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

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
be part of the historic transformation of the automotive industry.

In this position...

We believe that our employees are our greatest asset. The Total Rewards Specialist will be at the heart of this commitment responsible for supporting our hourly workforce with comprehensive Company-provided benefit programs. This essential role involves much more than just administration; its 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. Youll be an essential guide impacting employees lives by navigating their benefits journey especially during lifes 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 youll 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 Companys 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 in 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 Companys Total Rewards to team benchmarking competitive hourly pay rates and application of wage adjustments.

Candidates must possess full flexibility and a readiness to consistently work across all established standard operating and rotational shift schedules encompassing day night weekend and holiday shifts.

Youll have...

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources Business or related field
• 3 years of HR experience preferably in benefits administration supporting hourly/manufacturing employees.
• Strong understanding of benefits administration regulatory compliance (ACA ERISA COBRA HIPAA FMLA) and general HR processes.
• Demonstrated proficiency with HRIS systems (e.g. Workday) and Microsoft Office applications with strong analytical and data analysis skills.
• Proven project management and organizational skills with experience partnering effectively with cross-functional teams and external vendors.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities with a demonstrated capacity to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion.

Even better you may have...

• Masters degree in Human Resources Organizational Development or related discipline.
• Prior HR experience in manufacturing.
• Experience with benefit vendor systems and integrations.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate resources across multiple functions.
• Strong interpersonal negotiation and conflict management skills.
• Ability to guide and influence employees and leaders at all levels.
• Experience with wellness program design or implementation.

You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve 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:
Immediate medical dental vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days paid parental leave new parent ramp-up programs subsidized back-up child care and more
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement fertility treatments and more
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
A generous schedule of paid holidays including the week between Christmas and New Years Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a salary grade 7.

For more information on salary and benefits click here: sponsorship is not available for this position.
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