Benefits and Leave Specialist

Location: Hauppauge, New York, United States; onsite

Salary: $56,000–$78,000 per year, plus a full benefits package.

Company

Family-owned high-voltage power solutions manufacturer serving medical device, semiconductor, scientific analytics, and industrial systems manufacturers, with design and manufacturing sites across North America, Europe, and Asia.

What you will do

• Administer health and welfare benefit plans, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, FSA, and HSA programs.
• Process enrollments, plan changes, terminations, and qualifying life events.
• Support annual open enrollment through system updates, employee communications, vendor coordination, audits, and follow-up.
• Manage leave of absence administration, including documentation, status updates, return-to-work coordination, and third-party administrator follow-up.
• Coordinate with HR, Payroll, Finance, benefits vendors, carriers, brokers, and administrators to resolve issues and maintain accurate deductions and payments.
• Review invoices, maintain records in Workday or other HRIS systems, and support compliance notices, audits, reporting, and process improvements.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 3 years of experience in benefits administration, leave administration, HR operations, or a related HR support role.
• Strong knowledge of health and welfare benefits, qualifying life events, open enrollment, and leave administration, including FMLA, disability, paid family leave, and workers’ compensation-related leave.
• Experience with an HRIS or HCM system, plus strong attention to detail and confidentiality when handling employee information.
• Excellent communication, customer service, organization, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources.
• Experience managing a self-funded plan.
• Hands-on experience using Workday.

Culture & Benefits

• Full benefits package in addition to base pay.
• Work with a long-established, family-owned manufacturer supporting advanced technology applications.
• Collaborate across HR, Payroll, Finance, vendors, carriers, and third-party administrators.
• Support employees through sensitive benefit and leave-related situations with confidentiality and professional judgment.