Why Work for KeHE?
- Full-time
- Pay Range: $25.75/Hr. - $32.21/Hr.
- Shift Days: , Shift Time:
- Benefits after 30 days
- Health/Rx
- Dental
- Vision
- Flexible and health spending accounts (FSA/HSA)
- Supplemental life insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid time off
- Paid sick time
- Short term & long term disability coverage (STD/LTD)
- Employee stock ownership (ESOP)
- Holiday pay for company designated holidays
Overview
Good people, working with good people, for our common good.
Sound good?
KeHE-a natural, organic, specialty and fresh food distributor-is all about "good" and is growing, so there's never been a more exciting time to join our team. If you're enthusiastic about working in an environment with a people-first culture and an organization committed to good living, good food and good service, we'd love to talk to you!
Primary Responsibilities
The Benefits Specialist supports the benefits team, Total Rewards Leaders, and sites across the enterprise with support on all benefit administrative duties and issues. Acts as a liaison between the sites, other HR team members, and vendors to resolve issues. This role assists in the development of processes and communication materials.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a small team and make a big impact. Qualified candidates will be highly motivated, have a natural curiosity, and will have strong communication with a customer service mentality.
As with all positions at KeHE we expect that all actions will be consistent with KeHE's Mission, Vision, and Values.
Essential Functions
- Review benefits admin platform to ensure employee enrollment, termination of benefits, or other changes.
- Maintain electronic employee benefit files and updates payroll records in Dayforce for benefits.
- Review, process and manages benefit related inquires received through the benefits help desk.
- Review and research discrepancy reports provided by vendors as well as those run internally.
- Process necessary corrections to ensure accuracy and data integrity.
- Assist in the creation of processes and procedures to be compliant with state, federal and IRS regulations.
- Create and update SOPs as they pertain to internal processes.
- Coordinate and communicate life insurance claims with beneficiaries and HRBPs.
- Assist with managing COBRA related benefits.
- Assist in the development of benefit communications.
- Provide recommendations based on patterns or questions received through the benefits help desk or HRBPs.
- Assist in the coordination, communication and execution of the annual open enrollment process.
- Assist with the processing of national medical support notices.
- Assist with processing monthly billing.
- Provide exceptional service and support to internal and external customers.
- Maintain safeguards of confidential company information.
- Support the senior team in Total Rewards and benefits administrative activities.
- Other duties and special projects as requested.
Minimum Requirements, Qualifications, Additional Skills, Aptitude- 2-year Associates Degree required.
- Minimum 2 years of employee benefits administration experience.
- ESOP knowledge and Businessolver experience a plus.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
- Must be proficient with MS Office.
- Must have strong time management and organizational skills with the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities.
- Comfortable working with all levels of management and related to benefit projects.
- Capable of understanding complex plan documents and insurance contracts.
- Able to perform multi-faceted projects in conjunction with day-to-day activities.
- Resourceful and well organized.
- Maintains good attendance.
- Maintains safe work practices.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
Requisition ID
2025-25898
Equal Employer Opportunity Statement
KeHE Distributors provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or faith, sex, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, mental or physical disability or medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training as well as the administration of all Human Resources and Talent Acquisition processes.