Arthrex, Inc. is a global medical device company and a leader in new product development and medical education in orthopedics. The Human Resources team is actively seeking a Human Resources Assistant to work at our Santa Barbara, CA location. The Human Resources Assistant provides administrative, employee relations, recruiting, and site HR Operations support, serving as a key resource for site employees related to all aspects of the employee life cycle. They will assist employees with initial inquiries, maintain confidentiality of Human Resources information and coordinate activities for the campus. The ideal candidate will need to have excellent communication skills, intermediate computer skills and strong attention to detail. Two years of administrative assistant experience is required. Bachelor’s degree desired. HR experience a plus. Join our talented team at a global medical device company focused on Helping Surgeons Treat Their Patients Better™.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  

Site Human Resources Support

• Provides Human Resources assistance to employees; responds to employee and leader questions, research company policies and practices as needed.  Appropriately escalates issues to headquarters and site HR leadership.
• Organizes, promotes, and facilitates site employee engagement events including the family picnic and holiday celebrations. 
• Provides Human Resources administrative support with: 
  • New Employee Orientation (NEO) scheduling / logistics
  • Personnel file maintenance 
  • Maintaining site bulletin boards.
  • Preparing NEO packets
  • Generating offboarding documents
• Coordinates site charitable giving and volunteerism programs 
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with vendors, INC HR colleagues, site HR colleagues, as well as employees and managers at all levels of the organization
• Finalizes I-9 forms and process E-Verify for new hires and reverifications
• Provides back-up Reception coverage

Talent Acquisition Support

• Represents Arthrex at external job fairs and other recruiting related events
• Organizes onsite hiring events
• Point of contact for onsite interviews, managing onsite interview logistics, interview room readiness, and ensuring a positive candidate experience.
• Sources candidates for open positions
• Maintains job postings on external job boards (i.e., Craigslist)
• Maintains various recruitment spreadsheets – recruiting spend, new employee orientation

Benefits / Wellness

• Manage relationships with external wellness and health services vendors to ensure high-quality onsite offerings, including: 
  • Collaborating with onsite wellness program vendors to design, schedule and promote employee participation in fitness or wellbeing offerings
  • Coordinating with external providers for onsite flu shot clinics, vaccinations, and similar health services
  • Working with community partners and medical organizations to organize onsite blood drives
  • Serves as the primary point of contact for vendor logistics, scheduling, and communication 
  • Coordinates with the Florida-based Wellness team to ensure alignment of onsite offerings at an appropriate scale
• Facilitate Benefits and Wellness overviews during New Employee Orientation 
• Responds to basic benefits related questions from employees.  Directs employees to INC Benefits team and HR Hub as appropriate. 

Education and Experience:

• High School diploma required.  Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 2-years of administrative experience required
• Human Resources experience or course work preferred

Knowledge and Skill Requirements/Specialized Courses and/or Training: 

• Ability to process and handle confidential information with discretion.
• Familiarity with organizational and departmental policies and procedures
• Excellent verbal, written, analytical, project, research, organizational and interpersonal skills with a sharp attention to detail and the ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously while meeting deadlines.
• Strong sense of urgency, adaptability, flexibility, and resourcefulness
• Ability to work independently and interact with all levels of employees
• Strong customer service orientation

Technical Skills: 

• Strong clerical and computer skills, including intermediate skills with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.  Experience with Employee Central or other HRIS systems is a plus. 

Reasoning Ability: 

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.  Ability to maintain high level of confidentiality and exercise good judgment and reasoning required.

Arthrex Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Company-Provided Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Supplemental Insurance Plans (Accident, Cancer, Hospital, Critical Illness)
• Matching 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Annual Bonus
• Wellness Incentive Program
• Free Onsite Lunch
• Gym Reimbursement Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Trip of a Lifetime
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Sick Leave
• Volunteer PTO
• Employee Assistance Provider (EAP)

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.