The Greater Merrimack Valley Human Resource Association
Employment Posting

Position:      Human Resources Assistant
Category:      Full-time, Non-exempt
Hours:        9:30 AM – 6:00 PM
(some overtime hours required for back-up phone coverage from 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM)

Job description
- Assist in the administration of human resources, primarily with benefits administration and records management. 
- Assist with open enrollment
- Cover for receptionist from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM and 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM and other times as needed.
- Greet clients and candidates
- Assist with employment verifications
- Maintain employment eligibility documents, and ensure they are kept up to date
- Coordinate and maintain HR materials such as orientation packets, benefits packets and other materials as needed.
- Keep personnel files accurate and current.
- Tuition assistance administration
- Assist Finance department with billing and invoicing
- Process employee address changes
- Prepare new hire packets and assist with new hire orientation preparation
- Participate in special projects as needed

Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent. College degree or equivalent experience preferred
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Enthusiastic, energetic, personable and professional demeanor
- Strong written and verbal skills
- Flexible and able to multi-task effectively
- Customer service oriented
- Excellent time management, organizational and follow-up skills.
- Ability to work independently
- Proficient in MS Excel, Word, and Outlook email.
- Interactions demonstrate sound judgment in providing customer service and maintaining confidentiality.

Please contact:

Cindy Halstead, PHR
Human Resources Manager
Collaborative Consulting
70 Blanchard Road, Suite 500
Burlington, MA  01803
(781) 565-2550 - Direct Line
(781) 565-2690 - Fax
www.collaborativeconsulting.com

Posted June 5th, 2008

Director of Benefits – Beverly, MA

Orchard Brands is an acquisition oriented company that has grown to over a billion dollars in sales over the past 24 months, thereby making it the fastest growing company marketing to the baby boomer generation.  Orchard Brands currently consists of 10 brands; Appleseed’s, Tog Shop, WinterSilks, Blair, Draper’s & Damon’s, Haband, Norm Thompson Outfitters, Solutions, Sahalie, and Gold Violin.  Orchard Brands mission is to provide excellence in style, quality and service to the fastest growing generation in history.

Orchard Brands currently offers specialty products through distinct catalogs, retail stores and the Internet.  Customers of each of the Orchard Brands have come to expect the finest quality and value supported by the highest levels of attentive and personal customer service. 

To see full details download word file.

To learn more about each of the Orchard Brands, please visit www.orchardbrands.com

Posted June 2nd, 2008

First Student | COMPANY OVERVIEW

Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, First Student is the largest provider of school bus transportation in the country transporting 4 million children daily on a fleet of over 70,000 yellow busses.  Our mission statement expresses the serious nature of our business, and the precious nature of our cargo:

First Student is committed to transforming student travel to ensure the safest, most reliable journey for our children through continuous training of all employees and the development of innovative technology.

First Student has the fifth largest non-car fleet in North America, housed in over 750 locations in 40 states with total revenues in excess of $2.6bln.

First Student is the largest operating division of First Group America, which is comprised of four business lines.  First Transit provides transit contracting & management services, First Services provides vehicle maintenance & ancillary services, and Greyhound Bus which is the largest provider of intra-state bus transportation in the country.

In turn, we are part of First Group, PLC—the largest passenger transport group in the world.  Headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland and traded on the London Stock Exchange (FGP.L), the First Group family of companies transports over 2.5 billion passengers annually, operates one out of every five busses in the U.K, and operates 4,500 regional, intercity, and commuter lines train services every day. 

We have had a dynamic past, are enjoying an exciting present, and are looking forward to a future that holds a tremendous amount of opportunity.  Even with the growth we have enjoyed—growing from a 9,500 unit fleet in 1999 to over 70,000 today, there remains incredible opportunity for further expansion; school bus transportation has been a fragmented $13bln industry and we are positioned as the leaders in consolidating that historic model.

EMPLOYEES

Each one of our 70,000 employees must live the mantra, If you cannot do it safely—don’t do it.  Every person ultimately has a bearing on whether or not children are being transported safely, so individuals that tend to succeed with our organization take this mantle of trust very seriously.  Also, due to the rapid growth of our organization as well as our anticipated future growth, it’s critical that individuals considering our organization find change exciting.  We are constantly evolving at First Student, and we need professionals that enjoy riding a very steep growth curve and are able to navigate the challenges that naturally follow.

From a cultural perspective, even the highest level executives at First Student tend to be as comfortable on the bus lot, as the board room.  They are as comfortable interfacing with the person driving the bus, as the person driving strategic vision.  We are an extremely hard working, low ego organization with a high degree of respect for each individual contributor regardless of title.

OPPORTUNITY

First Student is currently talking to select individuals concerning an opportunity to become the Regional Manager of Human Resources for the Northern New England area.  This position will have responsibility for all HR activities in 44 locations in New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine.  This position reports to a Regional VP, and has dotted line to the East HR Director.

Responsibilities include:

• Determining and recommending HR practices necessary to establish positive employee-employer relationship

• Protect the interest of employees and the company in accordance with company HR policies and governmental laws and regulations

• Makes recommendations on planning and development

• Provides leadership and guidance to field operations in the areas of dispute resolution, labor contract administration, employee handbook, and policy compliance

• Conducts training programs that address First Student needs, i.e., performance appraisals, interviewing, and employment law.

• Oversees implementation of programs and monitors results.

• Visits locations on a periodic and as needed basis

In order to be successful in this role, it is critical that individuals;

• Have a strong HR Generalist background in a manufacturing, distribution, or transportation environment

• Union background preferred

• Have well developed competencies in employee relations

• Have an understanding of safety, health & welfare

• Have the ability to travel & have experience managing multiple locations

• Experience merging new offices into the corporate fold is a plus

If you would like to discuss this opportunity in more detail, please send your resume to:

Frank Steele, CPC, Director of Recruiting
705 Central Ave, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
513-419-8637 (direct phone) frank.steele@firstgroup.com

Posted May 5th, 2008

  
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