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Do you have experience managing a Benefits team? Do you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills? Do you have at least five years working within employee benefits and three years leading them? Are you proficient with Microsoft Office and systems? If so, and you have excellent attention to detail with strong organizational skills, we want to hear from YOU!
For nearly a century, Wilbur-Ellis has experienced success and growth in marketing and distributing agricultural products and services. Join us and grow your career with a strong and profitable industry leader offering competitive compensation, tremendous growth and development opportunities, and a people-first work environment. Come grow with us!
General Purpose and Scope of Position:
Responsible for managing and administering all health and welfare, retirement, and wellness programs. Contributing to the strategy and design of programs, this role includes a cost analysis of coverage, benchmarking, advising employees and leadership on the interpretation of policies, programs, and procedures, managing invoices, and overseeing COBRA and LOA administration as well as related communications for all programs. Serves as primary contact for all plan vendors and third-party administrators. Leading a small team, the individual will also work closely with payroll and business HR teams, while ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal regulations such as the DOL, ERISA, HIPAA, and FMLA.
Key Skills and Abilities include:
Thorough knowledge of benefit plan designs and ability to design and think toward the future
Excellent customer service skills
Strong communication skills both written and verbal
Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with the ability to reset priorities as needed
Strong ability to effectively plan and prioritize
Strong analytical skills
Ability to delegate and manage work through others or do the work as needed
Knowledge about pertinent federal and state regulations, filing, and compliance requirements affecting employee benefit programs, including ERISA, COBRA, FMLA, ADA, SECTION 125, and DOL requirements
Strong Microsoft Office Suite and HRIS system skills
Key Personal Attributes Include:
Strong interpersonal skills.
Ability to maintain confidential information and confidentiality about all HR activities
Quick learner. Problem solver. Logical thinker. Able to critically analyze situations and make recommendations.
Proven ability to collaborate and work effectively in a team environment.
Specific Responsibilities and Key Deliverables Include:
Providing analytical and technical expertise in the delivery of the benefit programs
Effectively and quickly answering employee questions on benefits policies, programs, and procedures
Implementing benefit programs and running the benefit plan renewal process
Performing and overseeing plan audits and collecting benefit data from various resources
Managing the transfer of data to external contacts for services, premiums, and plan administration
Quickly investigating discrepancies and providing information in non-routine situations
Documenting and maintaining administrative procedures for all benefit processes
Ensuring compliance with applicable government regulations including timeliness and accuracy of required filings
Overseeing the maintenance of employee benefits files with the vendors
Gathering employee data and overseeing the timely processing of monthly billings and administrative fees
Compensation and Benefits:
In compliance with all states and cities requiring transparency of pay, the base compensation for this position ranges from $98,800-$128,400. Note that salary may vary based on location, skills, and experience. This position is eligible for vacation, holidays, health, dental, vision, mental health, retirement plans, and other benefits.
If you are currently a Wilbur-Ellis employee, please notify your Manager prior to applying for this position. Thank you!
COMPANY CULTURE
Wilbur-Ellis is a company you can be proud to call your employer
Wilbur-Ellis markets and distributes agricultural products, animal feed, specialty chemicals, and food ingredients. A privately held and consistently profitable company, we employ more than 4,000 people throughout North America and Asia-Pacific.
Wilbur-Ellis is for and about people
Wilbur-Ellis has enjoyed over 100 years of success and growth, all thanks to our people. Our employees are both leaders and team players who thrive on creativity, entrepreneurial spirit, and a dedication to quality work, our customers, and each other.
Wilbur-Ellis invests in the industry’s best workforce
Wilbur-Ellis invests heavily in our employees by offering skill development and training, competitive compensation and benefits, and a tradition of promoting from within for a broad range of career opportunities. And we foster a supportive, people-first work environment.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
