HR Specialist
Hotel Management and Consulting
On-site
Overland Park, Kansas, United States
$50,000 - $60,000 USD yearly
Exciting Opportunity: HR Specialist at Hotel Management and Consulting!
About the Role: Hotel Management & Consulting is seeking an HR Specialist to join our growing HR team! The HR Specialist will provide dedicated support in employee relations, HR compliance, medical/workplace accommodation administration, and support Talent Acquisition. This role is responsible for handling sensitive employee matters, ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations, and assisting with recruitment for hotel and corporate positions.
Our Culture: We believe in a performance-based culture where hard work is balanced with respect for personal life. We offer equal opportunity and advancement based on merit, and operate with a small, efficient team of hospitality professionals.
Benefits:
Salary: Dependent on experience, $50,000.00 - $60,000.00.
DailyPay Access: Flexible pay options to access your earnings when you need them.
Benefits: Offering medical, dental, and vision benefits in addition to the company’s paid time off benefit for full-time employees.
Employee Assistance Program: Complementary benefit provided to all employees to assist with personal or work-related concerns.
Career Growth: Opportunities for advancement within the company for dedicated employees.
Primary Duties:
About the Role: Hotel Management & Consulting is seeking an HR Specialist to join our growing HR team! The HR Specialist will provide dedicated support in employee relations, HR compliance, medical/workplace accommodation administration, and support Talent Acquisition. This role is responsible for handling sensitive employee matters, ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations, and assisting with recruitment for hotel and corporate positions.
Our Culture: We believe in a performance-based culture where hard work is balanced with respect for personal life. We offer equal opportunity and advancement based on merit, and operate with a small, efficient team of hospitality professionals.
Benefits:
Salary: Dependent on experience, $50,000.00 - $60,000.00.
DailyPay Access: Flexible pay options to access your earnings when you need them.
Benefits: Offering medical, dental, and vision benefits in addition to the company’s paid time off benefit for full-time employees.
Employee Assistance Program: Complementary benefit provided to all employees to assist with personal or work-related concerns.
Career Growth: Opportunities for advancement within the company for dedicated employees.
Primary Duties:
Employee Relations:
- Review corrective actions drafted by managers and ensure follow through.
- Conduct and support employee relations investigations, documenting outcomes and tracking through the HR tasks spreadsheet.
- Maintain tracking of corrective actions, investigations, and leave/accommodation cases.
- Assist managers with reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol screenings in accordance with company policy and state/federal regulations.
- Manage employee reporting hotline, Ethics Point, ensuring timely investigation, resolution, and documentation of submitted cases.
- Partner with HR leadership to provide guidance on employee conduct, compliance, and policy adherence.
Compliance & Legal:
- Assist VP of HR with legal inquiries, EEOC claims, and wage claims including scheduling meetings, gathering documents and employee files, interviewing witnesses, and other related duties.
- Maintain and monitor the HR compliance calendar to ensure each HR team is aware of deadlines and reporting requirements.
- Update state-specific employment law requirements in the state law spreadsheet as HR legal changes occur.
Medical & Workplace Accommodations:
- Administer leave of absence programs, including FMLA, ADA, and other state or local medical leaves.
- Coordinate workplace accommodations (non-leave) requests, ensuring compliance with ADA and company policy.
- Maintain detailed and confidential records of employee medical, leave, and accommodation cases including notifying payroll and updating employee statuses in HR system.
Recruitment:
- Support Talent Acquisition team recruitment efforts for GM and corporate-level positions, including job postings, resume screening, and interview coordination.
- Partner with hotel General Managers to ensure timely and efficient recruitment processes for hotel hourly positions including providing resources, additional job postings, training, and other hourly level position support.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field (or equivalent work experience).
- 2–4 years of HR experience, preferably in employee relations, compliance, or leave administration.
- Strong knowledge of employment laws (FMLA, ADA, EEOC, wage/hour, state-specific laws).
- Exceptional organizational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain attention to detail.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to handle sensitive and confidential information.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook); experience with HRIS systems preferred.
Physical Requirements:
- Frequently required to sit, stand, talk and hear.
- This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.
Hotel Management and Consulting, Inc. reserves the right to modify, change, or apply this job description in any way the company desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “at will”. These job requirements are subject to change to reasonably accommodate qualified disabled individuals.
Equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants are provided without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, age, disability (physical or mental), political affiliation, military status, or other non-merit-based factors.
We comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, job transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. In the event of a favorable hiring decision, we participate in E-Verify.
Any form of unlawful harassment of employees or applications for reasons based on race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status is strictly prohibited. Improper interference with the ability of employees to perform their expected job duties is not tolerated. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. We are a Drug Free workplace.