Benefits/HR Assistant:     ·         Assists in the administration of employee benefit plans for all locations such as health, dental, vision, flex, basic and additional life insurance, STD, LTD, 401(k) and pension plans. ·         Provides customer service support related to all plans and troubleshoots questions from locations, retirees as well as current and former employees.  ·         Responsible for maintaining the pension database and processing pensions. ·         Assists in weekly funding of 401(k) file  Maintains employee personnel/benefit files and other record keeping for the Corporate Office employees. ·         Helps develop, assist and maintain communication tools to enhance understanding of the company benefits package for local HR and employees. ·         Maintains eligibility lists for all plans and disseminates to locations for further review. ·         Interface with vendors through 10+ vendor websites including our payroll vendor. ·         Reviews and pays all benefit vendor invoices. ·         Responsible for the Corporate HR phone line and voicemail. ·         Responsible general office administration. ·         Assists in various HR projects as they arise.   Requirements include: A bachelor's degree and/or a minimum of 2 year of HR or Benefits experience. Excellent written and verbal skills - correspondence, emails etc. Ability to prioritize multiple tasks efficiently while maintaining a high level of skill and accuracy.  Proficient in Microsoft office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint Experience in preparing Excel spreadsheets and working with existing spreadsheets; comfortable with mail merge in Word. Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills. Ability to communication clearly and effectively with all levels of the organization. ,