Unifrax
Benefits Manager
Unifrax, Dallas, Texas, United States, 75215
Job Requirements
Why work for us?
Alkegen brings together two of the world’s leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we’re delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before.
With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry’s most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.
Alkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with globe-spanning reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we’re always looking for top talent ready to bring their best. Come grow with us!
Job Requirements:
The Benefits Manager's responsibilities include establishing the organization’s employee benefits plans, determining, and recommending benefits budgets, reviewing offers from different benefits providers, and ensuring that all benefits plans are compliant with state and federal laws and industry regulations.
Responsibilities:
Organize company-wide benefits needs assessments, analyze results, and develop various employee benefits programs, such as retirement plans, wellness, preventive medicine, medical insurance, life insurance, etc.
Communicate and negotiate with various benefits providers to identify vendors and benefits packages that are suitable for our employees and cost-effective for the business
Oversees annual renewals of benefits plans and claim reviews for all benefit plans.
Supervise the implementation and administration of benefits programs
Ensure that all our benefits programs comply with relevant state and federal regulations
Perform benefits and compensation structural analysis to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and to ensure program design is providing a high value.
Create proposals for the annual benefits budget, present them to executive leadership, and oversee the allocation of approved resources
Review financial statements to ensure that the company is meeting its obligations to different regulatory agencies
Responsible for overseeing benefits plan audits, monitoring administrative costs of our benefits programs, and recommending cost-efficient alternatives.
Maintain good working relationships with benefits providers, consultants, brokers, and auditors
Oversee the management of employee benefits administration within the human resource information system (HRIS), Workday.
Qualifications/ Experience:
5+ years of experience in a similar role with an employee population of 2000 plus employees.
Global benefits implementation experience is required
Working knowledge of 401(k) plans to include administration, testing, 5500, loans, distributions, and understanding of plan design and can assist with plan operations.
Experience maintaining vendor data feeds to ensure accuracy in transactions.
Knowledge of computerized HRIS - Workday experience is a plus.
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.
Experience with M&A activity is a plus
If you are interested in being part of a world class Total Rewards function here at Alkegen then we would love to hear from you.
At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people – ALL PEOPLE – breathe easier, live greener and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation, and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world.
Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran’s status, or any other protected class.
Why work for us?
Alkegen brings together two of the world’s leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we’re delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before.
With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry’s most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.
Alkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with globe-spanning reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we’re always looking for top talent ready to bring their best. Come grow with us!
Job Requirements:
The Benefits Manager's responsibilities include establishing the organization’s employee benefits plans, determining, and recommending benefits budgets, reviewing offers from different benefits providers, and ensuring that all benefits plans are compliant with state and federal laws and industry regulations.
Responsibilities:
Organize company-wide benefits needs assessments, analyze results, and develop various employee benefits programs, such as retirement plans, wellness, preventive medicine, medical insurance, life insurance, etc.
Communicate and negotiate with various benefits providers to identify vendors and benefits packages that are suitable for our employees and cost-effective for the business
Oversees annual renewals of benefits plans and claim reviews for all benefit plans.
Supervise the implementation and administration of benefits programs
Ensure that all our benefits programs comply with relevant state and federal regulations
Perform benefits and compensation structural analysis to evaluate the cost-effectiveness and to ensure program design is providing a high value.
Create proposals for the annual benefits budget, present them to executive leadership, and oversee the allocation of approved resources
Review financial statements to ensure that the company is meeting its obligations to different regulatory agencies
Responsible for overseeing benefits plan audits, monitoring administrative costs of our benefits programs, and recommending cost-efficient alternatives.
Maintain good working relationships with benefits providers, consultants, brokers, and auditors
Oversee the management of employee benefits administration within the human resource information system (HRIS), Workday.
Qualifications/ Experience:
5+ years of experience in a similar role with an employee population of 2000 plus employees.
Global benefits implementation experience is required
Working knowledge of 401(k) plans to include administration, testing, 5500, loans, distributions, and understanding of plan design and can assist with plan operations.
Experience maintaining vendor data feeds to ensure accuracy in transactions.
Knowledge of computerized HRIS - Workday experience is a plus.
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.
Experience with M&A activity is a plus
If you are interested in being part of a world class Total Rewards function here at Alkegen then we would love to hear from you.
At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people – ALL PEOPLE – breathe easier, live greener and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation, and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world.
Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran’s status, or any other protected class.