Kaiser Aluminum is known around the world for its superior quality. Our secret is what we put into it—innovative thinking, industry-leading reliability, and a world-class commitment to customer service. In short, the same qualities we look for in our people. We are looking for aCorporate Benefits Managerto join the Kaiser Aluminum corporate team in Franklin Tennessee!

The Benefits Manager is responsible to manage and administer the company's employee benefits program, which may include retirement plans, wellness programs, annual open enrollment, and partner with the company's healthcare consultant to ensure insurance policies such as health, life, and disability align with government regulations and are current and competitive.

What you will work on:

• Serves as subject matter expert in Health & Welfare Benefits, wellness policies and programs.
• Conduct research and analysis, develop solutions, plan, implement, and resolve operational issues.
• Serves as a primary contact for employees regarding benefit related issues, questions, and decisions regarding eligibility.
• Performs benefits enrollment and pulls benefits reports.
• Works with multiple vendors in the administration of benefit plans and in the preparation and execution of the annual enrollment process.
• Explains employee benefits by conducting meetings, preparing written and graphic announcements and explanations, and responding to requests.
• Supports the benefits department by performing all operational tasks required to administer employee benefits.
• Develops educational packages for benefits orientation and coordinates all benefits-related training for employees.
• Create company cost information for new plans and make recommendations to management concerning sharing of cost between employer and employee.
• Conduct employee meetings and arrange for enrollment of employees in optional plans.
• Develop census data
• Implement approved new plans and changes by preparing announcement material, booklets, and other media for communicating new plans to employees.
• Manages the benefits accounting process to ensure accurate deductions, vendor payments and required reporting.

Additional responsibilities:

The Benefits Manager will be instrumental in coordinating and managing the successful transition of the benefits department from the corporate office in Foothill Ranch, California to the corporate office in Franklin, Tennessee. The ideal candidate for this position will have experience in change management and have excellent organizational and project management skills. They will be able to analyze current operations and integrate proposed changes for improvement.

What you will bring to the position:

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources preferred.
• Minimum of six (6) years of related experience, including strong working knowledge and firsthand experience with benefits administration.
• Knowledge of current federal and state labor/benefits laws and regulations including but not limited to ADA, ADEA, COBRA, EEOC, ERISA, FLSA, FMLA, Healthcare Reform Act, HIPPA, and Pension Protection Act.

About Kaiser Aluminum:Talented people join our team because we are a company passionate about environmental sustainability, employee growth, contributing back to our communities and championing a diverse and inclusive culture. We are strongly committed to expanding inclusion, equity, and diversity – how we hire, develop, and inspire our diverse team members that reflects and relates to the increasingly multicultural community.

No third-party candidate submissions are being accepted at this time for this opening