Role and Responsibilities

This position will be responsible for leading and managing the overall administration, coordination, and evaluation of all human resources functions at the cooperative.

• Lead the administration of HR policies, programs, and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with federal and state employment laws and regulations
• Maintain accurate employee records, reporting, and HR documentation
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance HR efficiency and effectiveness
• Serve as point of contact for employee relations matters and HR-related inquiries
• Serve as Benefits Administrator for the cooperative and point of contact for NRECA for all benefit and retirement processes and compliance requirements.
• Oversee annual benefits renewal process, including analysis and plan recommendations
• Manage annual employee benefit renewal process
• Reconcile monthly benefit statements and schedule for payment
• Lead the performance management process, including preparing materials, coordinating reviews, and ensuring completion of documentation
• Manage full-cycle hiring process, including recruitment, job postings, candidate screening, interviewing, compensation analysis, and offer preparation.
• Manage onboarding and orientation for new employees
• Conduct compensation benchmarking and salary analysis to support annual salary reviews
• Support payroll processing and ensure accuracy of HR-related inputs
• Administer employee and director deferred compensation plans
• Coordinate and plan ETEC corporate events
• Collaborate with marketing consultant to support event planning efforts, including speaker coordination and development of materials for external distribution
• Manage FR clothing employee program
• Develop employee programs to support well-being and positive workplace culture
• Perform other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field
• 3-5 years of experience in Human Resources required
• Experience as a standalone HR professional or in a generalist/manager role preferred
• Equivalent professional experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

Preferred Skills and abilities

• Strong understanding of HR best practices, employee relations, and performance management
• Knowledge of employment laws
• High level of discretion and ability to maintain confidentiality
• Strong organization, time management, and problem solving skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
• Proficiency in Microsoft office

About East Texas Electric Cooperative

East Texas Electric Cooperative (ETEC) is an electric generation and transmission cooperative headquartered in Nacogdoches, Texas. ETEC provides wholesale electricity to 10 distribution cooperatives, serving more than 340,000 homes and businesses. ETEC serves load within Southwest Power Pool (SPP), the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) as well as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).  

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