Human Resources Generalist - Benefits

HR Generalist Benefits

Ready to make a real impact behind the scenes? The City of Sheboygan is hiring a full-time HR Generalist Benefits to help shape the employee experience from the inside out. In this role, you'll be the go-to expert for benefits administration, wellness initiatives, and employee supportensuring our team feels valued, informed, and empowered every step of the way. If you're detail-driven, people-focused, and passionate about making public service work better for everyone, we'd love to have you on our team.

The Human Resources Department works as a team to provide our employees with a safe, healthy, and positive working culture and environment. HR Functions include recruiting and hiring, benefit administration, personnel data maintenance, employee relations, training and development, assisting employees and citizens with questions, and more. Under the direction of the Human Resources Director, the Human Resources Generalist - Benefits' primary duties are coordination, preparation and implementation of City employee benefits, retiree benefit programs, the City's safety program, and to participate in completion of general HR tasks.

Responsibilities

Essential Responsibilities :

• Develops, modifies, and administers systems for enrolling and orienting newly hired employees and advising employees of changing information in the benefit programs.
• Acts as a liaison between benefit providers and City employees to interpret benefit provisions, process adjustments, and to expedite any problems in receiving benefits.
• Develops, monitors, and administers processes for adjusting employee benefits upon termination of employment.
• Develops and administers the processes to initiate and monitor insurance billings, payments, enrollment, membership, audits, COBRA, and retiree insurance systems in conjunction with the Payroll, Accounting and Human Resources systems.
• Develops and implements employee benefit communication programs including an employee benefits fair, paper communications, training programs, and sometimes new employee orientations. Takes lead in answering employee questions regarding benefits.
• Schedules and reviews City benefits provided under City policy or applicable labor agreement; reviews applicable City policies and procedures and collects forms; processes and enters information into HRIS system and vendor sites; will be required to answer questions, explain procedures, and provide information to employees and retirees either in person or over email / phone.
• Leads annual benefits open enrollment by distributing and explaining benefits materials to City employees, data entry in Munis and vendor sites, and auditing materials that are turned in.
• Reviews, enters, and monitors all incident reports / Workers' Compensation claims using CVMIC Origami.
• Assists in conducting loss prevention surveys which involve the use of questionnaires, personal interviews, on-site observations, and review of accident / injury records. Summarizes and analyzes results, develops recommended solutions for identified hazards, works with management and / or the Safety Committee to establish a plan of action and on-going hazard management systems to eliminate or moderate the identified hazards. Develops a written report on the results of the survey, follows up on the actions taken by the unit relative to the plan, and prepares final reports as necessary.
• Conducts, coordinates, or assists in in the investigation of accidents and / or injuries. Participates in the development of policies, procedures, and programs designed to reduce the incidence of job-related accidents and illnesses. Identifies and works to eliminate hazards and encourages safe working habits and environments.
• Manages employee benefit changes / life events and enters changes into HRIS as appropriate.
• Works with outside vendors (Health Center and EAP, for example) to increase participation in wellness initiatives and increase compliance rates for preventive screenings.
• Prepares and processes wellness forms and information for payroll. Enters and audits employee payroll deductions for benefit and retirement items.
• Establishes relationships and consults with departments and employees to align efforts and reinforce a culture of wellness.
• Keeps abreast of current national wellness and wellbeing initiatives and activities, develops a network of resources and contacts to use as appropriate.

General Responsibilities :

Other Duties : Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Education & Experience

Qualifications & Skills

Work Environment : The work environment and physical demands 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 qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work performed is primarily in a standard office environment that includes exposure to computer screens. Primary functions include sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting, sit and answer phones, and use of computer equipment on a continuous basis. On a frequent basis, the Human Resources Generalist must have the ability to stand, walk, sit, talk, and reach with hands and arms and to occasionally lift, bend, stoop and retrieve files and boxes weighing up to 25-30 pounds. Position requires the operation of office equipment and required repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard. On a semi-frequent basis, the Human Resources Generalist must have the ability to drive themselves to other city locations for interviews, meetings, trainings, etc.

Post Job Offer Requirements : Job offers for this position are contingent on the individual passing a pre-employment background check.