Human Resources & Safety Assistant

J.J. Taylor Distributing, Florida Inc. is a leading beer distributor in Florida and distributes products from suppliers including Miller, Coors, Heineken, Guinness, Yuengling, Sierra Nevada, and Sam Adams, just to name a few. Our mission is to be the "First Choice" distributor for our Employees, Customers, and Suppliers as the variety leader in the beverage industry. By earning #3 of 50 on Glassdoor's Best Places to Work in 2023, our employees have voiced why they truly enjoy working for J.J. Taylor!
Work Schedule: Full time, Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm
Pay: $22 to $25/ hour; earning potential depending on performance
401K: 60% matching up to 10% of salary
Benefits: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, company-paid long term & short term disability, company paid life insurance, and many other programs available
If you're ready to advance your career and help us be "First Choice" by handling the world's leading brands, fill out our application form by pressing "Apply" below.
GENERAL SUMMARY:
The HR & Safety Assistant position answers employee questions regarding policies/procedures, benefits, workers comp, and employee relations matters as needed. This position provides the administration of various employee benefit plans such as, medical, dental, life and disability insurances, vacation, sick/personal time, and leaves of absence. In addition, they compile and maintain employee records.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assists with recruiting process from pre-employment verifications to post offer, to include applicant screening, interviews, background checks and all other follow up communications with candidates and hiring managers. Explains, interprets and answers questions regarding company insurance/benefits programs and company policies as needed.
• Assists with employee relations inquiries.
• Processes and maintains all employee and payroll information in HRIS systems.
• Creates and maintains employee files.
• Prepares new hire paperwork and facilitates New Hire Orientation.
• Assists HR & Safety Manager with compiling data from employee records and preparing reports in support of organizational needs.
• Responsible for compiling and maintaining records for use in employee benefits administration.

• Responsible for assisting with COBRA, leave of absence and STD/FMLA administration.
• Processes termination paperwork to include entry in HRIS system and initiates appropriate internal and external communications.
• Supports HR & Safety Manager with maintaining and updating DOT files.
• Aids in preparing and filing reports of accidents and injuries as needed.
• Tracks and maintains training records.
• Assists with conducting annual training as needed.
• Responds to employment verifications.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs any additional duties as assigned by Human Resources & Safety Manager/Director.

Foundation Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Able to work effectively in a multi-tasking environment.
• Intermediate computer skills.
• Displays a friendly, professional and courteous manner at all times when interacting with customers or facility personnel.

• Holds to high work standards. Is dependable and reliable. Performs tasks efficiently and neatly.
• Exhibits patience when dealing with questions from employees.
• Possesses strong people skills; must be able to establish and cultivate strong working relationships
• Possesses strong analytical skills.
• Able to organize tasks and time to ensure completion of all duties.

• Able to deal appropriately with confidential information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Is flexible and adaptable.
• Able to work constructively under stress and pressure.

Educational/Vocational/Previous Experience Recommendations:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• Minimum of 1-2 years Human Resources experience preferred.
• Proficient in all Microsoft Office applications,
• Previous experience working with an HRIS preferred.

Other details

• Pay Type Hourly

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