Benefits and Leave Specialist

Spellman High Voltage; Hauppauge, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 56,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

Job summary

Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corporation, based in Hauppauge, NY, is seeking a Benefits Administrator to manage health and welfare plans, leave programs, and HR operations. This role supports benefits enrollment, vendor coordination, payroll deductions, and compliance with federal and state regulations.

Ideal candidates bring 3+ years in benefits administration, proficiency with HRIS systems (preferably Workday), and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent experience in HR/Business.
• Minimum 3 years in benefits or HR operations.
• Experience with health and welfare benefits and leave administration.
• Experience using HRIS/HCM systems, ideally Workday.

Responsibilities

• Administer health and welfare benefit plans (medical, dental, vision, life, disability).
• Process enrollments, changes, terminations, and life events accurately.
• Support annual open enrollment, including vendor coordination and data audits.
• Coordinate with vendors, payroll, and HR team to resolve issues.
• Manage leave of absence administration, including FMLA and disability.
• Maintain accurate benefits and leave records in HR systems.

Skills

HRIS/HCM system

Workday knowledge

Microsoft Office 365

Excel

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Associate's degree in HR or related field

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources

Tools

Workday software

HRIS software

Job description

About Us

Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corporation, a family owned business for over 75 years, takes pride in powering progress in health, security and quality of life. We are key partners with the world's leading medical devices, semiconductor, scientific analytics and industrial systems manufacturers. When they want to push the limits of what's possible with high voltage applications, they turn to us to make it happen. While Spellman is not a household name, our products are used to make and often power many of the most advanced technologies that make modern life possible. With design and manufacturing sites in North America, Europe and Asia, we have become the preferred provider of high voltage power solutions for OEMs pushing the boundaries of technology around the world by designing and producing the products they need to power progress.

What You Will Do:

Administer employee health and welfare benefit plans, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, and other company-sponsored benefit programs. Process benefit enrollments, changes, terminations, and qualifying life events accurately and timely in accordance with plan rules and company procedures. Support annual open enrollment activities, including system updates, employee communications, vendor coordination, data audits, and post-enrollment follow-up. Respond to employee questions regarding benefit eligibility, coverage, deductions, claims, qualifying life events, and plan processes, escalating complex issues as appropriate. Coordinate with benefits vendors, carriers, brokers, payroll, and HR team members to resolve benefit-related issues and ensure accurate administration. Manage leave of absence administration, including intake, employee communication, documentation tracking, status updates, return-to-work coordination, and follow-up with third-party administrators. Support administration of FMLA, disability, paid family leave, workers' compensation-related leave coordination, and other applicable federal, state, and company leave programs. Maintain accurate benefits and leave records, ensuring employee data is updated in Workday or other applicable systems. Assist with benefits invoice review, reconciliation, discrepancy resolution, and reporting as needed. Support compliance activities related to benefits and leave administration, including required notices, documentation, audits, and reporting. Partner with HR, Payroll, and Finance to ensure accurate payroll deductions, benefit payments, and employee status changes. Identify opportunities to improve benefits processes, employee communications, data accuracy, and administrative efficiency.

What You Need:

Associate's degree in Human Resources, Business or related field, or equivalent experience (2:1 experience-to-education basis) Minimum 3 years of experience in benefits administration, leave administration, HR operations, or a related HR support role Strong working knowledge of health and welfare benefits, qualifying life events, open enrollment, and leave of absence administration. Experience using HRIS/HCM system. Workday or another HRIS/HCM system. Strong attention to detail and ability to manage confidential information accurately and professionally. Excellent communication and customer service skills, with the ability to explain benefit and leave processes clearly to employees and managers. Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and follow-up actions. Ability to work collaboratively with HR, Payroll, Finance, vendors, and third-party administrators. Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 applications, especially Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Experience managing a self-funded plan. Hands-on experience utilizing Workday, Key Competencies Accuracy and data integrity, Confidentiality and professional judgment. Customer service orientation. Process discipline and follow-through. Problem solving and issue resolution. Relationship Building. Clear and professional written and verbal communication. Ability to support employees during sensitive benefit or leave-related situations

This position is based out of Hauppauge, NY.

Our good faith estimate of the salary range for this role is $56,000 to $78,000 . Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and other factors. In addition to base pay, we offer a full benefits package. #LI-Onsite We at Spellman High Voltage Electronics Corporation believe that each individual is entitled to equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, creed, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status or disability. The right of equal employment opportunity extends to recruiting, hiring selection, transfer, promotion, training and all other conditions of employment. To request accommodation related to disabilities, please email us at [e-mail], or call [phone]

Spellman, a family owned and managed company established in 1947, is the world's leading independent supplier of precision DC high voltage power supplies, X-Ray generators and Monoblock X-Ray sources for medical, industrial and scientific applications. While we offer the broadest and most advanced range of standard and platform products in the industry, we specialize in partnering with OEM's to develop, produce and support the optimum solution for each system and market segment. We currently have five design centers, six production centers, eight repair locations and over 2,100 employees in North America, Europe and Asia.