HR Representative

We have an exciting HR Generalist/SAFETY Supervisor career opportunity at our Anchorage, Alaska Safeway /CARRs Distribution Center!

Position Purpose: Support the warehouse’s business partners with your expertise in employee relations, recruiting, training and development, compensation & benefits, safety and risk compliance. Provide counsel and information to the leadership team to assists with their execution of business strategies.

• HUMAN RESOURCE GENERALIST:
  • Facilitate various training as needed in the areas of management & associate development, diversity, harassment, new hire orientations, and performance management.
  • Communicate and ensure compliance with compensation, benefits, leave policy and other programs.
  • Support for all benefit related questions and issues, including providing consultation to business groups on benefit impacts through employee leaves.
  • Ensure consistency and fairness in policy and procedure as they relate to Federal, State and Local laws.
  • Investigate all employment grievances, including EEO, ADA and report findings to appropriate stakeholders.
  • Process and manage all organizational changes and movement through PeopleSoft this includes conducting data audits to ensure accuracy.
  • Full-life cycle recruiting, including but not limited to; building strong business partnerships with Hiring Manager, developing effective recruiting strategies, source and identify candidates, review and screen resumes, and interview candidates of all levels including management roles and effectively manage applicants through applicant tracking system from application to onboarding.
• SAFETY MANAGEMENT:
  • Develop, introduce, implement, and monitors adherence to the DC’s Safety culture, policies, and procedures in compliance with state, federal and local laws and regulations.
  • Oversee injury and accident investigations.
  • Analyzes injuries and accidents to identify the root cause.
  • Identifies injury and accident trends and assists various departments in the implementation of reduction strategies.
  • Acts as primary interface with groups such as government agencies or insurance companies. Represents the Company's interests as directed and approved at regulatory agency proceedings.
  • Communicates risk control and safety issues and objectives to management and associates.
  • Works closely with 3rd party worker’s compensation claims administrator interacting on a frequent basis to provide assistance in managing claims. With proper controls in place, collaborates with claims administrator to provide claim settlement authority.
  • Manages the employee return-to-work programs, modified duty programs, and medical case management programs.
  • Works closely with property and liability insurance consultants, coordinating inspections, evaluating recommendations, and ensuring completion of recommendations.
  • Implements corporate directives, e.g. ergonomic observations, hazard assessments, approved practices, data and metrics analyses.
  • Develops, facilitates, coordinates and monitor safety training programs. Monitors training of new associates with respect to safety policies and procedures.
  • Ensures Distribution Center security program has necessary controls in place to provide a safe and secure workplace.

Pay Transparency:

Starting rates will be no less than the local minimum wage and may vary based on things like location, experience, qualifications, and the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement. Candidates with unique qualifications may be considered for compensation above this range. Dependent on length of service, hours worked, any applicable collective bargaining agreement and/or Company policy, benefits may include medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, sick pay*, PTO/Vacation pay*, paid holidays*, bereavement pay and retirement benefits (pension and/or 401(k) eligibility). Associates in this position may be eligible for a quarterly bonus, subject to Company bonus plans. Applications are accepted on an on-going basis.

• For roles in Washington State: Sick pay and PTO/Vacation pay are accrued based on hours worked and paid holidays are issued at 7-9 days annually.