including Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Department of Transportation (DOT).

• Develop and implement accident prevention, loss-control systems, and programs.

• Investigate accidents, incidents, and injuries to determine causes/preventive measures and to eliminate areas of liability.

• Review and report findings from accident, incident and injury investigations, facility inspections and environmental testing.

• Lead companywide IRB meetings and activities.

• Responsible for the monthly Admin IRB safety meetings and communications.

• Provide oversight to the company attendance policy and practice, ensuring it is being tracked and working as designed.

• Communicate with co-workers, management, and others in a courteous and professional manner.

• Responsible creating and ensuring a safe culture of the HR department for employees.

• Other duties as assigned by Manager.

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervisory Responsibilities: 3-5 employees within the HR Department

Please send inquiries and resumes to seth@hradvantageweb.net

HR Recruiter

Location: Springfield, MO

Job Type: Full-time

Are you looking to work for a rapidly growing company that has a great culture. pay, and benefits? HR Advantage is recruiting for a talented HR Recruiter for a Manufacturing company in Springfield. The ideal candidate is adaptable, problem solver, innovative, detail oriented, and confident in their work. An Associates degree and experience in recruitment is preferred.

SUMMARY: Achieves staffing objectives by recruiting and evaluating job candidates; advising managers on hiring process. Design and implement overall recruiting strategy.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.

• Establishes recruiting requirements by studying organization plans and objectives; meeting with managers to discuss needs.

• Will attend job fairs in all locations/markets as needed and responsible for employment advertising.

• Preparing source documentation needed for new hire, employment paperwork.

Administering background checks and drug tests.

• Develop a pool of qualified candidates in advance of need.

• Builds applicant sources by researching and contacting community services, colleges, employment agencies, recruiters, media, and internet sites; providing organization information, opportunities and benefits; making presentations; maintaining rapport.

• Responsible for entering applicant data into Great Plains software tracking.

• Responsible for job postings internally and externally, including outside websites and company website, maintenance of postings and all processes involved.

• Maintain regular contact with possible future candidates.

• Internal job postings for non-union positions in all locations, along with union positions locally.

• Conduct other internal processes prior to applicant phone screen.

• Conduct applicant phone screen, conduct initial face to face interview and applicant selection onsite for the next interview step.

• Schedule interviews for hiring manager following recruiter’s interview.

• Communicate with managers regarding interview guides, interviews and job offers and placement.

• Responsible for reviewing all pre-employment paperwork for accuracy for all location at time of interview.

• Responsible for completing all reference checks prior to starting the pre-employment process.

• Makes conditional job offers.

• Complete background checks on all potential new hires.

• Schedule pre-employment drug tests after an acceptable background check.

• Ensure applicant has all mandatory documents needed, along with CDL permit or license for drivers.

• Schedule on-boarding once all pre-employment processes have been completed.

• Send out new hire e-mails once all pre-employment processes have been completed and orientation date is confirmed.

• Send communication to all applicants, following position selection.

• Update Great Plains (GP) system when applicant is not selected and has been removed from the process.

• Responsible for creating and having on hand new hire packets for the corporate office.

• Responsible for completing all DOT required paperwork and getting the approval to move forward with orientation (internal approval).

• Assist as needed with new hire on-boarding.

• Responsible for updating and submitting a weekly recruitment report.

• Responsible for communicating transfer employees internally.

• Responsible for scheduling DOT recertification physicals for drivers.

• Responsible for updating and submitting a weekly new hire, term and transfer report.

• Responsible for tracking union offers for transfer.

• Other duties may be assigned or requested.

COMPETENCIES: Excellent interpersonal and written/verbal communication skills, competent computer skills in use of word, excel, PowerPoint and HRIS systems, with ability to create spreadsheets for analysis and tracking of various information. Recruiting, interviewing skills, people skills. Hands on experience with various selection processes.

Please send inquiries and resumes to seth@hradvantageweb.net.

Sr Accountant

Location: Springfield, MO

Job Type: Full-time

 

Are you looking to work for a rapidly growing company that has a great culture and great benefits? HR Advantage is recruiting for a talented Senior Accountant for a Manufacturing company in Springfield. The ideal candidate is adaptable, problem solver, innovative, detail oriented, and confident in their work. A bachelor degree in Accounting is required and a CMA, along with 5 years experience, is preferred.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Responsible for all enterprise accounting functions and financial reporting, whether entries are made by oneself or another. Works with various organization staff to assure proper accounting system entries for financial and management accounting. Ensures that all information is both timely and accurate and that proper general accounting principles and practices as well as company policy and procedures are followed. Prepares and generates required reports.

2. Manages periodic closing processes. Prepares and reviews journal entries required for closing various accounting periods. Prepares periodic financial statements and analyzes them for completeness, accuracy, consistency, and adherence to government, insurer or creditor requirements. Tracks and reports on key metrics.

3. Prepares and maintains budgets. Creates and reviews budgets with executives and/or other company personnel. Analyzes budget trends and abnormalities and reports to executives.

4. Develops and maintains standard costs. Creates, reviews, and analyzes expense invoices, labor costs, and production reports to develop product costs. Reviews and analyzes product margins and alerts senior management regarding low-performing products.

5. Manages the accuracy, timeliness, and productivity of day-to-day activities. Administers accounts payable, cash disbursements, invoicing/billing, customer credits and collections, payroll, perpetual inventory integrity, fixed asset records, general & entity accounting, cost accounting, and Human Resources.

6. Implements internal audit procedures, controls, and checks across all departments. Works with other organizational personnel and outside consultants to document, organize and answer questions regarding the company’s recordkeeping processes and procedures.

7. Communicates required financial and performance data results. Explains and interprets reports related to financial accounting and performance data to appropriate individuals, answers accounting related questions and troubleshoots accounting issues.

8. Assures financial plans are consistent with organizational goals.

9. Interfaces with outside stakeholders. Communicates and cooperates with CPA firm, law firm, banks, lessors, insurance companies, credit card companies, collection agencies and regulatory agencies as needed or required.

10.Studies and reports on ways to improve recordkeeping systems. Examines existing procedures for more efficient and accurate methods and advises management regarding potential changes.

11.Performs other duties as necessary in support of business objectives in a dynamic economy. The position description is intended to guide the activities of the person in this position but is not intended to limit that person’s thinking and creativity as to the work of this function nor is it intended to describe all the work that may be required of this position.

Other Important Functions:

1. Supervises overall back-office operations.

2. Participates in the ongoing development, communication and implementation of team concepts, programs, and policies. Attends appropriate team meetings. Works to provide other team members with timely, necessary information. Accepts responsibility to quickly identify areas that lack cohesiveness and brings them to the attention of the team leader, working in a supportive manner to resolve issues. Looks for synergy within the organization as well as with customers, suppliers and other stakeholders. Maintains an attitude of energetic cooperation.

3. Attends and/or participates in company training.

4. Actively looks for improvements in company systems.

5. Keeps all company information confidential.

6. Looks for any government or contractual non-compliance issues.

7. Actively, continually, and progressively studies and pursues personal accounting knowledge, accounting trends and promulgations and overall business and communication skills.

Please send inquires and resumes to seth@hradvantageweb.net