Salt Lake County… A career with a purpose in the community you love!

Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community, please keep reading.

What it is like to work here:

At Salt Lake County our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees’ lives, from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community.  To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work life balance and room to grow and develop.

Surround yourself with:

Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live work and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community. Community is more than a place… it’s our heart and service that bring us together.

We encourage work-life balance:

Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck. A career with us includes several benefits and perks. We support our employees with 12 Holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days and one personal day every year. 

Additional Benefits include: 

• Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with a 10% contribution
• Medical coverage including a 100% county paid premium option-Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for adult designees
• Health Savings account with a County contribution up to $1200/year, Flexible Spending Account
• 100% county-paid Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability option
• Professional Development
• Plus: Onsite medical clinic, childcare and gym, hospital insurance, pet insurance, auto and home insurance, and discounts at County facilities.

JOB SUMMARY

Provides administrative support for the Division. Performs Division's human resources and payroll functions. Supervises assigned staff and serves as the Division’s records manager.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Five (5) years of closely related experience, of which one (1) year must have been supervisory or administrative; OR an equivalent combination of related education and experience. Education may not be substituted for the required supervisory experience.

Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Human Resources Management or other related field is preferred.

A valid Driver’s License issued by the State of Utah may be required to operate a vehicle.

Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required pre-employment background check and subsequent mandatory background checks in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Coordinates human resources functions, recruiting and hiring processes, assists with interviewing and selection and background (BCI) check.
• Provide salary recommendations and work with HR Business Partner for new candidates.
• Receives and processes agency personnel action forms.
• Ensures all new hire paperwork is completed in compliance with County, State, and Federal requirements. May conduct periodic audits and adjusts processes and procedures.
• Supervises assigned staff, which includes hiring, orienting, training, assigning, and reviewing work performance, annual work performance appraisals, and discipline.
• Serves as Division contact with County Human Resources.
• Provides direction and process support to managers and employees regarding personnel actions, job classification, worker’s compensation, benefit enrollment, discipline, and payroll.
• Prepares and processes payroll with assistance from managers; answers payroll questions and provides training, instruction, and assistance to staff in payroll procedures and check distribution.
• Manages and reconciles timekeeping systems (TimeClockPlus & PeopleSoft HCM).
• Reviews and approves cashiers’ balance sheet reports, voided tickets and weigh backs at the end of each shift. Track daily over/short.
• Manages scale house schedule to ensure adequate coverage. Performs cashiering functions as needed.
• Manages scale house operations and ensure that the scales, computers, equipment, software are working optimally.
• Custodian of the change fund and tracks change fund activities in the funds transfer ledger.
• Processes cash and credit account applications. Maintains and organizes customer records, including but not limited to WW account information and bond records.
• Reviews and maintains vehicle records to ensure tare weights, accounts, license plates and default material codes are accurate.
• Develops standard operating procedures regarding Division internal administration, record keeping/archiving, GRAMA, and confidentiality; monitors for compliance
• Acts as a backup to office staff.
• Complete the PCI survey annually and provide documents requested by auditors.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Work duties are typically performed in a general office setting. Occasional work at the scale house with dust, noise and vehicle fumes.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THIS POSITION

Working on Saturday and some holidays are mandatory with a 9:00-5:30 schedule. Must be able to perform cashiering functions as needed.