Human Resources & Safety Coordinator

Join American SpiralWeld Pipe Company, LLC in Columbia, SC for an on-site role that blends human resources expertise with environmental health and safety responsibilities. This position supports a healthy, compliant workplace and offers comprehensive benefits, a collaborative team culture, and opportunities to directly influence HR processes and safety programs on a daily basis.

Benefits

• Medical coverage with PPO or HDHP options
• Prescription drug benefit
• Telemedicine services
• Employee Assistance Program
• Dental insurance
• Vision coverage
• Company-paid Basic Life policy
• Company-paid Short-Term Disability policy
• Company-paid Long-Term Disability policy
• 401(k) retirement plan

Responsibilities

• Oversee benefits administration including life, health, dental, and disability insurance, as well as vacation, leave of absence, and employee assistance programs
• Manage personnel transactions such as hires, promotions, transfers, performance reviews, and terminations; prepare government workforce statistics under HR Manager guidance; coordinate with third-party administrators as needed
• Lead onboarding for new employees, prepare orientation materials, process paperwork and verifications, and assist with new-hire orientation
• Monitor daily time records in the timekeeping system, report hours to the payroll system (JDE), and process time-off requests
• Support recruitment efforts
• Assist the site safety committee, organizing regular safety and departmental safety meetings under direction of the HR Manager
• Maintain safety files and records, including plant documentation and employee training records
• Prepare and post safety information, signage, barriers, and related materials to warn of hazards and prevent access to dangerous conditions as directed
• Participate in safety audits, inspections, and accident investigations; observe workplace activities and conditions; submit improvement recommendations to enhance the safety program
• Prepare, review, and submit accident/injury reports; obtain approvals and coordinate with the Plant Manager and HR to ensure proper documentation
• Support random drug testing administration for all employees
• Assist with workers' compensation administration, coordinating with the insurer to minimize lost time and communicating with injured employees and medical professionals
• Collaborate with plant safety personnel for information sharing and benchmarking
• Monitor and maintain records for fire and life safety equipment
• Support the administration of the PPE program
• Stay informed on legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting HR, aiding policy compliance and reporting
• Coordinate, supervise, and assist with special projects as needed
• Arrange meetings, travel, and special events as required
• Perform additional tasks as directed by supervision

Requirements

• Physically able to perform essential job functions, with or without reasonable accommodations
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to draft reports, basic business correspondence, and procedure manuals
• Effective verbal communication and the ability to present information one-on-one or to groups
• Proficient basic arithmetic skills for calculations across units of measure
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and interpret simple graphs
• Strong common sense and the ability to follow written, oral, or diagrammatic instructions
• Ability to solve practical problems with multiple variables in standard situations
• Fluent in English, both verbally and in writing
• Knowledge of Human Resources and payroll systems, plus spreadsheet and word processing software
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with integrity and discretion
• Collaborative, professional demeanor under pressure
• Available to work on the 1st shift, starting at 6:00 am
• On-site work environment
• Effective one-on-one and group communication skills

Technologies

• JDE

Essential Physical Functions

• Regularly sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and talk or hear
• Frequent walking
• Occasional standing
• Occasional lifting up to ten pounds
• Visual requirements include close, distance, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus