Human Resources Specialist

1. Provide excellent customer service to both internal and external customers; act as an HR point-of-contact for company employees. Escalating managerial issues/situations to the Corporate HR Business Manager.
2. Assists with training of HR Assistants and Technicians.
3. Supports drug and alcohol programs by managing, coordinating, and administering proper drug screens according to policy.
4. Maintains compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations and recommended best practices; reviews policies and practices to maintain compliance.
5. Maintains knowledge of trends, best practices, regulatory changes, and new technologies in human resources.
6. Research and produce professional-level human resource reports in some or all the following areas: employee relations, affirmative action, drug and alcohol, and personnel.
7. Recommend new approaches, policies, and procedures to effect continual improvements in the efficiency of departments and services performed.
8. Perform FEHB payroll deductions, PTO, and ELA audits.  Ensuring all necessary paperwork and processes have been completed.
9. Participate in human resource meetings and other relevant meetings. 
10. Handle all administrative tasks for onboarding, and new hire orientation, including entering data into HR information systems and auditing for accuracy and compliance.
11. Administer the ASRC Service Award program.
12. Promote HR programs to create an efficient and conflict-free workplace.
13. Assist in the communication, interpretation, and upkeep of the employee handbook, employee directory, and organizational chart.
14. Maintain employee files and records in electronic and paper form.
15. Assist with department projects supporting key initiatives.
16. Provide assistance with Oracle HRMS and relevant support processes, as needed.
17. Travel to Anchorage, remote locations, and North Slope Villages may be required.

ASRC’s Core competencies include Leading Self, Leading People and Leading the Organization. In addition to our core competency model, our framework includes competencies specific to the various levels of positions within our company. For more information on our core competencies please contact the HR Department and reference the ASRC Leadership Framework.

Customer Focus

• Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.

Drive for Results

• Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.  

Problem Solving

• Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at the first answers.

Time Management

• Uses time effectively and efficiently, concentrating his/her efforts on the more important priorities.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as company policies, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees or customers.

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.  Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.  The employee is frequently required to sit; reach with hands and arms; and to use hands to finger, handle, or feel.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, climb or balance.  The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.   Specific vision abilities required by this job includes the ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The work environment is in an office setting.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions, including visiting non-office environment worksites, and may be required to travel in small and large commercial aircraft and take overnight and/or multi-day trips.

NOTE:  This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The statements contained herein are intended to describe the principal functions of this position, the level of knowledge and skill typically required, and the scope of responsibilities, but should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements.

ASRC is a drug-free workplace and pre-employment drug testing is part of the hiring process.

ASRC and its family of companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability, protected veteran status, age or any other legal protected status.  EOE:  M|F|D|V EEO Poster

Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, an Inupiat-owned corporation created as a result of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

ASRC's family of companies apply a shareholder preference in employment, to the maximum extent feasible, as authorized by law.