Human Capital Administrator

Safety First. Excellence. Pride. Integrity. Compassion. Trust. Are you ready to plant your career in a place where words like these serve as the foundation for doing business every day? At Michigan Sugar, our purpose is Making Life Sweeter, and our mission is Creating Growth and Opportunity.

Michigan Sugar Company has an immediate, full-time opportunity for a Human Capital Administrator, located at the Bay City Factory, 2600 S. Euclid Ave., Bay City, MI 48706.

Job Summary

The HR Administrator plays a key role in supporting the human resources department by handling administrative tasks, maintaining employee records, and assisting with recruitment processes. This position will act as the site receptionist. This role will serve as the payroll backup to all facilities on an as needed basis. The HR Administrator also acts as a point of contact for employee inquiries, helping to foster a positive work environment. Additionally, this role may assist with departmental administrative tasks outside of the Human Capital department.

Primary Responsibilities

• Maintain and update employee records, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality.
• Support payroll processing, and serve as backup payroll for all facilities, as coverage is required.
• Assist in preparing HR reports and audits.
• Serve as a back-up facilitator for field onboarding.
• Act as a point of contact for employee inquiries regarding HR and payroll-related questions.
• Support employee engagement initiatives.
• Track employee attendance, leaves, and absences.
• Assist in organizing training sessions.
• Complete check requests and submit to Accounts Payable, as needed.
• Assist customers in placing street orders and purchasing by-product, as needed.
• Other administrative duties as assigned.
  
  

Position Qualifications

• Associates degree or equivalent work experience
• Experience with an HRIS system, ADP preferred
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong computer skills
  
  

KEY COMPETENCIES

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to assess candidate qualifications and cultural fit.
• Problem-solving mindset and ability to adapt recruitment strategies as needed.
• Team-player with strong collaboration skills.
• Demonstrates strong multitasking abilities, effectively prioritizing and managing multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining a high level of accuracy and efficiency.
• Capable of working independently with minimal supervision, exercising sound judgment, and taking initiative to meet deadlines and achieve goals.
  
  

NOTE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by staff assigned to this position. The above statements are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills that may be required. All staff may be required to perform duties outside their normal responsibilities as needed.

Michigan Sugar Company offers competitive market wages for both hourly and salaried employees, opportunity for professional growth and development, and comprehensive benefit packages that may include medical, dental, 401(k) and paid time off. To learn more visit www.michigansugar.com .

Michigan Sugar Company was founded in 1906 when six smaller sugar companies merged their operations. In 2002, Michigan Sugar Company became a grower-owned cooperative and in 2004, it merged with Monitor Sugar Company to form the company that exists today.

Michigan Sugar Company is headquartered in Bay City and has sugar beet processing facilities in Bay City, Caro, Croswell and Sebewaing. Its nearly 900 grower-owners plant and harvest up to 140,000 acres of sugar beets each year in 17 Michigan counties, as well as Ontario, Canada. Those beets are sliced at the factories and turned into about 1.3 billion pounds of sugar annually.

That sugar is sold to industrial, commercial, and retail customers under the Pioneer and Big Chief brands.

Michigan Sugar Company has approximately 1,000 year-round employees and an additional 1,100 seasonal workers. It is the No. 1 employer in Huron County, the No. 2 employer in Bay and Sanilac counties and the No. 3 employer in Tuscola County. The company’s annual payroll is more than $90 million and its annual local economic impact is about $700 million.

Michigan Sugar Company is the third largest of eight sugar beet processing companies in the United States and Michigan is one of 11 states where sugar beets are grown in the country.

Michigan Sugar Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer