Human Resources Coordinator - Chicago, Illinois

Want to hear something crazy? Cars only spend 5% of their time driving.  Where do they spend the other 95%?   PARKED! LAZ Parking is one of the largest and fastest growing parking companies in the country. LAZ operates hundreds of thousands of parking spaces across the country.  When it comes to parking, we’re experts!  We are also a PEOPLE FIRST company. We often say, “parking is our industry, but people are our passion.” Our mission is to “create opportunities for our employees and value for our clients”.  If you’re looking to join a growing company led by passionate people committed to being the best – contact us today!  Do you love people—and spreadsheets? If you’re equal parts personable and organized, you might be the perfect fit for our next Human Resources Coordinator!

The Spirit of the Position:

The Human Resources Coordinator will support the Human Resources team with projects and initiatives across talent acquisition, employee engagement, compliance, and learning & development. As a company devoted to promoting an employee-focused servant leadership culture, the Human Resources Coordinator will support the programs and initiatives originating from our home office and help to support the individual needs of their operational teams throughout their assigned region. The Human Resources Coordinator will assist with the day-to-day transactions for the assigned operation including administrative support for Chicago operations team.

Principal Job Duties:

• Partners with HR leaders on projects such as training coordination, compliance audits, and process improvement.
• Organize and maintain employee files in a timely manner; ensure all required documentation is obtained and up to date.
• Collaborate with the Human Resources department to ensure coordination of all time off requests, payroll discrepancy requests, and entry of new hires, terminations and status changes are processed accurately and timely.
• Facilitate and resolve policy and employee relations issues within the LAZ Chicago operation according to company policy with direction from the Human Resources Business Partner.
• Maintaining compliance with all local, state and federal laws for LAZ Chicago; updating forms, policies, procedures as needed in coordination with the home office and the Human Resources Director.
• Manage leaves of absence for the LAZ Chicago operation including FMLA, disability leaves, others as needed in coordination with the home office HR and payroll.
• Maintain, update, and distribute daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports as assigned.
• Provide support to our Revenue Coordinators by answering incoming calls and assisting vendors as needed.
• Other related duties and projects assigned by the Human Resources Business Partner.
• Support the Human Resources Business Partner in Benefit Billing, Auditing and compliance.

Requirements:

Education:

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience is preferred but not required.

Experience:

• 2+ years in an administrative support role within Human Resources is required.
• Human Resources within the union environment highly preferred.
• Parking industry experience is preferred but not required.

Skills (Required)

• Excellent Excel, Word, Power Point and General Microsoft Office Applications skills.
• Knowledge of an Applicant Tracking System is preferred.
• Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Excellent phone, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Must have the ability to multi-task and have a strong attention to detail.
• Ability to speak, read, and comprehend the English language.
• Must be open to feedback, differing opinions and other points of view.
• Demonstrates the ability to seek improvement.
• Demonstrates a sense of urgency and timeliness.
• Excellent teambuilding and interpersonal skills.

Physical Demands:

• Ability to lift, push and pull at least 25 pounds. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualified disabilities to perform the essential duties/functions.

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

All candidates must pass a background check and pre-employment drug screen.

LAZ is an equal opportunity employer. We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions, and lactation), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. We make all employment decisions, including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting our employees and administering our personnel policies, without regard to protected characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and ordinances. We are dedicated to ensuring that all decisions regarding personnel are in accordance with our principles of equal employment opportunity.

LAZ Parking participates in E-Verify.