SUMMARY

This role plays a crucial part in driving the recruitment, retention, and overall organizational culture of our company. The incumbent will be responsible for devising and executing strategies aimed at boosting employee engagement, nurturing a positive work atmosphere, and ensuring compliance with labor laws and regulations, and providing coaching and counseling to supervisors and team members. Additionally, this role involves crafting policies and overseeing various human resources functions including but not limited to recruitment, benefits administration, training, and employee services.

We are seeking a Human Resources professional with a minimum of 5 years applicable experience for this role.

Work Location: In-office - Albany, OR.

Qualified applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States. Applicants cannot require employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in the United States.

Concept Systems offers a full range of comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, life, vision, flexible spending, 401(k), generous paid time off programs, profit sharing, and company paid training - in addition to a professional and business casual environment.

Concept Systems is an Equal Opportunity Employer

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Teams with executives and managers to discuss, foster, and build upon the Company's culture, promoting employee engagement and a positive environment.

• Collaborates with payroll to ensure seamless integration between HRIS and payroll, optimizing the flow of information and reducing manual interventions. Collaborates with IT for employee related needs.

• Executes and maintains a recruitment/selection strategy that is established by the Executive team in support of the corporate business model, Mission, Vision, and strategic initiatives.

• Supports key business strategies and initiatives by providing strategic insight, direction, and collaboration with other department managers, and manages the human resource and recruiting aspects of those strategies and any associated change management.

• Oversees and manages all internal communication of corporate policies, processes, and systems related to human resources and recruiting to ensure employees are treated equitably.

• Administers the company's benefit and leave programs.

• Manages recruiting process, screenings, interviews, and job offers.

• Develops and maintains annual human resources and recruiting budget, providing monthly cost analysis.

• Generates and analyzes reports related to payroll impacts of HR activities, such as hiring trends, turnover rates, and the financial implications of benefit changes, to aid in strategic decision-making.

JOB DUTIES

HUMAN RESOURCES

• Implements programs that solicit feedback from employees.

• Designs and develops compensation strategy and programs.

• Annually assesses the competitiveness of all compensation and benefit offerings in relation to the market in coordination with benefit broker and outside resources.

• Provides employee support and coaching to proactively mitigate risk.

• Provides leadership team support and coaching around employee conflict, disciplinary and other employee issues.

• Ensures compliance with employee-related federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

• Provides accurate human resources and staffing metrics to executive management on a regular basis.

• Manages onboarding and employee departures, including conducting surveys for continuous improvement.

• Updates corporate handbook, policies, and procedures, as necessary and reviews annually.

• Ensures that OSHA requirements are being met and prepares quarterly annual OSHA reports.

• Prepares and maintains job descriptions.

• Reviews and analyzes wage and salary reports and data to determine competitive compensation plan.

• Oversees the analysis, maintenance, and communication of records required by law or local governing bodies, or other departments in the organization.

• Shares pertinent information to corporate officers regarding human resources policies and practices.

• Completes required reporting and census data for Federal, State and benefits related.

RECRUITING

• Develops leads on potential candidates through various sources including partners, and electronic media.

• Supports key business strategies and initiatives by working with other department managers and managing the human resources and recruiting aspects of those strategies and initiatives.

• Works directly with third party recruiters, candidates and hiring managers in the coordination of scheduling interviews.

• Analyzes and resumes and assign appropriate coding and performs initial phone screenings as required to evaluate technical qualifications.

• Actively represents Concept Systems in collegiate internship programs and promotes the company, opportunity and benefits of our internships while building relationships with universities in the program.

• Prepares and negotiates offers in coordination with hiring managers.

• Coordinates the background and on-boarding procedures for new employees.

• Administers and manages web-based applicant tracking system; adds and maintains users, job requisitions and candidate data.

• Effectively communicates with candidates throughout the lifecycle of the recruiting process.

EXPECTATIONS

• Occasionally travels to branch offices for HR-related activities.

• Occasionally travels to career fair events.

• Maintains punctual, regular, and predictable attendance.

• Works collaboratively in a team environment with a spirit of cooperation.

• Displays excellent communication skills including presentation, persuasion, and negotiation skills required in working with customers and coworkers including the ability to communicate effectively and remain calm and courteous under pressure.

• Maintains knowledge and follows legal updates through training and collaboration with other human resource professionals to ensure alignment with best practices through implemented processes and procedures.

• Respectfully takes direction from the CEO and Executive team.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

This position supports and provides coaching to supervisors and managers to ensure the organization's policies and applicable laws are followed related to interviewing, hiring, and training employees, appraising performance, reward and discipline, addressing complaints and resolving problems.

KEY COMPETENCIES

Culture of Leadership

Not only demonstrates actions associated with living the Concept Way but inspires others to do so as well through leading by example, communication and holding others equally accountable to these standards. Takes ownership for own success; speaks openly and sincerely, is a source of inspiration, develops and fosters relationships both internally and externally and strives to be innovative.

Results Focused

Focuses on desired outcomes and how best to achieve them. Gets the job done on time and within budget. Sets high standards for performance of self and others, assumes responsibility and accountability for successfully completing projects or tasks, and can be counted on to deliver consistent and high-quality results.

Communicates Effectively

Clearly conveys information and ideas, orally and in writing, both internally and with customers. Organizes and structures communication to be professional, positive and succinct. Demonstrates active listening and appropriate body language.

Adaptive to Change

Views change as necessary and positive; maintains effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work tasks or the work environment, adjusts effectively to work within new structures, processes, requirements, and can effectively cope with change internal to Concept Systems or externally.

Culture of Innovation

Demonstrates the desire to be innovative by taking a proactive and creative approach to projects. Presents new product ideas when possible, participates in R2D2, and contributes through Follow It or Fix It.

Culture of Accountability

Demonstrates making the choice to rise above individual circumstances and demonstrates the ownership necessary for achieving the desired results – to See It, Own It, Solve It and Do It.

Culture of Respect

Demonstrates respect for others and provides recognition and appreciation for individuals in every role within Concept Systems.

Follow It or Fix It

Actively contributes feedback in an effort to promote continuous improvement while following Concept Systems established and documented business processes.

QUALIFICATIONS

Ability to perform essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodation and without posting a direct threat to safety or health of employees or others. 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 these essential functions.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree (B.A. or B.S.) from accredited four-year college or university in Human Resources, Communications, Business, or related field.

• Minimum of 5 years related work experience required.

• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Knowledge of recruiting techniques and employment policies and procedures required.

• A Human Resources professional certification, such as SHRM-CP, is strongly preferred.

• Paycom experience a plus.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret Human Resources related, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from employees, customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to prepare presentations to properly represent the company. Ability to effectively present information to top management, candidates, new hires and/or boards of directors.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, and percentages. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry. Ability to track Human Resources and Recruiting calculations such as retention and turnover.

COMPUTER SKILLS

This job requires specialized computer skills. Must be adept at using various applications including database, spreadsheet, report writing, project management, graphics, word processing, presentation creation/editing, professional communication by e-mail and use scheduling software.

Office 365, Deltek, Applicant Tracking System, HRIS knowledge and benefit platform knowledge is required.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• A valid insurable Driver's License is required.

• Professional Human Resources certification such as SHRM-CP is strongly preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Qualified applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States. Applicants cannot require employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in the United States.

Concept Systems offers a full range of comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, life, flexible spending, 401(k), generous paid time off programs, profit sharing, and company paid training - in addition to a professional and business casual environment.

Concept Systems is an Equal Opportunity Employer