Section Manager, Benefits

United States, Maine, Bath

700 Washington Street (Show on map)

Feb 01, 2025

Location

US-ME-Bath

Req ID

2025-4459

Remaining Positions

Category

Human Resources

Salary Grade

Shift

1st

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.

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