Human Resources Manager

For over 78 years, Ernest has been committed to the success of our extended family, our customers, our employees, and the packaging industry itself. When you work with Ernest, you’ll enjoy the advantages of learning proven methods of success, a proactive approach, and having fun while earning what you’re worth with a lot of really awesome people.

Since 1946 Ernest an innovative designer and distributor of quality packaging supplies, has been a responsive, trusted partner providing complete packaging products and systems. Ernest is a family owned, privately held company and our average employee has been with us for 20 years.

We are searching for a Human Resources Manager who will have responsibility for all HR functions and administration of HR programs, employment policies, and compliance with Federal and State labor laws and regulations. This person is responsible for championing the company’s core values.

General Duties:

• Payroll Administration: Supervise payroll administration, procedures and accuracy; conduct monthly payroll reconciliation and accruals for finance; provide payroll data to finance and management, as necessary; act as back up when payroll personnel is off duty, etc. Manages annual benefits enrollment process.
• Benefits Administration: Manage benefits administrator, oversee management of Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, Life, and 401K to ensure compliance with all legal regulations. Set procedures to ensure accuracy; conduct billing monthly reconciliation; supervise and monitor leaves of absences, etcetera.
• Compensation & Performance Management; manage annual performance and salary review process; maintain current market salary survey; and oversee the evaluation, employment classification and rating of occupations and job positions, etc.
• Workman’s Compensation & Safety: Manage and provide professional knowledge and expertise coordination and implementation programs and claims to ensure compliance with regulatory agency guidelines and institutional policies; Interfaces with regulatory agencies, vendors and departmental management and staff to formulate corrective actions. Ensures personnel training and corrective action follow-up is completed; Assesses risk potential; develops and implements accident investigation, data analysis, and recurrence prevention programs and procedures.

Employee Relations:

• Support Managers; provide advice and guidance on organizational policy matters such as equal employment opportunity, harassment, employee relations, employee discipline, and recommend solutions for needed changes.
• Serve as a liaison and conflict resolution champion between management and employees by handling questions, interpreting and administering contracts and helping resolve work-related problems escalated by HR staff; including but not limited to dealing with refereeing disputes, terminating employees, administering disciplinary procedures, and guiding through conflict resolution.
• Manage and oversee employee Wellness Program.

Legal Compliance:

• Set and maintain policies and procedures current with Federal and State law and requirements in relation to payroll, benefits, safety, employee relations, recruiting, compensations, etc. Maintain.
• Represent organization at personnel-related hearings and investigations.
• Investigate and report on industrial accidents for insurance carriers.
• Study legislation, arbitration decisions, and HR best practices, and industry trends.

Training & Development:

• Assess staff’s HR training needs; design employee and management HR related training, including policy, procedures, health, and safety programs, as needed
• Manage all training required to fulfill regulated HR training requirements, such a Harassment, Safety, Open Enrollment, etcetera

Policies & Procedures:

• Maintain employee handbooks up to date with City, State, Federal agency laws and/or guidelines.

REQUIREMENTS:

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in human resources or business management.
• At least five years of professional experience across all HR disciplines
• Must have experience managing multiple locations in multiple states
• Must be able to travel as needed
• PHR certification preferred

Pay: 80-85k

Ernest is a nationwide company, but did you know that our humble roots started in a Los Angeles garage? Brothers Ernie and Charles Wilson founded the company in 1946 with a dedication to customized service. Even after decades of delivering great packaging to our customers, that commitment has never changed. We always find the best solution to fit our customers’ needs, even if we have to invent it!