Benefits Specialist

Newrest; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free lunch daily

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Health Savings Account

Life insurance

Additional life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

401(k) with company match

Employee Assistance Program

Transportation assistance

Paid time off

Sick leave

Holiday pay

Recognition and incentive programs

Job summary

Newrest is seeking an entry-level Benefits Specialist to join the HR team on-site in the United States. This role focuses on assisting employees with health insurance, benefits enrollment, and other programs, while entering data into the benefits system and supporting wellness initiatives.

You will work with a team to ensure accurate records, respond to inquiries, and promote wellness programs across the organization.

Qualifications

• Assist employees with health insurance, benefits enrollment, and other benefit programs.

Responsibilities

• Maintain employee records in the benefits system.
• Administer medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401(k) benefits.
• Advise and counsel employees on benefits-related issues.
• Complete census and deduction imports, including variable-hour tracking.

Skills

Benefits administration

Customer service

Data entry

Wellness programs

Job description

We are looking for a customer-focused Benefits Specialist to join our HR team. This entry-level, on-site position is a great opportunity for someone looking grow their career in Human Resources. The primary responsibility is to assist employees with questions about health insurance, benefits enrollment, and other benefit programs. This individual will also be responsible for inputting data into our benefits system and running our wellness programs. The ideal candidate enjoys helping people, communicates clearly, pays attention to detail, and is willing to learn.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

BenefitsAdministration

• Maintainemployee records in Employee Navigator including but not limited to newhires, terminations, and information changes.
• Administervarious employee benefits, such as medical, dental, vision, life,short-term disability, long-term disability, supplemental, and 401(k)
• Adviseand counsel employees on benefits-related issues
• Answerbenefit eligibility questions and research/resolve issues for allemployees
• Protectthe organization’s values by keeping information confidential and secure
• Attendorientation meetings to introduce employee benefits and offer packets
• Scheduleone-on-one appointments for health benefits and 401(k) enrollments
• Assistwith annual open enrollment
• Completecensus and deduction imports, including variable-hour tracking
• Submitweekly FSA contribution reports
• Processmedical support orders (NMSNs) and related follow-up
• Trackbenefits enrollment status
• CompleteHSA enrollments
• Maintainorganized digital and physical benefits documentation
• Ensurecompliance with applicable company policies, benefits regulations, andorganizational standards related to employee programs and services.
• Supporta safe and healthy work environment by promoting employee wellnessprograms, supporting benefits that assist employee well-being, andmaintaining accurate information to support employee needs.

Wellness & Engagement

• Draftand distribute monthly Wellness Newsletters
• Planand coordinate engaging wellness events across all units
• Collaboratewith leadership and vendors to promote health initiatives
• Trackwellness participation and provide metrics for reporting
• Ensurecompliance with applicable requirements related to food safety, qualitystandards, health and safety regulations, and company policies.

Office Administration

• Provideadditional office support through scanning, printing, mailing, filing etc.
• Ensurethe office looks organized and clean
• Regular,timely, and predictable attendance is required for this position
• Performother duties and responsibilities as assigned
• Manageappointments and calendars

BENEFITS OFFERED

• Freelunch every day
• Medical,dental, and vision insurance for you and your family
• HealthSavings Accounts
• Lifeinsurance paid by the company
• Additionallife insurance
• Short-termdisability insurance
• Long-termdisability insurance
• 401(k)with company match
• EmployeeAssistance Program
• Transportationassistance
• PaidTime Off
• SickLeave Award
• Holidaypay
• Recognitionand incentive programs