Associate Human Resources Generalist

Position: Associate Human Resources Generalist (Entry Level)

Location: Andover, MA (on-site Monday - Friday)

Pay: Hourly 

Company Overview: Join our dynamic team at Black Diamond Networks, a leading staffing agency providing highly qualified consultants to the Life Sciences, Engineering, and Technology sectors.

What You'll Do: 

• Administers employee health and welfare plans company wide. Benefit programs include medical/dental/vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, workers' compensation, leave of absence, Flexible Spending (Section 125), etc.

• Acts as liaison between employee, insurance providers and to resolve benefit related problems and ensure effective utilization of plans and positive employee relations.

• Manages annual open enrollment period including distribution of materials from carriers, communicating changes to employees and arranges for on-site representation by benefits broker.

• Processes changes within deadlines.

• Conducts or acquires background checks and employee eligibility verifications.

• Serves as the Cobra liaison for 3rd Party Administrator.

• Ensure employees gain an understanding of benefit plans and enrollment provisions.

• Counsel employees (and potential employees/applicants) on plan provisions so that individuals can make informed benefit decisions.

• Provides administrative support to human resources function as needed (e.g. correspondence generation, record keeping, file maintenance, HRIS entry).

• Manage onboarding for the Andover office, and coordinate with the office administration at the other BDN offices to ensure proper onboarding procedures are followed, including I-9 verification, profile setup in the HRIS (ADP Workforce Now).

• Performs other HR generalist duties as assigned.

• Promote wellness initiatives that encourage healthy lifestyles and engagement (employees have an understanding of what each provider offers; employee resources, wellness programs)

Benefits And Perks: 

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage

• Short and long-term disability

• 401k

• Quarterly off-site team events and volunteer opportunities

• Casual work environment

• Employee referral bonus program

• 15 days of PTO and 10 company paid holidays

Qualifications:

• 0-2 years of experience in the HR field and/or education experience preferred

• Bachelor’s Degree is preferred

• Strong interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills

• Ability to prioritize and multitask written and verbal communication skills; professionalism is key

• experience with HRIS platforms. Prior experience using ADP/ Workforce-Now preferred

• Expertise with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)