Benefits Specialist: Total Rewards & Compliance

Landstar; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Landstar is seeking a Benefits Specialist to administer and continuously improve our benefit programs, delivering an exceptional employee experience while ensuring compliance, operational excellence, and cost effectiveness.

You will provide consultative support to employees, leaders, vendors, and HR partners, using data and trends to enhance health and welfare plans, retirement programs, and leave administration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• 5 years of employee benefits administration experience.
• 2 years of experience administering health and welfare plans, retirement plans, and leave programs.
• CEBS, CBP, SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR, or another relevant professional certification.
• 2 years of experience working with a multi-state employee population.

Responsibilities

• Administer health, welfare, retirement, and voluntary benefit programs, including enrollments, changes, terminations, qualifying life events, and beneficiary updates.
• Ensure accurate processing and reconciliation of benefit transactions across the HRIS, payroll, carriers, and third‑party administrators.
• Administer 401(k) activities, including enrollments, contribution changes, loan processing, compliance coordination, and employee education.
• Maintain accurate benefit records, reports, files, and documentation in accordance with plan and regulatory requirements.
• Support annual compliance activities, including Form 5500 preparation, plan audits, nondiscrimination testing, and required notices and filings.
• Support compliance with ERISA, COBRA, HIPAA, ACA, applicable IRS requirements, DOL requirements, and other benefit regulations.
• Maintain plan documents, summary plan descriptions, employee notices, and related governance materials.
• Coordinate wellness initiatives and support employee wellbeing programs.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for employee, beneficiary, and retiree benefit questions, escalations, and issue resolution.
• Explain benefit programs clearly and help employees make informed enrollment decisions.
• Support onboarding and new‑hire orientation by presenting benefit offerings, eligibility requirements, and enrollment procedures.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Benefits admin

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Customer service

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

CEBS/SHRM certification

Job description

Landstar is seeking a Benefits Specialist to administer and continuously improve our benefit programs, delivering an exceptional employee experience while ensuring compliance, operational excellence, and cost effectiveness.

You will provide consultative support to employees, leaders, vendors, and HR partners, using data and trends to enhance health and welfare plans, retirement programs, and leave administration.