DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Human Resources Specialist:

1. Supports providing skilled manpower for a high technology focused manufacturing organization.
2. Helps to ensure that the Bahamianization requirements of the Government is balanced with the Organization’s needs for expertise, efficiency, and maintenance of work skill standards.
3. Coordinates the talent management program to attract, retain and develop technical, managerial and professional personnel.
4. Coordinates organizational activity in recruiting, selection, relocation, orientation, training, separation and repatriation of all PharmaChem personnel and assists department directors with the identification of training needs of employees.
5. Ensures the preparation and updating of job descriptions; administers performance evaluation and merit increase program, and conducts cost-of-living studies.
6. Reviews and updates site Human Resources policies and procedures annually to ensure they are complete and current, recommends policy changes as necessary, coordinates process to ensures that the current policies and procedures are properly communicated to employees.
7. Ensures that the employee handbook is updated to reflect current policies and procedures.
8. Coordinates maintenance of current and complete personnel files and training records.
9. Coordinates the administration and maintenance of the organization’s compensation and benefits programs to ensure that it is internally and externally equitable and coordinates necessary salary and benefits surveys to ensure that these programs are competitive within the community and within our industry.
10. Supports the administration of a healthy employee relations environment through the administration of Employee Recognition Programs, the coordination of social events and the encouragement of positive communications among all levels of employees.
11. Coordinates the administration of the Employee Health Programs.
12. Supports the administration of the organization’s tuition assistance and other educational and employee developmental programs.
13. Supports the planning and implementation of transition meetings to ensure smooth organization transitions throughout the organization.
14. May be assigned other projects by the Human Resources Director.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

2. Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Industrial Relations, or 5-10 years of relevant experience in an industrial setting of 100 employees or more and working closely with Employee Relations issues.
3. Must be in good physical condition.

This person must be able to:

6. Have good interpersonal skills and be able to communicate effectively to carry out broad objectives with minimum supervision.
7. Have initiative and ability to organize and follow through.
8. Have the ability to facilitate collaboration between individuals and also between the best interests of an employee and that of the Company.
9. Be adept at creating win-win situations.
10. Be compassionate and understanding of his/her fellow employee.
11. Be able to keep confidential information to herself/himself.