Benefits Specialist (Hybrid)

Who We Are

Working at Reece & Fortiline means being part of a growing global company that brings our purpose and values to life every day. We celebrate our team members living our values and provide opportunities to build a long and remarkable career. We're proud to support essential industries helping bring clean air and water to everyone. To learn more about our purpose and values, visit our career site at https://careers.reece.com/us/

A benefits specialist is integral to the human resources department, specializing in health benefits, retirement plans, and other total rewards programs. The position requires deep knowledge of federal and state regulations governing employee benefits and the ability to interpret data on benefit usage, costs, and employee satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

• Day-to-day administration of all health and welfare and retirement plans, including but not limited to processing benefit enrollments, data audits, life events, and LOA requests;
• Vendor management, file error reporting and troubleshooting any system or integration issues;
• Oversee other benefit operation tasks such as COBRA, death claims, QMCSOs, 401(k) distributions & loans, rollovers, etc.;
• Responsible for reconciling benefit or claims issues and discrepancies, and determining solutions to resolve issues;
• Act as subject matter expert on employee benefits for internal customers, vendors, auditors, etc.

Key Competencies and Skills Required

• Experience with Benefits Administration to include health plans, retirement plans, health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, Life, Disability, FMLA, State leave policies, and LOA management
• Knowledge of various laws such as ERISA, FMLA, ACA, etc.
• Attention to detail, confidentiality, ethics, compassion, adaptability, willingness to learn.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge & skills commonly found in someone with 2-3 years of benefits administration experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR or related field. May be substituted by additional years of experience..

Our commitment to excellent customer service is just part of our story. We're also dedicated to supporting our most valuable asset, our associates! One of the ways we do this is by offering a variety of high-quality benefits for our associates and their families.

All full-time associates are eligible for the following benefits:

• Medical and Dental Insurance

• Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Accounts

• Company-paid Life Insurance

• Short Term Disability

• 401(k) Plan

• Paid Time Off (PTO) - plus paid holidays

• Parental Leave

Voluntary benefits:

• Vision

• Long-term Disability

• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance

• Additional Voluntary Benefits through Corestream

We're an equal opportunity employer and we welcome diversity and inclusion! Reece USA is an Equal Opportunity Employer- Employer Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, and any other status protected by law.