Benefits Specialist
Benefits Specialist
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$ 80000 - 85000
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Job Description
First Quality was founded in 1989 and has grown to be a global privately held company with over 4000 employees. Its corporate offices are located in Great Neck New York with manufacturing facilities and offices in Pennsylvania South Carolina Georgia and Canada. First Quality is a diversified family of companies manufacturing consumer products ranging from Absorbent Hygiene (adult incontinence feminine care and baby care) Tissue (bath and towel) and Industrial (print and packaging materials) serving institutional and retail markets throughout the world. First Quality focuses on private label and branded product lines.
We are seeking a Benefits Specialist for our First Quality Enterprises located in Great Neck NY. This position reports to the Benefits Manager and will be responsible for critical administrative and operational tasks to ensure that all benefit programs are running smoothly and in a compliant manner. This role will also partner closely with HR at various sites to administer benefit programs respond to benefits related inquiries manage escalated employee concerns while maintaining and building internal this role will work collaboratively with colleagues in Payroll and the HR Technology team to ensure all business processes are aligned.
Primary responsibilities include:
- Provide support to HR and payroll with respect to benefit processing benefit payroll deductions and general support
- Assist with responding to health and welfare questions and inquiries
- Prepare materials (communication HR process tools)that can be used at all First Quality locations and demonstrate our employee centric culture
- Develop selfservice tools communications streamline and document procedures for ongoing administrative tasks
- Review weekly vendor error reports and provide corrections
- Manage new hire enrollment in Wellness Program
- Prepare and track various weekly and monthly reports (i.e. disability vendor error reports outstanding new hire/status change enrollment life insurance enrollment pending evidence of insurability)
- Assist in maintenance of benefit and leave requests in HRIS system (Workday)
- Complete Medicare forms for active employees who become Medicare eligible
- Process HIPP and Child Support Orders and enroll employee & dependents in coverage
The ideal candidate should possess the following:
- Minimum of 2 years of prior experience in benefits/benefits administration
- Bachelors degree preferred
- Basic understanding of health and welfare plans
- Attention to detail
- Excellent organizational skills
- Reliable with adherence to strict confidentiality standards
- Proficient in Word PowerPoint Excel and an HRMS system; Workday experience preferred
The estimated annual base salary range for this position is $80000 $85000.
Base pay is only part of our total compensation package which also includes an attractive annual discretionary bonus and robust suite of employee benefits for which you are eligible to participate in starting on your first day of employment.
Base pay offered will be determined on an individualized basis and we will consider your location experience and other jobrelated factors.
First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. As such First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who as a result of their role specifications may come in to contact with sensitive data.
First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability sexual orientation gender identification or protected Veteran status.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
