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Human Resources Manager opportunity for food distribution center, responsible for four direct reports. implements and manages policies, programs, and procedures to foster improvement. Bilingual (Spanish) Preferred *Relocation Assistance Responsibilities include:

• Leads and mentors others to ensure consistent application of all such rules and policies. Develops and implements innovative solutions to personnel and/or labor relations issues affecting the plant to mitigate any legal or compliance-related risks. Maintains a positive labor/employee relations environment at the plant by counseling managers and employees on human resource policies and rules, identifying and resolving problems, or recommending courses of action.
• Counsels managers and supervisors concerning policies and procedures; reviews and resolves issues. Supervises Human Resource staff, plans, assigns, and reviews assignments, counsels staff, evaluates job performance.
• Ensures retention at the facility is maintained at an acceptable level.
• Determines the training and educational needs of employees.
• Manages all new employee recruitment, orientation, and training, either through primary function or through the performance of subordinates.
• Manages execution Affirmation Action plan.
• Analyze and prepare statistical reports, narrative reports to formulate goals and objectives.
• Manages employee benefits enrollments, questions, or inquiries.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 2+ years’ experience acting as a lead by providing training, guidance or mentoring.
• Must have experience in the administration of benefits, compensation, and other programs.
• Possesses specialized knowledge of HR systems, processes, and procedures.
• Bi-lingual (Spanish) skills preferred.
• Must be able to travel 5-10% of the time.

Recruiter opportunity for Chicago service firm, one or two days a week onsite. Will serve as a strategic partner to hiring managers to source and deliver talent to the organization across a broad spectrum of roles. The right candidate will ensure an exceptional experience and fulfill the firm’s strategic initiative to create a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace.  Responsibilities include:

• Create and maintain strong partnerships with hiring managers and serve as a trusted advisor in selecting the best possible talent for their teams
• Manage multiple, full life-cycle equitable hiring processes simultaneously, including drafting position descriptions, reviewing resumes, scheduling and conducting interviews, checking references, & extending offers
• Help build proactive and innovative strategies to attract talent that result in the hiring of qualified diverse candidates, including building relationships with local colleges and universities and other external organizations
• Help enhance systems to guide and track the effectiveness of recruitment strategies
• Represent the firm at networking events and job fairs
• Responsible for new hire onboarding, background checks, job postings, etc.

Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience
• Experience serving as a strategic thought partner and support to hiring managers
• Experience implementing best practices around diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Previous experience as an administrator of an applicant tracking system is a plus

Candidate will take the responsibility of updating the College administrator and professional compensation study done in 2018/19 with new market data.  The candidate will also conduct the following:

• Internal equity review
• Compensation comparison analysis
• Manage related recommendations (eg: leveling guides, policy/procedure)
• Approximately 120 people

Other responsibilities include:

• Serve as mentor/advisor/resource to the existing compensation and benefits manager
• Advise on compensation structure and methodology for the merger of two unions
  • Support and clerical
  • Establish pay grades
  • Evaluate titles and more
• Other policy/project work as designated

Requirements:

• 5-10 years of compensation administration experience
• Proficient with Excel
• On-site when needed

National Staff Recruiter opportunity with top Chicago law firm to provide excellent candidate and hiring manager experiences throughout the entire recruitment lifecycle. You will be responsible for the end-to-end management of requisitions while building strong partnerships with hiring managers to drive talent search strategies to attract and retain top talent. The firm will invest in your professional development. Take ownership of full life cycle recruitment process from sourcing, screening, and selection while adhering to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion guidelines to negotiation offer and close ensuring an outstanding candidate experience. Source high-quality talent through databases and social media; build networks to find qualified passive candidates; keep abreast of employment laws and legislation. Develop and maintain strong working relationships with stakeholders, vendors, and other team members to create a partnership that yields success, positive results, and credibility by providing an effective and consultative service. Advise hiring managers on the current job market, available talent and conduct a competitive analysis to ensure timely hiring; deliver high-quality candidates while maintaining excellent relationships. Develop and communicate recommendations to hiring managers based on knowledge of the markets, current trends, candidate and talent strategies. Demonstrate proactive follow-up with the respective hiring managers and candidates to ensure the timeliness of the recruitment process. Provide concise and proactive communication to candidates and all levels of management. Participate in special projects/recruiting initiatives including assessment of best practices in interviewing techniques, leveraging of internal sources of talent, and identification of top performers.       Qualifications: • Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of experience and training. • Minimum of five years’ experience in recruitment preferably in a law firm or related service industry. • Proficiency in Microsoft Office required. Knowledge of Workday, viRecruit, or a similar applicant tracking system a plus.

Temp to Hire Recruiter need for luxury travel agency with excellent organizational skills. Will be responsible for recruitment needs, develop sourcing strategies, pre-screen candidates to assess their qualifications through a combination of behavioral and competency-based interviewing, monitor requisition status to ensure an efficient recruitment process. • Develop a pipeline of talent, specifically for sales and customer service. • Work creatively with departments to help create recruitment plans, identify resources for outreach and staffing needs. • Provide consultation to departments regarding the search and selection process, appointment procedures. • Work with management, leadership, and hiring managers to discuss changing needs and recommend action plans. • Process/review and follow up appropriately with all pre-employment background checks. • Provide initial screening of applicant pools, as well as phone screens or interviews where applicable. • Utilize job boards, company career pages, and community organizations to disseminate campus employment opportunities. • Prepare all postings: work with the hiring manager to determine pre-screening questions. • Full cycle recruiting; review resumes and credentials for appropriateness of skills, experience, and knowledge in relation to position requirements. QUALIFICATIONS: • Minimum 2 years of recruitment • Experience working in a high-volume, fast-paced recruitment area for permanent employees • Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail. The ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines • Self-starter

Our client is looking for a Regional Human Resources Manager to lead the HR functions at their manufacturing/distribution plant in Bolingbrook. The Regional Human Resources Manager will be responsible for managing, directing, and coordinating human resource policies and programs. Core Responsibilities Implement and manage ongoing policies, programs, and procedures to foster understanding of and improvement in management, supervisory or employee relations. Manage situations involving policy or contract interpretation. Lead and mentor others to ensure consistent application of all work rules and policies. Develop and implement innovative solutions to personnel and/or labor/employee relations issues affecting the plant to mitigate any legal or compliance-related risks. Proactively build a relationship with local union leadership and drive the labor relations strategy at the facility. Maintain a positive labor/employee relations environment at the plant by counseling managers and employees on human resource policies and rules, identifying and resolving problems, or recommending courses of action. Supervise human resource staff directly or through supervisors; plan, assign and review assignments; counsel staff; evaluate job performance and approve or recommend actions. Actively oversee the skill development of the team and work to build ongoing bench strength. Ensure administrative, management, and production employee retention at the plant is maintained at an acceptable level. Use knowledge, experience, and continuous interpretation of plant dynamics to help understand and determine the training and educational needs of the production employees and salaried staff. Oversee effective implementation of performance management, talent management, succession planning, and other corporate HRIS/Talent programs effectively. Manage all new employee recruitment, orientation, and training, either through primary function or through the performance of subordinates. Manage the development and ongoing execution of the plant’s Affirmation Action plan to achieve AAP goals during the entire employment process for all plant employees (recruitment, promotions, transition processes) Perform analysis and prepare statistical reports, narrative reports, and communications for use in formulating goals and objectives. Manage employee benefits enrollments, questions, or inquiries. Fosters positive community relations through proactive outreach and partnerships with government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and educational institutions. Qualifications Bilingual - Spanish Preferred Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited four-year college or university 8+year’s related experience and/or training, required Minimum of 5+ years experience in a position of leadership to include team development and management, required PHR/SPHR certification preferred. Manufacturing experience in a union environment, required Food Manufacturing experience preferred Previous experience in administration of a union contract; grievances, arbitrations, and NLRB regulations, required Demonstrated leadership in the community and experience in actively engaging community leaders is required Ability to speak effectively before groups in community or employees of the organization Strong reasoning and math skills Knowledge of HR Systems Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint Payroll database software preferred Possess functional knowledge of HR-related policies, regulations, and employment laws. Bi-lingual skills preferred Ability to work well with others in fast-paced, dynamic environment Ability to be respectful, approachable, and team-oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment Must be able to travel 5-10% of the time

Temp to hire Benefit Specialist need for global business, responsible for supporting the benefit plan data administration and reconciliation for the health and welfare plans including, medical, dental, vision, life & disability, 401k, and other ancillary benefits. Responsible for day to day employee benefit plan and enrollment inquiries, and other projects requiring support. Liaison with the benefits outsourcing center to resolve benefit enrollment issues. • Ensure accuracy of all benefits enrollment data in the HRIS • Ensure processes and procedures are in place to capture and maintain consistent and accurate benefit related data. • Perform reconciliation process for benefits billing and facilitate data to accounting on a monthly basis. Resolve reconciliation issues reported by finance. • Fulfill ad-hoc benefit cost reporting requests for accounting. • Audit health and welfare plan eligibility and discrepancy files and take the necessary actions to resolve discrepancies. • Complete ad-hoc data gathering, and reconciliation requests related to ongoing benefits consolidation projects. • Serve as the primary owner and processor of invoices. Track invoices and ensure payments are remitted timely. Report outstanding invoices and reach out to the vendors for missing invoices. • Respond to carrier data requests and follow up with carriers on the status of benefits, leave of absence, and disability. • Support the Benefits & HRIS Specialist with benefits communication, day-to-day administration, and coordination of company wellness initiatives. Draft and design wellness announcements for the quarterly newsletter. • Compile and maintain benefits records and documents electronically. • Assist with the open enrollment process and biometric screening of employee engagement activities. Work with the third-party vendor to coordinate open enrollment mailings. • Conduct post open enrollment audits, and make the necessary system updates. • Consolidate employee job data and report to the salary survey data vendor. • Serve as a backup for the Benefits & HRIS Specialist as needed to support leave of absence requests, deliver weekly STD payment reports to payroll admins, benefits premium adjustment reports, and 401k deduction imports. Requirements: • Bachelor’s Degree • Two- years of benefit and HRIS administration experience a must. • This job requires the individual to have strong excel skills for data analysis, management, and reporting. • Proficient in MS Office Word and PowerPoint (Pivot tables/v-look up and formulas) . • Proven experience with HRIS systems, preferably Ultimate Software. • Understanding of health and welfare programs and leave management is a must. • Knowledgeable about COBRA, FMLA, ADA, and Benefit regulations – ERISA, ACA, etc.

Recruiter will be responsible for recruitment needs, develop sourcing strategies, pre-screen candidates to assess their qualifications, interview, schedule with hiring managers and monitor requisition status to ensure an efficient recruitment process. • Develop pipeline of talent • Work creatively with departments to help create recruitment plans, identify resources for outreach and staffing needs. • Provide consultation to departments regarding the search and selection process, appointment procedures. • Work with management, leadership, and hiring managers to discuss changing needs and recommend action plans. • Process/review and follow up appropriately with all pre-employment background checks. • Provide initial screening of applicant pools, as well as phone screens or interviews where applicable. • Utilize job boards, company career pages, and community organizations to disseminate campus employment opportunities. • Prepare all postings: work with the hiring manager to determine pre-screening questions. • Full cycle recruiting; review resumes and credentials for appropriateness of skills, experience, and knowledge in relation to position requirements. QUALIFICATIONS: • Minimum 2 years of recruitment • Experience working in a high-volume, fast-paced recruitment area for permanent, seasonal, and temporary employees • Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail. The ability to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines • Self-starter

Our Transportation client is in need of a temp HR Generalist with Union knowledge. This is a three-month plus opportunity onsite at their Michigan Avenue or South Chicago location. The HR Generalist is a stand-alone position responsible for tactical and administrative support in the areas that include but may not be limited to recruiting and interviewing candidates, training new hires, administering pay, benefits, and leave, compliance, employee relations, onboarding, employee engagement, and enforcing company policies and practices. Will support and provide guidance regarding employee relations issues and will maintain documentation and filing of records that are in compliance with company, local, state, and federal requirements. · Recruit, interview and facilitate the hiring of qualified job applicants for open positions; collaborate with hiring managers to understand skills and competencies required for openings. · Facilitates new hire orientation and new hire training. · Performs routine tasks required to administer and execute human resource programs including compensation, benefits, and leave; disciplinary matters; disputes and investigations; performance and talent management. · Handles employment-related inquiries from applicants, team members, and supervisors, referring complex and/or sensitive matters to the appropriate staff. · Prepare personnel files and maintain compliance for audit reviews. · Assist in the development and update of job descriptions · Counsel supervisors on employee relations matters and recommend appropriate resolution. · Attends and participates in employee disciplinary meetings, terminations, and investigations. · Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, and recommended best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance. · Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources, talent management, and employment law. · Performs other duties as assigned. · May oversee the scheduling, assignments, and daily workflow of subordinate staff in the department. · May assist with constructive and timely performance evaluations. Must Possess: · Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills. · Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail. · Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Thorough knowledge of employment-related laws and regulations. · Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software. · Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the organization's HRIS, ATS, and performance management systems. Education/Experience: · Bachelors’ Degree · A minimum of 3 years HR Generalist experience · Union Labor experience required