Human Resources Manager

~ The Center for EcoTechnology helps people in Massachusetts and neighboring states save energy and reduce waste in their homes and businesses. ~

For more than 35 years we've offered proven advice and resources to help people save money and feel more comfortable at home and to help businesses perform better. Working with partners throughout the region, we're helping transform the way we live and work for a better community, economy, and environment - now and for the future.

Position Overview

The Center for
EcoTechnology is a non-profit environmental organization which has been in
business for over 35 years.  We are
dedicated to "making green make sense" to a variety of customers ranging from
homeowners, to homebuilders to business owners.   This position will coordinate all human
resources activities for CET under the guidance of the Director of Business
Operations, including recruitment, hiring, employee tracking, compliance,
training, benefits administration and related activities.

Position responsibilities include the following.  Other duties may be assigned to meet
departmental needs:

Manage all aspects of recruitment and develop
optimal recruitment strategies

• Work with department
  managers to create/revise thorough job description
• Advertise for open
  positions in established resources while continually pursuing new avenues
• Manage responses to
  candidates, database entry and schedule interviews for selected
  applicants
• Perform screening
  interviews and 1st interviews as needed; and
• Work to develop
  standard interview questions and oversee reference checks on prospective
  staff members

• Supervise management training for
  interviewing, hiring, terminations, performance reviews, safety, workplace
  diversity and sexual harassment
  • Act as
    compliance officer for all internal complaints
  • Provide
    annual training on above topics and as needed for new managers
• Manage
  HR budget, supervise HR staff members
  • Creation of budget annually
  • Perform staff reviews annually
• Direct salary administration program to ensure compliance and
  equity within organization
  •  Conduct
    wage surveys within labor market to determine competitive wage rate
• Administer workers compensation
  program
  • Investigate
    accidents and prepare reports for insurance carrier
  • Annual compliance reports/postings
  • trainings
• Oversee
  the on-boarding new staff members
  • including new hire orientation, new hire
    paperwork and Personnel Handbook for each new staff member
  • train new
    staff members on how to use various system such as HRCheckwriters,
    ExpenseWatch and Sharepoint

• Direct selection
  and renewal of all of benefits including health, dental, 403b, disability,
  vacation and effectively communicate benefits policies to staff members
• During
  onboarding, ensure thorough understanding of all packages. Manage open
  enrollment process from setting up meetings to effectively communicating
  changes, to gathering completed paperwork
• Maintain
  successful employee relations: build
  trusting relationships with staff members; review
  existing policies by researching and recommending additional policies and procedures
  to director as needed; and, if
  separation occurs, manage all last day checklist requirements

• Coordinate
  annual reviews for staff
  • Provide
    notice to Executive team and managers about annual review process and timeline
  • Facilitate
    feedback for managers as requested
  • Ensure
    all reviews are saved electronically and in paper form signed within staff
    member's personnel file

Qualifications

• At least four years of experience in a
  human resources department
• Experience with performing multiple
  functions in a human resources department
• Ability to work independently with
  minimal supervision/training in carrying out job responsibilities
• Knowledge of the principles and
  practices of human resources management
• Specific knowledge of Massachusetts employment
  laws and practices
• Strong interpersonal skills for
  recruiting new staff and handling confidential situations
• Strong computer skills, especially MS
  Word, MS Excel, and databases
• Initiative for improving personnel procedures
  and policies
• Passion for the environment and the
  non-profit workplace

Compensation: This
position is a full-time salaried position with benefits located in
Northampton. Occasional travel to
Springfield location and weekly travel to Pittsfield office will be required. 

To Apply

Please use the email address below to send a cover letter and resume to:

Amanda Bates, HR Assistant
Center for EcoTechnology
112 Elm Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201

~ CET is an equal opportunity employer and encourages all to apply ~

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