Human Resources (HR) Assistant

Job Title: HR Assistant
Location: Universal City, CA
Duration: 6 Months

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS High School diploma
Highly proficient with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
Flexibility with their schedule with availability to work on weekends, holidays and nights as required
Familiar with the Timekeeper system

DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university in Human Resources, Business, Communication or a related field is highly preferred
Professional and personable with the ability to exercise sound judgment when dealing with sensitive and confidential matters
Demonstrated ability to drive processes and deliver high-quality HR services
Experience in both non-union and union/represented environments in the retail or hospitality industry preferred
Flexibility and adaptability in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment
Ability to prioritize effectively, think independently and problem-solve to ensure all projects are completed in an effective and timely manner
Ability to work with others and collaborate across the organization to achieve goals
Self-starter, motivated and proactive
Strong organization skills, detail-oriented, and ability to handle multiple tasks and assignments
Excellent verbal and written communication
Ideal candidate demonstrates accountability, thinks critically, and demonstrates courage when presenting ideas
Can easily multi-task and manage multiple projects

SUMMARY
The Human Resources Assistants partners with HR Managers and management team in administrating and tracking the attendance and cash handling policies for all our Team Members in the Theme Park. This position would also be responsible for processing leave of absence, employee's life-cycle transactions and various other HR administrative functions.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES Process, track and manage attendance and cash handling (variance) discipline by drafting employee discipline letters and incident reports for managers to administer.
Attend weekly communication meetings with HR Manager and respective management team to review Team Members attendance/variance record to verify if discipline is warranted.
Working alongside HR Manager to ensure all attendance issues are resolved and escalated if/when necessary with interpreting union contract language for consistency. Provide entry gate swiping activity information as needed.
Responsible for uploading/filing Team Member documents.
Provides general HR information to employee questions.
Perform other duties as assigned
Intermediate knowledge of Excel is required