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HR Specialist
Job Location:
Job Location:
Kearney, MO - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
13 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
19 November 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Job Opportunity: HR Specialist
As KAAPAs HR Specialist you will help create a positive employee experience from recruitment and onboarding through benefits training and ongoing support. This position offers the opportunity to build broad HR expertise work closely with leaders and employees and contribute to a growing Nebraska-based company that plays an important role in the states agricultural economy. This position is ideal for an organized approachable professional who can balance confidential employee matters with detailed administrative work and cross-site support.
Job Responsibilities:
As KAAPAs HR Specialist you will help create a positive employee experience from recruitment and onboarding through benefits training and ongoing support. This position offers the opportunity to build broad HR expertise work closely with leaders and employees and contribute to a growing Nebraska-based company that plays an important role in the states agricultural economy. This position is ideal for an organized approachable professional who can balance confidential employee matters with detailed administrative work and cross-site support.
Job Responsibilities:
- Coordinate learning and development programs training options assignments tracking and employee communications.
- Support recruiting through interviews career fairs candidate coordination and related hiring activities.
- Deliver a smooth onboarding experience including new-hire paperwork I-9s HRIS tasks intern onboarding and site coordination.
- Administer benefit changes open enrollment activities employee benefit questions reimbursements and related compliance documentation.
- Partner with managers on performance evaluations corrective actions performance improvement plans employee concerns and investigations.
- Maintain accurate HR systems job descriptions role information records retention practices workflows and employee communications.
- Support DOT safety workers compensation and return-to-work administration with periodic travel to company locations.
What Success Looks Like:
- Employees and managers receive timely practical and respectful HR support.
- New hires are welcomed documented and set up accurately and on time.
- Training benefits employee-relations and compliance activities are well organized and completed to deadline.
- HR records and communications are accurate confidential and easy for the team to use.
Working Hours:
- Monday - Friday: 8am - 4:30pm with additional hours required during harvest and as required throughout the year.
Qualifications:
- Two or more years of human resources employee services or closely related experience.
- Working knowledge of onboarding benefits administration employee relations HR records and employment compliance.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with a service-oriented approach.
- Excellent organization follow-through attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities.
- Sound judgment and demonstrated ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and the ability to learn and maintain HR information systems.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in human resources business or a related field.
- SHRM-CP PHR or progress toward a professional HR credential.
- Experience with Paycor learning management systems multi-location support or DOT-related HR administration.
Benefits:
- Health dental and vision insurance
- 401k with employer contributions
- Basic life and short-term disability insurance provided
- Sick and vacation time along with 8 paid holidays
- Profit Sharing
- Signing bonuses
Join us and become a valued member of our team contributing to the smooth operation and success of our company. If you are interested in this exciting opportunity please apply today!
We look forward to hearing from you!
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
KAAPA Ethanol Commodities with locations in Minden, Ravenna, Kearney & Elm Creek, Nebraska, are ethanol producing facilities.
