Laclede Chain Manufacturing Hiring for Human Resources Specialist Full Time

It all started in a St. Louis blacksmith’s shop in 1854 and since then, we at Laclede have been dedicated to providing strong, well-crafted chains to help people get where they need to go. and we’ve never stopped innovating. It’s our mission to create a world where people live and work securely. Whether you’re lifting a heavy load or securing it, defending the country, or driving across it on icy roads, Laclede Chain is there every step of the way, providing American-made chains forged in the fires of dedication and innovation.

At Laclede Chain, we form every link with passion, precision, and a commitment to quality. We believe that the strongest steel and the boldest ideas are fortified by the human touch, and so, when you work with us, it’s the people on our team who make all the difference.

Purpose of the Role:

The Specialist position is responsible for managing the sourcing/recruiting/selection and hiring for all open plant/office positions at the Maryville manufacturing location. Incumbent uses a variety of approaches to identify potential candidates, both passive and active, and identifying talent pools for future hiring needs. Support Laclede’s efforts at local schools and in the community to inform and communicate the job opportunities at this manufacturing site. In addition, role is responsible to process hourly payroll on a weekly schedule and handle basic HR administrative tasks. (i.e. petty cash, office mail (receiving/sending), vending machine issues, service awards, employee purchases etc.)

Key Role Accountabilities:

Recruiting

• Support all hiring activities for both professional and hourly staffing, including planning, sourcing/recruiting and candidate mechanical assessment and scoring.
• Meet with hiring manager/HR to identify changes to most recent position description for role to be filled if needed; understand critical position elements to inform sourcing and recruiting efforts.
• Draft and post position advertisement in AAIMtrack to attract and engage qualified candidates; analyze resumes on a daily basis.
• Screen and interview candidates; involve and update hiring manager as needed.
• Utilize all sourcing options to connect with passive and active candidates including advertising, cold calling, job site postings, career open house, online platforms, public recruiting events, internet research, networking etc.
• Offer summer/spring internships to provide staff augmentation and real-world learning experiences to college and technical students.
• Extend job offers to selected candidates and schedule first-day onboarding activities.
• Partner with outside agencies when necessary to generate additional candidates.
• Maintain effective relationships with social and professional networks to source qualified candidates.
• Participate in required post hiring activities. (background checks and drug screens)

Payroll

• Process hourly payroll on a weekly schedule.
• Review weekly labor s for hourly employees to ensure all deductions and/or reimbursements have been identified and accounted for in weekly paycheck including overtime.
• Process bonuses or other monetary additions to paycheck.
• Manages the deduction updates for all hourly employee benefit selections during annual open enrollment.