Daily job duties of human resources specialists include:
- Preparing or updating employment records related to hiring, transferring, promoting, and terminating
- Explaining human resources policies, procedures, laws, and standards to new and existing employees
- Ensuring new hire paperwork is completed and processed
- Informing job applicants of job duties, responsibilities, benefits, schedules, working conditions, promotion opportunities, etc.
- Addressing any employment relations issues, such as work complaints and harassment allegations
- Processing all personnel action forms and ensuring proper approval
- Overseeing hiring process, which includes coordinating job posts, reviewing resumes, and performing reference checks
- Workforce Planning and Employment
- Implementing the organization’s recruiting strategy
- Interviewing applicants
- Administering pre-employment tests
- Assisting with completing background investigations
- Processing transfers, promotions, and terminations
- HR Development
- Conducting training sessions
- Administering on-the-job training programs
- Evaluating the effectiveness of training programs
- Maintaining records of employee participation in all training and development programs
- Total Rewards
- Analyzing job duties
- Writing job descriptions
- Performing job evaluations and job analyses
- Conducting and analyzing compensation surveys
- Employee and Labor Relations (non-union environments)
- Assisting with processing employee grievances
- Overseeing engagement programs and other employee relations work
- Risk Management
- Developing and administering health and safety programs
- Conducting safety inspections
- Maintaining accident records
- Preparing government reports as to remain in compliance
Performs duties related to payroll operations, including recording hours of work, processing time records, compiling payroll statistics, maintaining payroll control records, and calculating payrolls, in accordance with Federal, State, and local laws.
ESSENTIAL TASKS include the following; other duties may be assigned.
- Review and analyze payroll data and reports for accuracy, and resolve discrepancies to ensure accurate posting to payroll records.
- Compile and direct timecard data, calculate pay adjustments and key data into Payroll system
- Prepare, process, and track wage garnishments and child support orders
- Compile reports as required by management and government agencies
- Oversee employee exemption certificates, direct deposit and other deductions to update payroll records
- Process and maintain records of employee leave status
- Maintain filing system for payroll and related records
- Purchasing and inventory control