Location
Bethlehem, PA | United States
Job description
Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a broad range of mineral and mineral-based products, related systems and services. MTI serves a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including household and personal care, paper, foundry, steel, construction and environmental solutions around the world. The company reported global sales of $2.1 billion in 2022.
MTI focuses on two major segments –
Consumer & Specialties and
Engineered Solutions .
Our Consumer & Specialities segment offers technologically enhanced products to consumer-driven end markets plus specialty additives that become functional components in a variety of consumer and industrial goods. This segment includes our Household & Personal Care and Specialty Additives product lines. The Household & Personal Care product line provides mineral-to-market products that serve consumer-oriented end markets including Pet Care, Personal Care, Fabric Care, Edible Oil, and Renewable Fuel Purification. Our Specialty Additives product line provides mineral-based technologies serving Paper, Packaging, Sealants & Adhesives, Paint & Coatings, Ceramics, Plastics, Food & Pharmaceutical markets.
Our Engineered Solutions segment offers advanced process technologies and solutions that are designed to improve our customers’ manufacturing processes and projects. This segment includes our High-Temperature Technologies and Environmental & Infrastructure product lines. Our High-Temperature Technologies product line offers specially-formulated blends and technologies primarily for Foundry and Steelmaking industries. Our Environmental & Infrastructure product line provides waterproofing, water purification, remediation and other fluid management technologies for critical projects for Remediation, Water Purification, and Infrastructure.
MTI provides a business environment and promotes a culture that encourages all employees to contribute to our success. We have long been committed to the recruitment and advancement of the most talented and qualified people. We recognize that MTI’s ability to provide the highest caliber of products and services is enhanced by a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities and countries in which we work.
Job Summary
The Benefits Coordinator, under general supervision, is responsible for responding to employee questions and inquiries regarding U.S. and Canada employee benefit programs (both union and non-union) and providing assistance with disability, leave, health, life and retirement plans and prepares appropriate documentation and processes necessary paperwork. Acts as a liaison between service providers, HR, Supervisor/Manager and Payroll Personnel for company benefit programs and systems. Responsible for working with consultants and benefit providers to ensure adherence to plan documents and compliance with government regulations and paid leave programs as they pertain to MTI employees and benefit programs. Acts as first point of contact employee inquiries and requests.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Acts as liaison between employees, HR resources, Supervisors/Managers, disability, leaves, and workers compensation insurance providers, and various plan administrators to process and track disability, ADA, Paid Leave Programs, and FMLA claims in compliance with government regulations and MTI policies.
- Reviews, researches, and monitors upcoming legislation pertaining to MTI policies and employee related benefits, and paid leave laws to ensure MTI maintains compliance.
- Provides guidance to employees on submitting claims and working with physicians and insurance providers to ensure timely submission and processing of disability, paid leave programs, ADA and FMLA paperwork.
- Monitors employee disability and workers compensation claims, and updates supervisors, Human Resources and Payroll personnel on claim status for accurate coding of disability/leave time in time and attendance system.
- Works with employees and tracks payments for benefits while on approved leave to ensure continuance of coverage.
- Monitors long term disability claims and processes long term disability correspondence to employees as required.
- Assists employees with benefit enrollment process (new hires and annual open enrollment), providing guidance on use of automated enrollment system and supporting document requirements for qualifying event changes (i.e., marriage, birth, divorce, etc.)
- Provides guidance to employees on retirement process and provides applicable retirement information packet to employee.
- Completes applicable retirement activities checklist with employee(s) forwards retirement paperwork to HR Shared Services, Director of Comp & Benefits, Senior Benefits Coordinator and Retirement Plan Third Party Administrator.)
- Processes educational assistance program forms and reimbursements based upon MTI guidelines.
- Monitors new hires benefits enrollment and follows up as necessary to ensure completion.
- Processes Death Benefits as required (i.e., Letter of Condolence, Review of Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance, Retirement Plan, Stock Options, Savings Plan, Flexible Spending Plan, Health Plan, etc.)
- Assists with daily questions related to MTI U.S. and Canada Benefits.
- Responsible for administration of Canada Supplemental Health Benefits including oversight of new hire enrollment and termination process, ongoing benefits administration, and third-party administrative oversight as well as the annual renewal process.
- First point of contact for Union facility benefit plans, processing all short-term disability/ADA/FMLA/Paid Leave programs and workers compensation claim paperwork and acting as liaison between employee, Plan Administrator and Sr. Benefits Analyst.
- Works directly with Payroll Department personnel to manage various disability plan pay and benefits during periods of short-term disability, ADA, Paid Leaves, and FMLA absences.
- Provides guidance to Union employees on internal retirement process requirements and manages retirement requests as needed, ensuring clear communication and paperwork flow between employee, Plan Administrator, and Sr. Benefits Analyst.
- Acts as liaison between union plant employees and Plan Administrator for new hire and annual benefit enrollment process.
- Notifies/coordinates death benefits with union benefit Plan Administrator.
- Assists on special project requests/information as needed from union benefit Plan Administrator
- Processes and tracks union facility layoff/recall periods according to established company procedures
Other Duties and Responsibilities
- Perform special projects as needed.
- Other duties as assigned.
OE/Lean
- Actively participates in the implementation of sustainable improvement processes, such as 5S, Kaizen, Daily Management Control, Standard Work and Problem Solving.
Note: Management reserves the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
The requirements listed in the sections that follow are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required to perform the duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions (primary duties) of the job.
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Administration or Management
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Three to five years’ experience in Human Resources; proficiency in Microsoft Office, PeopleSoft, Lotus Notes and Oracle preferred. Must possess a solid understanding of HR practices across the employment lifecycle including - recruiting, hiring, benefits administration and retirement.
- Must be able to read, write, listen, speak, and understand English, have the ability to work independently, be dependable, maintain confidential information, integrity and composure at all times, communicate effectively with all individuals internal and external to the organization, be adaptable/flexible to changing work assignments, analytical, organized and detail oriented.
- Must be able to multitask, compose correspondence and other documentation in a professional manner, express ideas constructively, use judgment in decision making and use creativity, persistence, persuasion and negotiation when necessary to accomplish necessary duties. Must actively listen to others, coach/instruct others, manage time effectively and efficiently to meet deadlines, be able to identify/judge the urgency of a situation, learn and memorize procedures, display a cooperative attitude, read, understand and follow all company, job specific and safety policies/procedures, and attend/use all required training
Travel :
- Travel may occur on an infrequent basis as needed
Working Conditions:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is typically required to regularly conduct work in a controlled office environment, moving around the office as needed, sitting at a desk, using office equipment, including but not limited to a personal computer, fax machine, copier and telephone, read, write, listen, speak, and understand English, have the ability to work independently, be dependable and maintain confidential information, integrity and composure at all times.
- Constant contact with individuals internal and external to the organization at all levels occurs via various methods of communication, typically including face-to-face discussions, electronic mail, phone calls, written letters and/or faxes.
- The employee is expected to be self-directed, take initiative and be persistent when appropriate to accomplish necessary duties and keep busy without prompting. Additionally, the employee is expected to be adaptable/flexible to changing work assignments, analytical, organized and detail-oriented, perform multiple tasks at once, compose correspondence and other documentation in a professional manner, express ideas constructively, actively listen to others, manage time effectively and efficiently to meet deadlines, learn and memorize procedures, display a cooperative attitude, read, understand and follow all company, job specific and safety policies/procedures, and attend/use all required training.
Work Hours:
- The schedule is typically the day shift. However, employee must have ability to work the shift/number of hours in which duties need to be accomplished, including overtime, holidays and weekends, as necessary.
Training:
- A new employee hired to perform the duties of this position is required to be provided New Employee Training by a qualified individual or through the online training system. Additionally, an employee must be provided further training if a job duty/task has changes that will affect the health and safety aspects of that employee’s position.
- Additional refresher safety training will be required as management deems appropriate or as dictated by government regulations.
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