HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT Position Description:

The Human Resources assistant assists with the administration of the day-to-day operations of the human resource department. The HR assistant carries out responsibilities in some or all of the following functional areas: departmental development, HRIS, employee relations, training and development, benefits, compensation, organization development, executive administration, and employment.

The HR assistant has partial responsibility for these areas:

  • recruiting and staffing logistics;

  • performance management and improvement tracking systems;

  • employee orientation, development, and training logistics and recordkeeping;

  • assisting with employee relations;

  • company-wide committee facilitation and participation;

  • company employee communication;

  • compensation and benefits administration and recordkeeping;

  • employee safety, welfare, wellness, and health reporting; and

  • employee services;

  • maintaining employee files and the HR filing system;

  • assisting with the day-to-day efficient operation of the HR office.

The Human Resources assistant contributes to the accomplishment of Human Resources practices and objectives that will provide an employee-oriented, high-performance culture that emphasizes empowerment, quality, productivity and standards, goal attainment, and the recruitment and ongoing development of a superior workforce.

The Human Resources assistant helps with the implementation of services, policies, and programs through HR staff; reports to the HR director, and assists company managers with HR issues.

Primary Objectives:

  • Safety of the workforce.

  • Development of a superior workforce.

  • Development of the Human Resources department.

  • Development of an employee-oriented company culture that emphasizes quality, continuous improvement, and high performance.

  • Personal ongoing development.

LOCATIONS: ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL & CHICAGO - RIVER NORTH