General Dynamics - Bath Iron Works

Senior Benefits Specialist

Location US-ME-Bath
Req ID
2025-4661
Remaining Positions
1
Post End Date
6/1/2025
Category
Human Resources
Salary Grade
E
Shift
1st

Job Description

BIW is looking to hire a Senior Benefits Specialist that has a strong analytical skill set and the ability to act as a project lead for several programs across Benefit and Wellbeing areas.
 

Key Responsibilities

 

Safety Leadership:

  • Enforce safety policies and procedures, with a focus on housekeeping and personal safety.
  • Support wellbeing initiatives with focus on injury prevention services.

Project Management and Execution:

  • Providing project management support for discreet programs across Benefits and Wellbeing areas. 
  • Act as project lead and drive projects to successful completion.
  • Is considered a reporting subject matter expert and is required to deliver routine reporting as assigned and respond to ad hoc reporting requests.
  • Recommend new approaches, policies, and procedures to effect continual improvements in efficiency of department and services performed.

Team Collaboration and Communications:

  • Administers employee benefits including provision of coverage for walk-ins and telephonic and email support.
  • Provides counsel and advice to employees/participants on benefits and wellbeing related issues/questions and/or refers employees to service providers as appropriate.
  • Participates in resolving benefits problems via internal and vendor collaboration.
  • Assists with data requests and analyses for audits, budget, compliance.
  • Act as backup as part of the Benefits team.
  • Work on various projects as assigned.
  • Assists with Wellbeing Initiatives.
  • Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Training and Development:

  • Collaborate with the Wellbeing team to identify and develop onboarding and support for staff.
  • Build skills for understanding of leave, retirement, health care related and other benefits.

Continuous Improvement:

  • Participate in Business Operating System (BOS) principles and productivity enhancements.
  • Drive change and improvement through enhancing efficiency and effectiveness for tasks in the Wellbeing department.

Required/Preferred Education/Training

  • Associates or Bachelor Degree in Business/HR Management or equivalent combination of education and experience required.

Required/Preferred Experience

  • Advanced computer skills with working experience, knowledge of Microsoft Office products and Windows based programs.
  • Strong proficiency in excel, including but not limited to capturing and recording important data, using formula functions, sorting and filtering data, and utilizing pivot tables.
  • Outstanding analytical and problem--solving skills with exceptional attention to detail, both with quantitative and qualitative data.
  • Ability to manage assigned complex data projects which may include analyzing information, and becoming the subject matter expert on the assigned projects
  • Track record of clear, effective and engaging public speaking and/or training experience with varied target audiences required.
  • 7+ years’ experience in administration of employee benefit plans, or comparable work experience required.
  • 7+ years’ customer service experience required.
  • Experience working in a union and/or manufacturing environment preferred.

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