Benefits Specialist

A. O. Smith Corporation; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Short- and long-term disability programs

Tuition assistance

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Milwaukee is seeking a Benefits Specialist to manage and support employee benefit programs. Responsibilities include tracking leave of absence, administering enrollment systems, and providing guidance to HR on benefits issues. The ideal candidate should have an Associate's degree in Human Resources, 2+ years of experience, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of related experience in human resources.
• Knowledge of HR standards and practices.
• Experience tracking data in HR platforms.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and track leave of absence/disability programs.
• Administer benefit enrollment system.
• Support HR with benefit issues and claims.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Ability to maintain confidentiality

Education

Associates Degree in Human Resources or related

Tools

Benefitplace

UKG

Employee Central

Job description

Overview

Benefits Specialist at A. O. Smith Corporation. The Benefits Specialist provides assistance with the administration of benefit programs including but not limited to health insurance and disability leave of absences. Location: Brookfield, WI.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and track leave of absence/disability programs to ensure employee claims are processed and paid timely.
• Administer benefit enrollment system
  • Validate tasks and documents necessary for activating benefit coverages
  • Process benefits deduction variance file
  • Manage the transition of temporary to permanent employees
  • Support and train local HR on open tasks
• Maintain benefit records and prepare reports to audit data entries in HR systems
• Support and educate HR to work through benefit issues and claims questions
• Assist with ACA compliance
• Ensure smooth transition of benefits for COBRA and retiree enrollments
• Advise employees and retirees on eligibility for health insurance including coverage and claim processing including amount of coverage
• Manages Qualified Medical Support Orders and additional supporting documentation for eligible dependents.
• Provides open enrollment support
• Ensures on time bill payment to all health & welfare vendors
• Other project support and duties as assigned

Qualifications

BASIC QUALIFICIATIONS:

• Associates Degreein Human Resources or related preferred
• 2+ years of related experience
• Knowledge of standards, practices, and techniques of human resources, and administration, policies, and procedures
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive personal information of applicants, employees, former employees and other matters affecting employee relations
• Excellent communication skills bothwritten and verbal
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook etc.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience tracking data in multiple HR platforms such as payroll, benefits, HRIS, and timekeeping systems preferred
• Previous experience working with Benefitplace, UKG, Employee Central a plus

We Offer

Competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits plans which include medical and dental insurance, company-sponsored life insurance, retirement security savings plan, short- and long-term disability programs and tuition assistance.

ADA & EEO Statement

In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status. We also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.