Job Type
Full-time
Description
Would you like to apply your writing and training administration skills in a fast-paced environment? Would you enjoy working with a close and collaborative team focused on providing high-quality communications, value-added training content, and engaging employee experiences? URM Stores, the 10th largest employer in Spokane County is currently looking for an organized and enthusiastic Training & HR Assistant to join our on-site team based in Spokane, WA.
This exciting role supports the Technical Training Manager and Human Resources team in developing and administering a variety of communications, training programs, and employee engagement initiatives. The ideal candidate must be self-motivated, dedicated to providing high-quality communication materials, enjoy working with people, and focused on supporting organizational business and training goals.
The Training & HR Assistant will assist with the development and engagement of our employees who serve our customers. Working at URM Stores, Inc we help you discover a career that is challenging, supportive, and inspiring! To be considered for this position, please include your current resume, cover letter, and three professional references. If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves, go above and beyond and put your ambition to work, all while having some fun, let’s chat – Apply Today!
Your Day-to-Day:
- Maintain Excel (or similar) training database, including completion records, standard training reporting, and role-based assignment of training activities.
- Coordinate live and virtual training events, including arranging physical and virtual meeting space, managing rosters, printing materials, and ensuring a positive learning environment.
- Assist in creating and distributing training-related communications, such as organizational emails about training opportunities, Outlook training invitations, leadership notifications of training assignments and progress, and Kirkpatrick Level 1 evaluation distribution, collection, and basic analysis.
- Administers and plans the Company Commute Smart Program.
- Arranges, organizes, and executes Company sponsored employee events such as: Blood Drives, Flu Shot Clinics, Engagement in Commute Smart Program, and Food Truck Thursdays!
- Assist Vice President of HR with maintaining and creating of Company Job Descriptions and performance review program.
- Create professional communications on a variety of employee topics with informative and engaging design.
- Create and maintain organizational content library, managing access, content updates, and distribution as needed.
- Assist in organizational task analysis, skills, and performance gap evaluations.
- Utilize existing technology suite for content creation, digital and print.
- Assist in the evaluation of training programs.
- Provides Front Desk coverage as needed.
- Other Duties and Responsibilities may be assigned.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Technical Writing, Business Administration, Communications, Psychology, Training, Human Resources, or related field, plus 1-2 years’ experience OR 5-years of applicable working experience and education combination.
- Minimum of 1-year training or technical/professional writing experience required.
- The successful candidate will be confident, candid, and creative who loves being part of a collaborative team.
- Professional demeanor, positive attitude, and regular attendance required.
- Working knowledge of adult learning principles, a plus!
- Working experience with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Bonus points for working experience with e-learning creation software [Camtasia, Articulate, etc.].
- Effective Communications: You get to the point quickly and succinctly and make complicated concepts clear to others. You are an exceptional listener, even in stressful situations, and display an acute sense of the right thing to say in various scenarios.
- Superior organizational skills with flexibility in changing priorities.
- Excels in a team-based, customer-centric culture.
- Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.
- Able and willing to work 100% on-site.
Why Join Our Team?
It’s exciting to work in a company where people truly believe in what they’re doing. For the last 100 years, URM has been committed to bringing customer focus to our Member stores. Employees at URM are proud to be a part of the number one food distributor in the Inland Northwest.
We seek only those who stand out above the rest-progressive thinkers who push our company forward in a positive way. We work in a supportive team environment and in addition to our amazing culture, our employees enjoy many perks, below are a few of the highlights:
- Our Target Salary Range for this position is $20 – $22 an hour DOE.
- Medical/Dental/Vision/RX Insurance Benefits – URM pays 100% of the premium for the employee and over 90% for your dependents!
- 401k Retirement Plan with an amazing Company match, and you will be vested from the first Company contribution!
- Life Insurance for you and your family
- Short-and Long-Term Disability
- Cancer Insurance
- Vacation starts after just six months!
- Six Paid Holidays and three Paid Personal Float Holidays
- Paid Sick Days
- A Paid Volunteer Service Day! Get paid to volunteer at your favorite local charity/non-profit!
- Fun employee events, such as Employee Family Night at the Spokane Indian Game, March Madness Company Brackets and Holiday Breaks with great prizes!
- We also offer an Amazing Employee Discount Program at our Company-owned Grocery Stores!!!!
Our Company:
We are proud to be a part of the number one food distributor in the Inland Northwest. Since 1921 URM has been a retailer-owned business. URM’s core business is the purchasing, warehousing, and delivery of merchandise inventory to its Member-Owners. The shareholders of URM are all retail grocers who provide groceries to their local communities. URM operates on a cooperative basis, which means that all its net earnings on business done with or for its member-owners through its Patronage Departments are allocated and paid to its Member-Owners in the form of patronage dividends. Over the years, sales volume has grown to over $1 billion and employment to over 2,900 employees at URM and its subsidiaries-Rosauers Supermarkets and Peirone Produce.
URM Stores, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of Race, Religion, Color, National Origin, Citizenship, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Age, Disability, Ancestry, Veteran Status, Genetic Information, or any other classification protected by state or federal law. We are also committed to providing a work environment that is free of all forms of discrimination, regarding recruiting, hiring, training, promotions, compensation, and all other conditions of employment. The selected candidate must be able to successfully complete a pre-employment background check, and drug test, as URM is a drug free workplace ( including marijuana ).
Salary Description
Target Salary Range is $20 – $22 hour DOE