Human Resources Specialist

ABOUT US: ZOOMLION, a leading player in the global engineering machinery industry is growing and has positions available at Zoomlion North America's Mississauga, On location.

If you are looking for a challenging opportunity to share and expand your skills, consider joining Zoomlion North America's creative, innovative and collaborative team, where we live these concepts…. every day.

Here at Zoomlion, we are looking for the most qualified applicants who are inspired by the opportunity to create innovative technology driven solutions for a global market.

POSITION SUMMARY

Responsible for all local human resource functions as sole HR practitioner and provides support to all staff. Functions that include recruitment, compensation, payroll, benefits, employee relations, performance management, HRMS, career planning, policies, budget, compliance, and communication.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions Statement(s)

• Maintain day-to-day operations in all areas of human resources.

• Completes bi-weekly payroll for hourly and exempt employees, plus commission in ADP Workforce Now.

• Responsible for new employee onboarding, arranges employee training by scheduling training or organizing training material.

• Orders supply and maintain office inventory.

• Interprets administrative and operating policies and procedures for employees.

• Provide leaders and staff with information or training related to paid time off, performance appraisals, employee relations, etc.

• Interpret and educate staff on human resource policies, procedures, laws, standards, or regulations.

• Maintain and update human resource documents, records and HRMS, such as organization charts, employee history, employee handbook and/or directories, assist with performance evaluation cycle, and miscellaneous forms and practices.

• Answers phone calls, directs calls to appropriate parties or take messages and field customer service phone calls.

• Schedules and organizes complex activities such as meetings, travel, conferences and department/corporate events and activities for all members of the local organization.

• Greet visitors and determine whether they should be given access to specific individuals.

• Prepare agendas and decide, such as coordinating catering for vendor luncheons, for committee, staff and other meetings.

• Tracks and manages local HR budget expenses.

• Assist with training and personal development plans and programs.

• Maintains department organizational charts in Visio.

• Maintains employee directory and content management on SharePoint intranet and website.

• Provide other Human Resources services as needed.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Competency Statement(s)

• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.

• Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.

• Coaching and Development - Ability to provide guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas.

• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.

• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.

• Conflict Resolution - Ability to deal with others in an antagonistic situation.

• Decision Making - Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.

• Diversity Oriented - Ability to work effectively with people regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or job type.

• Energetic - Ability to work at a sustained pace and produce quality work.

• Motivation - Ability to inspire oneself and others to reach a goal and/or perform to the best of their ability.

• Ethical - Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.

• Goal Oriented - Ability to focus on a goal and obtain a pre-determined result.

• Honesty / Integrity - Ability to be truthful and be seen as credible in the workplace.

• Relationship Building - Ability to effectively build relationships with customers and co-workers.

• Leadership - Ability to influence others to perform their jobs effectively and to be responsible for making decisions.

• Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.

• Interpersonal - Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.

• Management Skills - Ability to organize and direct oneself and effectively supervise others.

• Judgment - The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.

• Tactful - Ability to show consideration for and maintain good relations with others.

• Training - Ability to develop a particular skill in others to bring them up to a predetermined standard of work performance.

• Team Builder - Ability to convince a group of people to work toward a goal.

• Presentation Skills - Ability to effectively present information publicly.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education:

Bachelor's Degree (four-year college or technical school) Required, Field of Study: Human Resources, Management or related field.

Experience:

2 plus years of experience in Human Resources

Computer Skills:

Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint and ADP HRIS/HRMS system(s). Visio a plus.

Certifications & Licenses:

PHR or SPHR preferred

Other Requirements:

Demonstrates excellent interpersonal and communication skills.