Title: Director, Total Rewards
Reports to: Vice President, Human Resources
Location: Springfield, MO
Relocation: Yes
ID: 1561083
Role Overview: Lucas Group has partnered with a fast-growing food manufacturing company on a newly created, Director of Total Rewards position based at their corporate office in Springfield, MO!
This Director will be the company expert and lead for the development and execution of the compensation and benefits strategy. This role reports to the Vice President of Human Resources and has fiduciary responsibilities for compensation and benefits plans.
You will collaborate with senior management to ensure compensation and benefits practices are designed to attract and retain top talent. Designs, implements, and conducts an evaluation of the organization’s compensation and benefits programs, including base pay, incentive pay, health and welfare benefits, and retirement benefits.
Lead the compensation and benefits function to effectively design, implement and manage the strategy, philosophy, programs, policies, and initiatives while maintaining cost, quality, service and process controls.
Provide insight and bring innovative strategies to benefits design and administration enabling associates to optimize value for every dollar spent.
Monitor the effectiveness of existing health, welfare and wellness plans, recommending changes which provide value to associates, are within or below budget and consistent with benefit trends and organizational objectives.
Facilitate integration initiatives related to compensation and benefit designs.
Oversee the administration of vendor contracts for associate benefit programs including health, dental, vision, life insurance, disability and retirement plans to ensure associates are receiving cost competitive services and excellent customer service from all benefit providers.
Manage the administration of associate wellness programs, disability plans, and FMLA.
Direct the design, implementation, and administration of all compensation programs including salary structure development, incentive programs, and the retirement plans while ensuring the programs are aligned with the overall business goals and objectives of the company.
Propose, develop and effectively maintain a system-wide compensation structure that helps attract and retain talent.
Complete market analysis annually, and as needed, based on positions in the organization to ensure competitiveness in line with compensation philosophy and internal equity.
Collaborate with other company leaders to develop and execute compensation solutions to meet the needs of daily operations and unique business situations.
Create annual compensation recommendations during the budgeting process to include across the board increase and market adjustments.
Support the Vice President of Human Resources by participating in the planning, research, and design of various HR programs, policies and procedures.
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field.
10+ years’ experience directing benefit and compensation programs including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Short, and Long Term Disability, Employee Assistance Programs, Flexible Spending Accounts, Family Medical Leave Act, base pay, incentive pay, etc.
Knowledge of complex compensation analysis and techniques including compliance with state and federal laws that apply to plans.
Ability to interpret complex data on demographics, trend analysis, and the labor market.
Ability to work with senior leadership to communicate salary survey data and market pricing to the organization.
Excellent time management, interpersonal skills, communication (written and oral), presentation, decision making, and planning skills.
Ability to apply strong writing and presentation skills to formal and informal communications in interpersonal communications, meetings and written correspondence or reports
Ability to apply versatile analytical and critical thinking skills to data, process, operations and customer service challenges.
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