Specialist, Total Rewards, Employee Benefits and Compensation, BlueOval Battery Park Michigan

Total Rewards Specialist

At BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, you will use your entrepreneurial skills and team mindset to come up with data-driven solutions, build and lead an agile team to deliver the advanced technology that drives the future, create a culture of trust, encourage diversity of thought and foster leadership in others, and be part of the historic transformation of the automotive industry. In this position, you will be at the heart of our commitment to our employees as the Total Rewards Specialist, responsible for supporting our hourly workforce with comprehensive company-provided benefit programs. This essential role involves much more than just administration; it's about being a trusted guide and advocate for our employees. The Total Rewards Specialist will actively support the administration and seamless delivery of various employee benefits. This includes navigating the complexities of life and health insurance, providing guidance on retirement savings plans, managing disability benefits, and tracking time off policies. Your expertise will be crucial in ensuring timely resolution for employee escalations and issues. You'll be an essential guide, impacting employees' lives by navigating their benefits journey, especially during life's most important moments. This role will work closely with the Global Total Rewards team, reporting directly to the HR Director at BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, located in Marshall, MI.

What you'll do...

• Benefit Expertise & Compliance : Become the go-to expert for all company benefit offerings, ensuring their accurate and compliant delivery
• Direct Employee Support : Serve as the primary on-site resource, guiding employees through benefit questions, enrollment, and complex issue resolution, including vendor liaison
• Engaging Communication & Education : Develop and deliver compelling communications, presentations, and orientations to maximize employee understanding and engagement with their benefit programs
• Enrollment & Administration : Oversee new hire and annual benefit enrollment processes for health, retirement, disability, and leave programs
• Cross-Functional Collaboration : Partner with the Company's global Total Rewards team to ensure accurate benefit communications and related processes
• Strategic Analysis & Improvement : Analyze benefit utilization trends, contribute to process improvements, benchmarking, and participate in broader HR initiatives and special projects
• Short Term Incentive Administration : Utilize data analytics to track effectiveness of the incentive program, evaluating impact on key manufacturing performance indicators, employee engagement, and overall facility performance. Using this data-driven approach and continuous monitoring will allow to suggest and implement informed adjustments to the program design and ensure it remains relevant, motivating, and delivers a positive return on investment. Partner with payroll and finance on the administration process for the payment of quarterly STI awards.
• Fair and Equitable Program Administration : Manage hourly pay structures, including partnering with the Company's Total Rewards team to benchmarking competitive hourly pay rates and application of wage adjustments.

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You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply! As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like : will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builderor all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including :

This position is a salary grade 7. For more information on salary and benefits, click here. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.