Senior Human Resources Assistant

Sr Human Resources Assistant

ABOUT THE POSITION

Columbia Sportswear Company‘s Human Resources organization aims to advance company strategy and connect talented people with their passions through work and a life outside. We need passionate people to create exceptional products, differentiated consumer experiences, and to grow the business. Our teams ensure the company‘s success by focusing on attracting and retaining diverse talent, building organizational effectiveness, and supporting the mental, physical, social and financial wellbeing of all employees.

As the Sr HR Assistant, you will provide first tier support to employees that visit HR at our Distribution Center location and ensure a positive customer experience for our candidates and employees. Additionally, you‘ll answer employee benefit questions, general inquiries, provide technical system support and refer questions to AskHR, as well as provide administrative support to our DC HR team.

HOWYOU‘LLMAKE A DIFFERENCE

• Oversee day-to-day operations of HR front desk to provide professional and branded experience for employees with routine inquiries.
• Respond to general employee questions regarding benefits enrollment, changes to benefits, benefit coverage and HR practices/policies.
• Run reports in UKG and audit timekeeping entries to ensure accurate attendance reporting and policy administration. Interface with DC Leadership to prepare and assist with corrective actions related to attendance. Research leave and protected time off to ensure accurate attendance administration
• Deliver New Hire onboarding in a high-volume recruitment business unit during peak periods. This includes I-9 administration, presenting policies, benefit enrollments, and all New Hire onboarding paperwork.
• Support HR initiatives and programs, such as technical support during employee engagement surveys, open enrollment periods, compliance training, and all HR driven programs.
• Support the HR management team with general administrative duties including coordinating schedules, travel, reconciliation of expenses, communications, and other management requests.
• Maintain positive open lines of communication with management, staff and other departments to contribute to the smooth flow of information and efficient operation of the HR organization.

YOU ARE

• Skilled in planning, coordination, and organization
• Able to prioritize conflicting and confidential demands in a front-line, customer-facing position
• Attentive to detail
• Able to work within defined organizational policies and procedures with a willingness to suggest/implement process & efficiency improvements

YOUHAVE

• 5-7 years‘ experience in related administrative support
• High School diploma or equivalent experience; additional education or vocational training is preferred
• Experience in process leadership is preferred
• Excellent customer service focus, approach, and attitude
• General office and business knowledge

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This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position‘s scope and function in the company.

Columbia Sportswear is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. The Know Your Rights poster is available here: poster The pay transparency policy is available here: Columbia Sportswear is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please notify your recruiter.

At Columbia Sportswear Company, we‘re proud to offer regular full-time employees a benefits package that includes a variety of services and products to help make your life and work more rewarding. Our benefit programs contribute to overall employee well-being by aligning those programs with the fundamental elements of well-being: physical, social/emotional, financial, career and community. Benefits that can protect your family‘s financial future and help you save money through our 401k plan plus a generous company match. Columbia offers medical, dental, vision, life Insurance, disability, flexible spending accounts, health savings account, and an assortment of voluntary benefit offerings (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and legal services). In addition, Columbia offers EAP + which is free and confidential 24/7/365 counseling services. We have extensive wellness benefits, employee discounts and a generous time off program available.

If you need an accommodation/adjustment to successfully complete and submit your application, please reach out to with the Subject: Applicant Assistance Requested.

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