Posted 4 weeks ago

Benefits Specialist

Company: KeHE
Category: Professional Services

 Naperville

Type: Full Time

KeHE is hiring for a Benefits Specialist. The Benefits Specialist supports the benefits team, Total Rewards Leaders, and sites across the enterprise with support on all benefit administrative duties and issues. Acts as a liaison between the sites, other HR team members, and vendors to resolve issues. This role assists in the development of processes and communication materials.
Pay range is $25.75 – $32.21 an hour. and they offer benefits on day 1 such as health/Rx, dental, vision, flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA), supplemental life insurance, 401(k), paid time off, paid sick time, short term & long-term disability coverage (STD/LTD), employee stock ownership (ESOP), and holiday pay for company designated holidays.
Essential functions of the position:

  • Review benefits admin platform to ensure employee enrollment, termination of benefits, or other changes.
  • Maintain electronic employee benefit files and updates payroll records in Dayforce for benefits. 
  • Review, process and manages benefit related inquires received through the benefits help desk. 
  • Review and research discrepancy reports provided by vendors as well as those run internally.   
  • Process necessary corrections to ensure accuracy and data integrity.  
  • Assist in the creation of processes and procedures to be compliant with state, federal and IRS regulations.  
  • Create and update SOPs as they pertain to internal processes. 
  • Coordinate and communicate life insurance claims with beneficiaries and HRBPs.  
  • Assist with managing COBRA related benefits. 
  • Assist in the development of benefit communications. 
  • Provide recommendations based on patterns or questions received through the benefits help desk or HRBPs. 
  • Assist in the coordination, communication and execution of the annual open enrollment process. 
  • Assist with the processing of national medical support notices. 
  • Assist with processing monthly billing. 
  • Provide exceptional service and support to internal and external customers. 
  • Maintain safeguards of confidential company information. 
  • Support the senior team in Total Rewards and benefits administrative activities.Â