The Payroll and Benefits Administrator will provide the organizational support needed to be compliant with current employment law. They will be responsible for maintaining current job descriptions to assist management with new hires. They will provide new hires with appropriate paper work and accurately file employee records. Additionally they will be responsible for managing employee benefits including the SIMPLE IRA at Morgan Stanley and the STD, LTD, Life, and Accident insurance provided by UNUM. Bi-weekly they will provide the payroll processor with payroll information while maintaining accurate employee records in Quickbooks to map payroll to the appropriate accounting ledgers.

This is a 20 -24hr/wk position

Minimum Education, Experience, and/or Skills Required

• College graduate
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent communicator both in writing and verbally
• Proficient on both Mac’s and PC’s and comfortable with the Microsoft Office Suite of programs – experience with Quickbooks preferred
• Basic math skills
• Reliability, attention to detail, and punctuality are critical to this job
• Position is currently located in Hardwick but will be moving to Montpelier

To Apply:

Please send questions and/or your cover letter and resume to Minty Conant via email: minty@caledoniaspirits.com

Job Title:  Human Resource Manager

Department:  Human Resources

FLSA:  Exempt

EEO:  Professional

Job Classification: Manager

Job Summary: To support Caledonia Spirit’s mission to be the preferred manufacturer of high quality spirit products.  This position will value time from the customer’s perspective, change as opportunity, and information as a resource. Responsible for executing the Human Resource function and helping achieve the overall goals of the organization to support the customer. Ideal candidate is willing to learn, pays attention to detail, acts as a team player, is flexible (shifts), and will work until the job is completed.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the recruitment of all hourly and salaried employees; consults with the hiring manager, schedules and conducts interviews, performs reference and background checks, arranges for post offer and provides full orientation for new hires. Assists primary managers in the recruitment efforts of managerial candidates.
• Ensures compliance with major state and federal employment and labor laws (FMLA, FLSA, ADA, Sexual Harassment, etc.), and provides “hands on” guidance to supervision. Maintains all systems, records, and transactions to comply with regulatory reporting including HIPAA.
• Acts as an advisor to supervisory personnel on most employee-related matters (i.e. recruitment, hiring, leaves of absence, attendance, disciplinary actions, and termination issues). Processes all employment and benefits paperwork into HRIS and maintains personnel files for the local operation.
• Processes all terminations appropriately. Monitors all unemployment claims for accuracy. Creates and maintains all termination paperwork as required and participates in all unemployment hearings.
• Maintains good employee relations by being actively involved with employee issues to prevent any adverse actions.
• Conveys company benefits and maintains all on-site benefit administration, and communication. Participates in the acquisition of new benefits as required.
• Participates in conducting employee meetings and communicates any follow up activities to the facility’s employees.
• Conducts local salary surveys to ensure the validity of our pay structure.
• Writes and updates job descriptions as necessary.
• Processes biweekly payroll and associated reports
• Promotes harmony in the workforce through good and open communication; fair, consistent, and respectful treatment.
• Promotes safety through active participation and support of company safety policies and programs.
• Tracks all work-related injuries and records OSHA logs.
• Monitors all short-term disabilities. Processes proper forms and actively pursues a return-to-work program in collaboration with the employee’s physician(s).
• Updates and maintains all employee training records and organizational charts
• Ensures that all company and location policies and procedures are effectively communicated, supported and administered
• Maintains an open dialogue with primary managers on issues of importance within the operations
• Works actively to make the HR function and activities a value creating part of the business
• Serve as an active participant in programs that promote continuous improvement.
• All other duties as assigned
• Must adhere to all company policies and safety rules.
• Must be able to work extended hours when required

Education, Experience, and/or Skills Required for Consideration as a Candidate:

• Must possess B.S. degree in Human Resources or related field; or an equivalent of education and experience.
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in Human Resources
• Must be knowledgeable about employment laws and regulatory issues (i.e. ADA, FMLA, EEO, AAP, etc.)
• Computer literate. Microsoft Office proficiency required. Must have above strong communication and organization skills.
• Must be able to multi-task and have a strict attention to detail
• Must have the ability to work effectively in a fast paced environment and multitasking
• Strong organizational skills
• Experience in recruiting hourly positions
• Sense of humor preferred

Education, Experience and/or Skills Preferred:

• Time and attendance systems
• Experience supervising others
• Microsoft Office- all modules
• Working in a manufacturing environment

Competencies (if applicable):

• Listening
• Learning
• Continuous improvement
• Quantity & Output of Work
• Timeliness of Delivery of Output
• Quality of Work
• Use of Resources
• Customer Impact/Value Added
• Freedom from Unplanned Support
• Team/Unit Contribution
• Productive Work habits
• Adding Skills & Capabilities
• Alignment & Compliance

Financial Responsibility:

This position has a signature authority and expenditure level of $1,000.  This position is responsible for assisting in the preparation of and working within the departmental budget.

Confidentiality:

This position is exposed to highly confidential information relating to personnel.  This position is exposed to confidential financial or strategic information at times.

Decision Making:

This position could be involved in developing and / or recommending policy and procedures.  The final authority and approval on changes or policy and procedures implementations would rest with the Human Resources Director, Controller, or other members of the management team.  At times exercises independent judgment on matters of policy and benefit interpretation, and matters of employee relations.

To Apply:

Please send questions and/or your cover letter and resume to Minty Conant via email: minty@caledoniaspirits.com

Job Title: Packaging Assistant

Department: Manufacturing

Reports To: Bottling Line Supervisor

Job Summary: To support Caledonia’s mission to be the preferred manufacturer of high quality spirits. This position will value quality from the customer’s perspective, change as opportunity, and information as a resource. The Packaging Assistant is responsible for adhering to distillery-tested practices and for helping achieve the overall goals of the company to guarantee an exemplary customer experience. Ideal candidate is eager to learn, pays attention to detail, acts as a team player, is flexible and will work until the job is completed.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Respect safety rules and actively work towards a safer workplace

2. Bottling and packaging of product (both spirits and honey)
a. Bottle filling
b. Bottle labeling
c. Wax dipping of bottles
d. Use of heat gun
e. Bottle corking
f. Staging raw materials
g. Staging finished goods

3. Packing orders
a. Hand-packing bottles
b. Moving cases to pallets
c. Case labeling

4. Infrequently Operate forklift: loading/unloading trucks, once certified
a. Frequent use of manual pallet jacks

5. Actively works to meet or exceed expectations and targets
a. Ability to follow schedule
b. Ability to calculate and record production status

6. General assistance to the production team, including distillery support

7. Other duties as assigned

Minimum Education, Experience, and/or Skills Required:
• Ability to work on feet all day
• Ability to lift 60lbs
• Operate a forklift
• Interest or experience with craft fermented products/spirits
• Basic math skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Ability to work steadily through monotonous tasks
• Ability to carefully follow instructions

Competencies:
The primary competencies and expectations that will support success in this role include:

• Total Quality Management: Desires to provide the highest quality products and services which meet the needs and requirements of internal and external customers; is committed to team-driven continuous improvement; is open to suggestions and experimentation; thrives in a learning environment leading to the most efficient and effective work processes.

• Team player –Must work collaboratively and respectfully with immediate team, and other Caledonia Spirits personnel.

• Organizational Awareness and Effectiveness – Will work to actively sustain and improve department, team, and company dynamic through respectful communication and action.

• Priority Setting: Able to adjust focus quickly, embrace change, and accept challenges to meet and exceed customer and company objectives.

• Problem solving –Willing to be an active partner in overcoming hurdles in order to meet Safety, Quality, Cost, and Productivity goals.

• Timely Decision Making: Actively engages in team collaboration to meet daily goals. Able to identify issues impacting team performance and communicate potential solutions. Seeks guidance in making critical decisions.

• Training – Actively engaged and able to learn and adhere to company policy and procedure in order to satisfy Safety, Quality, Cost, and Productivity goals. Willing to ask for help.

• Department Metrics – Understand departmental metrics and use them effectively to achieve production goals at Caledonia Spirits.

• Communication Skills (verbal and written): Uses respectful and collaborative communication to improve both the climate and performance of the company.

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This general outline illustrates the type of work that characterizes the Job Classification. It is not an all-encompassing statement of the specific duties, responsibilities, and qualifications of individual positions assigned to the classification.

To Apply:

Send cover letter & resumé to: chris@caledoniaspirits.com

No phone calls, please. EOE