Section Manager, Benefits - Military Veterans
at General Dynamics
Responsibilities for this Position
Section Manager, Benefits
US-ME-Bath
Req ID: 2024-4256
Type: Regular Full-Time
Remaining Positions: 1
Post End Date: ..
Category: Human Resources
Salary Grade: F
Shift: 1st
Overview
- Manage an experienced benefits team that is responsible for health, welfare, retirement and leave management.
- Manage day-to-day operations of high-volume benefits department including administration, walk-in services and call center.
- Manage vendors (health, retirement, and leave management) in order to maximize benefit value to BIW and its employees.
- Review and interpret health care data to assist in decisions related to vendor management.
- Oversee the communications to employees related to benefits (timeline, content development, effective messaging and delivery).
- Represent benefits in union negotiations, including but not limited to, document preparation, responding to union request for information and serving as benefits liaison at negotiations.
- Collaborate on benefits suite offerings with union leadership to promote quality and cost awareness, education, and consumerism.
Responsibilities
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, Economics, or a health care field is required.
Qualifications
- Five (5) years of related human resources experience required.
- Three to five (3-5) years of benefits administration experience in health, welfare, retirement, and leave management is required, preferably in a manufacturing setting.
- Three (3) years of experience in a supervisory role with direct reports is required.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required, as well as the ability to interact in a positive and approachable manner with all levels of personnel.
- Ability to analyze and develop creative solutions to a wide variety of employee health and welfare issues.
- Must be self-motivated, detail-oriented and effective in leading a team.
- Strong organizational and time management skills are required.
- Effective project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects, ensure team meets project requirements and deliverables while meeting deadlines throughout the scope of the project are required.
- Fully knowledgeable about HIPAA and other confidentiality laws regulating healthcare data is required.
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office tools is required.
- Flexibility to adjust work tasks and work schedule as needed to accomplish objectives is required.
- Must be able to work onsite in order to effectively manage a team.
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Bath, ME
General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company.
Our portfolio spans the realm of the world's most technologically advanced business jets, wheeled combat vehicles, command and control systems and nuclear submarines. We offer these through our five business groups: Aerospace, Combat Systems, Information Technology, Mission Systems and Marine Systems.
General Dynamics employs thousands of people across the globe, with locations in more than 45 countries. We rely on the skills of our employees and their knowledge of customer requirements to deliver best-in-class products and services.
Who We Are Looking For
General Dynamics is seeking military veterans and military spouses across the country who bring a deeply rooted skillset that includes team-oriented approaches to problem-solving, demonstrations of leadership and an overall commitment to the mission of the organization. We recognize the knowledge and skills gained during your military experience are invaluable to the success of a team. We’re proud of the thousands of veterans and military professionals who have chosen to apply their leadership, teamwork and problem-solving skills to a career at General Dynamics and to continue supporting the mission of those serving today.
Should I Apply?
At General Dynamics, our employees are the heart of our company. We rely on their dedication to excellence and their intimate knowledge of customer requirements to meet the needs of customers around the globe, day in and day out. Our employees' unique blend of skill, innovation and agility drives our continued success, and we take our responsibility to them seriously. If you are a military veteran or military spouse ready to advance your career, view our available career opportunities to the right for more information and to apply today!
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