Human Resources Manager

Company: Great Wolf Lodge
Location: Buffalo Grove
Posted on: November 11, 2021

Job Description:

At Great Wolf, the Human Resources Manager is responsible for execution of HR strategy to support and grow our most important asset -- our employees. In this role you will partner with lodge leadership to ensure the HR function supports lodge objectives and are executed flawlessly.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Manages staffing process by screening, interviewing, and testing applicants; notifying existing staff of internal opportunities; maintaining personnel records
• Assists in payroll processing by helping to print daily employee time sheets for editing; maintain records, process payroll and check distribution
• Maintains human resources records by recording new hires, transfers, terminations, changes in job classifications, merit increase; tracking vacation, sick and personal time
• Orients new employees by providing orientation information packets; reviewing company policies; gathering withholding and other payroll information; explaining and obtaining signatures for benefit programs. Providing employee uniforms
• Manages inventory of uniforms, supplying Finance directory with monthly inventory totals; charges employees for their portion of uniform cost
• Documents human resource actions by completing forms, reports, logs, and records
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications
• Maintains employee confidence and protects operations by keeping human resource information confidential

Basic Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelors Degree in Human Resources, Business or related
• Minimum of 1 year previous HR experience
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
• Successful completion of criminal background check and drug screen

Desired Qualifications & Traits

• Previous experience in hotel/resort/theme park industry
• Experience utilizing HR Technology
• Strong problem solving and organizational skills
• Attention to detail
• Enthusiastic and positive energy
• Multi-tasking ability

Physical Requirements

• Able to lift up to 20 lbs.
• Able to bend, stretch, and twist
• Able to stand or sit for long periods of time

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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