Job Description

SUMMARY:

• Company Name: AJR Trucking.
• FLSA Status for Employee: Exempt.
• Position Type: Full-Time.
• Location: Compton, CA (no remote work available).

AJR TRUCKING, INC., was established in 1984 and has been in operation for over 30 years supplying transportation services to the U.S. Postal Service. As a U.S. Mail contractor, the company was privileged to be awarded three times the "Eagle Spirit Award" from the U.S.P.S. for "Outstanding Management of Time Sensitive Transportation."  

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Supports HR Director in managing HR policies and programs to ensure compliance in employee relations, hiring, termination, training and development, benefits, compensation, and personnel records administration.
• Assist in workforce planning and employment, including interviewing applicants, administering pre-employment tests and background checks, and processing promotions, hires, and terminations.
• Responds to human resources-related inquiries or requests.
• Assist with all HR KPIs being established and reported monthly.
• Promote teamwork, collaboration, and coordination.
• Work with the Safety department on recruitment and onboarding of employees.
• Conduct background checks of newly hired employees.
• Properly document all the steps leading to the termination of an employee.
• Conduct exit interviews.
• Manage worker's compensation cases.
• Manage the personnel filing.
• Track and process employee time off requests of vacation, sick time, FMLA, CFRA, PDL, etc.
• Distribute and monitor employee performance evaluations and ensures they are done in a timely manner.
• Maintain the list of new and terminated employees for system accessibility.
• Maintain and coordinate employee recognition programs.
• Plan and implement employee events, including social events.
• Facilitate the Performance Management process by completing performance reviews.
• Coordinate open enrollments, changes, and training for employee benefits programs.
• Communicate in a manner designed to minimize conflict and foster a positive relationship between management and associates.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to work effectively at all levels in the organization.
• Strategic thinker with an ability to translate plans into action.
• Demonstrated coaching and influencing skills.
• Proven track record in the broad HR knowledge in federal and state employment laws, benefits, compensation, employee relations, employee engagement, performance management, policy implementation, recruiting, retention and conflict resolution, etc.
• Ability to develop a high level of personal credibility and trust at all levels.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and be comfortable with a high volume workload.
• Ability to provide management with proactive ideas on creating and maintaining a positive employee relations climate.
• Meeting deadlines with accuracy.
• Strong team player with a positive, optimistic solutions-oriented approach.
• Strong benefits knowledge.
• Extremely ethical and capable of honoring commitments.
• Ability to work independently, in a fast-paced environment, and easily adapt to change.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and ADP WFN.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Relevant experience in Human Resources with a minimum of 3 years.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with Human Resources or Management emphasis or related field.
• In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree would require 2 more years of HR (total of 5+ years experience.
• Transportation industry experience desired.

This position offers a competitive base salary and medical, vision, and dental insurance.