EXCELLENT WORK ENVIRONMENT AND COMPANY CULTURE! The culture at Meier Supply is built on our shared Core Values:

• PEOPLE Teamwork, trust, and helping others succeed!
• RESPECT Show ultimate regard for others!
• INTEGRITY Always do the right thing!
• DEDICATION To our customers success!
• EXCELLENCE Commitment to best in class in all we do!

We hire, coach/develop, review, reward, and recognize our co-owners based on these characteristics, so it’s important that you share these values in order to be part of our team. We are a 100% employee-owned leading edge wholesale distributor of HVAC/R products based in Conklin, NY with branches throughout NY and PA. Working at Meier Supply is a unique opportunity to join a company that values it's employee owners and rewards them throughout their long careers with us. Being 100% employee owned, means we have the opportunity to work together towards a common goal of increasing our stock value for all employee owners! 

Opportunity Meier Supply Provides:

• Necessary, paid training in the HR field
• Participating in and contributing to an entrepreneurial, high growth work environment
• Using and contributing to the development of industry leading systems and processes
• Being a leader in a company with a reputation for excellent customer service
• Being well compensated for outstanding contributions
• Being an employee-owner of an industry leading organization
• Work/Life Balance and family-oriented culture is a huge differentiator for us!

You will enjoy the following:

• Competitive Pay includes base wages plus generous performance bonuses
• Paid-Time-Off and Holiday Pay
• Comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision plans protect you and your loved ones – We pay 75% of premiums for employees plus family members!
• Company-paid Life insurance and Disability benefits
• EXCELLENT Retirement benefits through our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and our 401K Retirement plan
• Employee recognition – holiday parties, ESOP events, company lunches, gift cards, plus much more

Job Summary: 

The HR Specialist supports the HR department by assisting the rest of the HR team in providing excellent customer service to our co-owners. This position is expected to help ensure operational efficiency of HR services to Meier Supply. 

Duties & Responsibilities: 

Recruiting

• Maintains accurate and up to date job descriptions.

• Coordinates and attends job fairs.

• Conducts background checks and arranges pre-employment drug screens

• Schedule interviews for candidates both virtually and in-person

• Keeps Paylocity Recruiting software up-to-date

• Able to answer basic recruiting questions for hiring managers and candidates

Onboarding

• Acts as liaison between new hire and HR department throughout the initial onboarding process.

• Schedules corporate office orientation for new hires.

• Maintains accurate employment drug screening sites in local markets. Coordinates account set up.

• Processes all new hire paperwork, both electronic and hard copy.

Record Keeping

• Provides clerical support to the HR department.

• Maintains accurate and up-to-date electronic human resource files, records, and documentation.

• Maintains accurate records in the company’s LMS and Predictive Index platforms.

• Ensures proper and mandatory labor fliers and posters are accessible in all branches.

• Monitors HR intranet and Teams channel to be sure HR forms, documents, etc. are up-to-date and accessible to our employees.  

Benefits

• Understands and can explain the basics of our benefit plans to others on routine questions referring more complex issues to others in the department. 

• Processes benefit enrollment paperwork for new hires and during open enrollment (medical, dental, vision, life insurance).

• Processes leaves of absence paperwork (NYS PFL, FMLA, short- and long-term disability, workers compensation) including Return to Work forms to be sure we are compliant with all leave laws. 

• Administers monthly review of invoices and enrollment database for short- and long-term disability, group life, benefits.

• Provides updates to wellness program participants and ensures vendor’s database is up-to-date.

• Has a general overview of the basics of all our benefit plans in order to answer routine questions for co-owners, candidates, etc.

HR Policies 

• Maintains the company’s employee handbook and able to answer questions from employees and managers on policies based on guidance in handbook while referring complex issues to the professional HR staff. 

HRIS (Paylocity)

• Is familiar with basic and advanced functionality within the HRIS (Paylocity)

• Able to run basic Paylocity reports including new hires, terminations, anniversaries, etc.

• Able to help HR team in performing basic tasks in the Performance Review system on Paylocity such as assigning reviews, changing status of reviews, and answering basic questions from employees and managers. 

Misc.

• Assists with planning and execution of special events such as benefits enrollment, organization-wide 

meetings and employee recognition events.

• Assists the rest of the HR department with special projects.

 Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Must have a high school diploma and prefer some college or related certificate
• 1-2 yrs of HR experience
• SHRM-CP preferred but not required (company will pay for training to obtain this credential)
• MUST have excellent computer skills (Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• HRIS experience (Paylocity, ADP, Paychex) preferred but not required

Behavioral Competencies:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage sensitive and confidential situations with tact, professionalism, and diplomacy
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Able to multi-task and adapt to changing priorities 
• Team player willing to help others
• Prioritizes customer service to make sure HR dept. is delivering excellence to others
• Willingness to grow within the department