At least five years of experience in Human Resources.
An associate's or bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
Experience in a large, multi-location business is a plus but is not required.
Partner effectively with leaders and managers, building trust and translating ideas into actionable programs.
Strong experience with HR administration, employee lifecycle management, and wellness and benefits initiatives.
Comfort with metrics, analytics, feedback tools, and using insights to inform decisions.
Demonstrate the organization's values of fun, community, excellence, and energy.
Responsibilities
Assist with all phases of the employee lifecycle, including recruiting, onboarding, engagement, performance support, and offboarding, and promote the organization's culture through people-first practices and initiatives.
Respond to employee questions and issues, help employees locate resources or connect with HR employees or vendors, assist with payroll platform navigation, and guide managers on compliance practices, leadership, coaching, and modeling organizational values.
Assist the Payroll & Benefits Manager with payroll issues, including research, contacting third parties, compiling data, and entering data as needed.
Manage physical and digital employee documents while maintaining confidentiality, and process non-payroll employee updates in the payroll platform, including position changes, job description updates, and workers' compensation codes.
Implement employee programs and train and coach managers to incorporate recognition practices, performance and development, culture initiatives, wellness and safety, diversity and inclusion, and feedback and listening into their daily work.
Partner with managers and leadership to set and communicate clear performance, discipline, and coaching expectations, build accountability, and improve team performance.
Work with the Payroll & Benefits Manager and outsourced vendors to communicate employee perks and benefits regularly.
Work with HR and Administration to streamline processes, tools, and systems, including onboarding checklists, offboarding workflows, and manager toolkits.
Complete unemployment paperwork, injury reporting, and FMLA requests, and assist with annual censuses and reports.
Desired Qualifications
Experience in a large, multi-location business.
Description
Gage Marine Corporation is seeking a qualified, HR professional who will work closely with managers and leadership across all of Gage Marine’s business and locations to enhance communication and nurture a culture where employees feel valued, connected, and inspired! This role requires hands-on employee lifecycle program implementation with strategic alignment to Gage Marine’s core values and general HR support and tasks.
Our Ideal Candidate!
The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience in HR with proven hands-on expertise in the employee lifecycle, and, above all, is people-focused and detail-oriented. They are a high-energy, authentic communicator who engages and encourages people. They help execute HR programs and initiatives, fill communication gaps, and model Gage Marine’s values of fun, community, and excellence while taking care of daily administration activities.
About Gage Marine
Gage Marine Corporation includes Gage Marine Boat Sales and Service, Lake Geneva Cruise Line, PIER 290 Restaurant, Lake Life Catering, the Lake Life Store, and Norton's of Green Lake Supper Club. Founded in 1873, our family of businesses brings the spirit of the lake life to locals and visitors across Wisconsin! With a passion for fun and a commitment to excellence, we serve our customers, colleagues, and community every day. Gage Marine has locations in Delavan, Fontana, Green Lake, Lake Geneva, Minocqua, and Williams Bay. Lake Life Begins with Gage.
Responsibilities
Champion the Employee Lifecycle - Assist with all phases of the employee lifecycle: recruiting, onboarding, engagement, performance support, offboarding, etc. Champion Gage Marine’s culture through people-first practices and initiatives.
Provide Support to Employees - Respond to employee questions or issues, assist employees in locating resources or connecting them with other HR employees or vendors. Assist employees in navigating the payroll platform. Guide managers on compliance practices, leadership, coaching and exemplifying Gage Marine's values.
Payroll Support - Assist the Payroll & Benefits Manager with payroll issues including research, reaching out to third parties, compiling and entering data as needed, etc.
Maintain Employee Records - Manage employee physical and digital documents and ensure employee confidentiality. Process non-payroll employee updates in the payroll platform (approving position changes, updating job descriptions, worker's compensation codes, etc.).
Implement Meaningful Programs - Implement employee programs and then train and coach managers to put them into practice and integrate them into their day-to-day work: recognition practices, performance & development, culture initiatives, wellness/safety, diversity & inclusion, feedback & listening, etc.
Empower Employees - Partner with managers and leadership to set and communicate clear expectations when it comes to performance, discipline and coaching. Build accountability and elevate team performance. Work closely alongside the Payroll & Benefits manager and outsourced vendors to communicate Gage Marine perks and benefits regularly.
Help Improve People Processes - Work closely with HR/Administration to help streamline processes, tools and system (onboarding checklists, offboarding workflows, manager toolkits, etc.).
Process Employee Paperwork - Complete unemployment paperwork, injury reporting, FMLA requests, and more. Assist with annual censuses, reports, etc.
Benefits & Compensation
Competitive wage and benefits package:
3 Weeks of Vacation
Personal Time Off
Medical
Dental
Vision
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Company-provided Life and AD&D for employee, spouse and child(ren)
Voluntary life insurance, STD, LTD, Accident and Critical Illness plans
401(k) plan with company match
Holiday, Vacation & Personal Time
Employee discounts across Gage Marine’s lifestyle brands
Equal Opportunity
Gage Marine Corporation is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. All employment decisions, including hiring, promotions, compensation, and benefits, are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs.
Requirements
Experience - 5+ years in Human Resources. Experience in a large, multi-location business is a plus but not required.
Education - Associates or bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field.
Communicator & Collaborator - Excellent partner to our leaders and managers with a demonstrated ability to build trust and translate ideas into actionable programs.
HR Knowledge - Strong experience with HR administration, employee lifecycle management, and wellness/benefits initiatives.
Data Savviness - Comfortable with metrics, analytics, feedback tools and leveraging insights to form decisions.
Culture-champion - Embodies values of fun, community, excellence and energy!