Section Manager, Benefits

Job Description

• Manage an experienced benefits team that is responsible for health, welfare, retirement and leave management.
• Manage day-to-day operations of high-volume benefits department including administration, walk-in services and call center.
• Manage vendors (health, retirement, and leave management) in order to maximize benefit value to BIW and its employees.
• Review and interpret health care data to assist in decisions related to vendor management.
• Oversee the communications to employees related to benefits (timeline, content development, effective messaging and delivery).
• Represent benefits in union negotiations, including but not limited to, document preparation, responding to union request for information and serving as benefits liaison at negotiations.
• Collaborate on benefits suite offerings with union leadership to promote quality and cost awareness, education, and consumerism.

Required/Preferred Education/Training

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, Economics, or a health care field is required.

Required/Preferred Experience

• Five (5) years of related human resources experience required.
• Three to five (3-5) years of benefits administration experience in health, welfare, retirement, and leave management is required, preferably in a manufacturing setting.
• Three (3) years of experience in a supervisory role with direct reports is required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required, as well as the ability to interact in a positive and approachable manner with all levels of personnel.
• Ability to analyze and develop creative solutions to a wide variety of employee health and welfare issues.
• Must be self-motivated, detail-oriented and effective in leading a team.
• Strong organizational and time management skills are required.
• Effective project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects, ensure team meets project requirements and deliverables while meeting deadlines throughout the scope of the project are required.
• Fully knowledgeable about HIPAA and other confidentiality laws regulating healthcare data is required.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office tools is required.
• Flexibility to adjust work tasks and work schedule as needed to accomplish objectives is required.
• Must be able to work onsite in order to effectively manage a team.