Summary

Come and join our Benefits Corporate Team! The Benefits Coordinator is responsible for fostering a working relationship with HR teams and benefit vendors and assists with the administration related to health, welfare and retirement plans and other benefit packages. This position provides excellent customer service and supports benefit compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Principal and Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Acts as liaison between HR teams, associates and benefit providers to resolve problems and ensure effective utilization of plans and positive associate relations.
• Runs reports and queries to audit and correct associate benefit eligibility status as needed for new hires, rehires, transfer and reinstatement events.
• Coordinates all annual open enrollment activities with 3rd party enrollment vendor and field HR staff including communications, reviewing distribution lists, testing and validating new plan year changes both in SAP and vendor systems.
• Coordinates weekly Short-term Disability payments and assists field HR and associates with questions or issues related to claims.
• Prepares data and responses to vendor to process group life and Long-term Disability claims.
• Processes and tracks monthly benefit vendor billings, funding requests and new vendor set-up
• Coordinates COBRA administration with vendor in regards to any employer subsidy
• Works in partnership with Benefits Manager and 3rd party vendor to help administer 401k benefits including but not exclusive to eligibility and enrollment, funding, distribution or loan requests, quarterly reporting, government required filings, etc.
• Provides assistance with testing system functionality and works with benefit vendors, internal IT and payroll staff to troubleshoot system problems and insure accurate data transfers.

Minimum Education

Associate’s degree and/or three to five years of benefits administration experience with self-funded plans.

Experience Requirements

Familiarity of employee benefits and applicable laws and compliance requirements. Possess knowledge and working skills of Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power point). Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as organizational and time management skills.

Experience Preferred

HRIS experience in SAP environment.

Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements

• Position is mostly sedentary but may require occasional moving to other offices or buildings.
• May need to move light equipment or supplies from one place to another.
• May need to access files, supplies and equipment.
• When in a plant environment: Exposure primarily consists of wet and moist floors which metal and plastic grating surfaces.
• May be exposed to temperatures of 28 degree to 100 degrees Fahrenheit with both ambient and 100% humidity.
• May handle product 25 degrees to 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
• May be exposed to noise ranged of 50 db to 100 db.
• May be exposed to all chemicals used in poultry, food, processing facility.
• Must wear and use protective and safety equipment required for the job a s directed by the Company.