HR Specialist - Leave, Compliance & Employee Experience

Lakeside HR Group; Brooklyn Park (MN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Profit sharing

Job summary

Lakeside HR Group has been engaged to recruit an HR Specialist for an established manufacturing organization focused on quality and compliance. This role is onsite and supports employees and leaders with day-to-day HR questions, processes, and workplace needs.

The HR Specialist will lead leave of absence and workers' compensation administration, support onboarding and employee relations, and help maintain accurate records while partnering with management to improve the employee experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least two years of related Human Resources experience.
• Clear and effective verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to listen actively, convey information professionally, and build healthy working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead leave of absence and workers' compensation administration, including supporting employees with claims, monitoring claim status, partnering with the leave administrator, maintaining accurate time records, and helping ensure benefit payments are processed timely.
• Provide day-to-day guidance and coaching to employees and leaders on policy interpretation, policy application, and employee relations matters, escalating complex issues when appropriate.
• Provide backup support for new hire orientation and facilitate new hire check-ins and ongoing employee touchpoints.
• Support site offboarding activities and the unemployment process, including responding to claims and attending appeals hearings when requested.
• Participate in weekly and monthly reporting activities and ensure employee paperwork and files related to assigned processes are accurate and maintained.
• Support workplace committees and initiatives focused on wellness, people, and culture.
• Partner with management and employees to strengthen working relationships, morale, productivity, and retention.
• Promote continuous improvement and new ways of working within HR by collaborating effectively, communicating proactively, gathering feedback, and identifying opportunities to improve service delivery and the employee experience.
• Identify and lead more complex HR process enhancements.

Skills

Attention to detail

Verbal & written communication

Problem solving

Time management

MS Office

Confidentiality

Relationship building

Policy interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Lakeside HR Group has been engaged to recruit an HR Specialist for an established manufacturing organization focused on quality and compliance. This role is onsite and supports employees and leaders with day-to-day HR questions, processes, and workplace needs.

The HR Specialist will lead leave of absence and workers' compensation administration, support onboarding and employee relations, and help maintain accurate records while partnering with management to improve the employee experience.