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Position Description:

The Human Resources assistant assists with the administration of the day-to-day operations of the human resources functions and duties. The HR assistant carries out responsibilities in some or all of the following functional areas: departmental development, HRIS, employee relations, training and development, benefits, compensation, organization development, executive administration, and employment.

The HR assistant has partial responsibility for these areas:

  • recruiting and staffing logistics;
  • performance management and improvement tracking systems;
  • employee orientation, development, and training logistics and recordkeeping;
  • assisting with employee relations;
  • company-wide committee facilitation and participation;
  • company employee communication;
  • compensation and benefits administration and recordkeeping;
  • employee safety, welfare, wellness, and health reporting; and
  • employee services;
  • maintaining employee files and the HR filing system;
  • assisting with the day-to-day efficient operation of the HR office.

The Human Resources assistant contributes to the accomplishment of Human Resources practices and objectives that will provide an employee-oriented, high performance culture that emphasizes empowerment, quality, productivity and standards, goal attainment, and the recruitment and ongoing development of a superior workforce.

The Human Resources assistant helps with the implementation of services, policies, and programs through HR staff; reports to the HR director, and assists company managers with HR issues.

Primary Objectives:

  • Safety of the workforce.
  • Development of a superior workforce.
  • Development of the Human Resources department.
  • Development of an employee-oriented company culture that emphasizes quality, continuous improvement, and high performance.
  • Personal ongoing development.

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