It is an exciting time to join Wren Kitchens. We are currently embarking on a rapid period of growth as we open showrooms across the USA. This business growth means that we need to expand the Retail HR Team.

You'll work with colleagues in the HR Team and Retail Management, to ensure a high quality and consistent HR service.

Job title: HR Assistant

Location: Wren Kitchens Showroom, Milford, CT

Reports to: HR Management

Travel: Driving licence essential. Infrequent but possibility of showroom visits.

Key customers: Retail Estate

Salary: up to $50,000 maximum - $48,000 basic, up to $500 graded per quarter bonus.

Purpose of role

• Milford CT based with the possibility (although infrequent) to visit Showrooms in PA, NJ, NY, CT.
• Deliver a HR service to the Retail Business Area.
• Operating HR systems including ADP TotalSource and internal record keeping.
• Providing first line support to Managers and Employees across the Retail business area.
• Be the supporting link between the showrooms and HR function.
• Support your Administrator in ensuring all administration duties are completed in reasonable timeframes.

Main Responsibilities & Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Strong organizational skills, ability to prioritize work, and self-motivated.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with your key stakeholders.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions in a manner consistent with the essential job functions.
• Provide a HR presence in the Retail business area.
• Assist Management with reviews and recommend appropriate action(s).
• Attention to detail, prepare reports as required.

ADP provide us with HR, Payroll, Benefits & More

Working closely with your ADP contacts you will be supported in making informed decisions around such things as:

• Resolving complaints, counselling employees on the interpretation of policies and procedures.
• Ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local laws.
• Providing guidance on disciplinary action and issuing corrective outcomes.
• Advising on unemployment and workers compensation.
• Administrate company benefit program ensuring employees are kept informed of all benefit and any policy changes.
• Counsel employees regarding benefit eligibility and coverage.
• Completing all Department of Labor and Unemployment, EEO, and corporate reports and forms.
• Monitoring FMLA and disability claims and ensures timely response of requested information.
• Conducting exit interviews and reviews content with appropriate management team.
• Responding appropriately to and investigates employee relations issues such as employee complaints and allegations.
• Maintain employee records such as personal information, compensation, benefits, tax information, attendance, performance evaluations, and termination date and reason. Maintains and improves HRIS (ADP).
• Completes information requests from internal and external auditors if required.
• Cobra notifications. Processes and forwards termination paperwork and distribution requests to third party benefit administrators as appropriate or otherwise legally mandated.

Desired Skills & Knowledge

• Essential: Driving licence.
• Essential: Strong administrative skills.
• Essential: Strong communicator both verbal and written.
• Essential: Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Essential: Excellent attention to detail.
• Commercially focused.

Qualifications & Experience

• Previous HR Administration experience advantageous.
• Previous Retail environment experience.