Are you interested in working for the nation’s leading fire protection company and beginning a rewarding and satisfying career that helps save the lives of thousands each year? Do you want to be a part of a growing and expanding team of industry experts? If so, exploring career opportunities with Summit Companies may be right for you!

Summit Companies, through its subsidiaries, is a full-service provider for fire detection, suppression, and security with a full suite of capabilities that includes design, installation, testing, inspections, and maintenance. We serve customers across many verticals on a local, regional, and national scale. We’re proud of our well-deserved reputation for quality work that’s completed by our talented and experienced installation workforce. Summit Companies is a dynamic organization with endless growth opportunities spanning over 100 locations in more than 30 states.

Our company is consistently recognized for service excellence in the fire protection industry. Summit Companies supports trade skills and workforce development by hosting Recognized Apprenticeships and on-the-job training (OJT) programs for new career-seekers. Many members of our leadership team serve as chair on NFPA code compliance committees, serve on regional safety boards, and support technical education in local schools. Summit Companies supports employees in their professional development by offering continued development, training, and education by encouraging NICET and other career-advancing certifications. We continually strive to be the Employer of Choice for highly motivated team members who want to succeed in a high-growth environment. We encourage initiative, independence, diversity, and personal career growth.

The combination of experience, knowledge, and customer service is the key to our performance and helps us achieve our goal of providing the highest quality of fire protection services to protect lives and property.

Summit Companies seeks a Benefits Specialist, to join the Benefits department located in Mendota Heights, MN.

Essential Functions:

• Complete all monthly, quarterly, and annual audits, reports, and filings (NDT, ACA, 5500s, 8955-SSA).
• Uphold and understand all various plan rules, regulation policies and practices specific to Summit Companies.
• Ensure compliance is met for submission of all new enrollments and currently policy holders.
• Ensuring company is compliant with state and federal laws.
• Ensure the accurate calculations/deductions are entered into employee files for payroll to process.
• Research irregularities and provide recommendations for process improvement.
• Administer Open Enrollment, reviewing dependent verification, accurate plan entry into HRIS and overall achieve timelines.
• Monitoring and researching benefit trends.
• Complete all monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports and filings.
• Ensure system, data accuracy and integrity including data maintenance and audits related to benefits and perform internal and support external audits.
• Resolve escalated customer service issues and interact with employees, managers, Human Resources, and any 3rd party vendor’s relevant to Benefits.
• Develop documentation to track enrollments and balanced statements, support system, execute process changes and training.
• Audit and ensure accurate completion of all monthly, quarterly, and yearly reports and filings.
• Collaborate with the Benefit Manager, Director of HR and vendor/service providers regarding benefits, and HR related items.
• Review and assist in plan changes, cost analysis and implementation of plan changes.
• Collaborate with outside vendors, such as investment brokers and benefit vendors.
• Analyzes data and statistics for trends and patterns with attention to benefits, while maintaining compliance with employment laws and regulations.
• Identifies and recommends reasonable short- and long-term goals, milestones, and benchmarks for key performance metrics for benefits.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field, required.
Experience:

• 3 years Human Resources Benefits and Compliance administration experience.
• 3 years of data validation and accurate reporting of benefit costs and tracking.
• 3 years of professional computer skills (Typing 45 WPM, Intermediate MS Office)
• Highly proficient in Excel including pivot tables, V-lookups, etc., after 3 years of professional computer skills
• SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP, preferred
• 1-year Union experience, preferred.
• 1-year ADP or similar experience, preferred

Success Factors/Job Competencies:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Thorough understanding of local, state and federal laws involving employment and HR policies.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite or related software.
• Ability to meet deadlines with high attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently while being able to collaborate in a cross-functional team environment.

Benefits

Summit Companies offers extensive training opportunities, career advancement, competitive pay, bonus opportunities, along with an industry leading and affordable benefits package for eligible employees. Our benefits package includes:

• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Plan with Company Match
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Long-Term Disability – Employer Paid
• Short-Term Disability – Employer Paid
• Additional Voluntary Ancillary Benefits such as Accident and Hospital Indemnity
• Life Insurance for Team Members and Dependents
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Program

Our Core Values

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• We are PASSIONATE about life safety
• We have INTEGRITY (Do the right thing)
• We work in PARTNERSHIP with our customers and community
• We constantly strive for OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE (Do things right)

Summit Companies participates in E-Verify & in alignment with our commitment to safety, we promote a drug-free workplace. Summit Fire & Security is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• Compliance: 2 years (Required)
• Benefits: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person