Duties Description For the purpose of staffing, developing and maintaining an adequate and competent workforce, the Human Resources Specialist (HR Specialist) performs a variety of personnel activities and transactions to include: position classification and compensation; employee recruitment, placement, and retention activities; benefits administration, health and safety assessments, employee counseling employee recognition programs, labor relations, payroll transactions, training and other employee services. JOB REQUIREMENTS: An individual appointed to a HR Specialist position must be able to take direction, comprehend many assignments at one time, pay attention to detail, analyze and process large amounts of data, supervise subordinate personnel, present material to supervisor and other individuals clearly and concisely, exercise extreme confidentiality in working with personnel and medical records and require minimal supervision in completing tasks timely and accurately.