Senior Compensation / Total Rewards Analyst

Morton Salt is an iconic company with a strong heritage and a bright future. Since 1848, we have been improving lives and enhancing everyday moments – at home, at work and virtually everywhere in between. We help unlock the flavors in food, make roads and sidewalks safer, improve the water in baths, pools, and homes, and keep businesses and industries running. We are a dedicated team who constantly strives to do better together, and we are passionate about building a sustainable future for our company, the communities in which we operate, and the world around us. By joining our team, you will contribute to producing and delivering every form of salt that enhances everyday life.
 
Job Summary
The Sr. Compensation / Total Rewards Analyst supports the design, administration, and evaluation of compensation, benefits, and rewards programs that attract, retain and engage employees across mining and production operations and corporate functions in the US and Canada. The role provides critical analytical support, ensures data integrity and compliance, and partners with HR and operational leaders to deliver total rewards programs and solutions that align with Morton Salt organizational priorities. The role will be heavily focused on compensation (70-80%), with the balance supporting employee benefits-related initiatives and processes.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Compensation Program Design and Analysis
  • Conduct job market pricing evaluations for exempt and non-exempt jobs that range from skilled trades, union and non-union hourly, and industry specific jobs using robust industry recognized survey sources.
  • Support the evolution of job evaluation activities to build job architecture, pay structure leveling guidelines, and create internal equity frameworks.
  • Support the annual compensation cycles: merit, short-term and long-term incentive plans. Partner with the learning and development teams during the performance management calibration process to ensure all annual performance reviews are captured as part of the annual compensation process.
  • Administer the annual bonus calculation process and payout. Partner with the payroll team to ensure accurate and timely payouts.
  • Prepare compensation reports and analytics to help support informed decisions on hiring, promotions, and retention.
  • Participate in salary surveys and manage compensation database vendors.
    
    
• Benefits Analytics and Administration
  
  • Support the administration of health, welfare, retirement, and leave programs. Provide guidance to HRBPs and employees on all matters related to benefits.
  • Assist with the annual benefits open enrollment cycle and vendor data management.
    Support the testing and rollout of any employee benefit changes (e.g. premium rate changes, program offerings, etc.)
  • Conduct benchmark and cost analysis of Morton Salt’s benefit programs to evaluate competitiveness to industry standards and determine financial impact of benefits programs. Prepare reports and presentation materials as required.
    
    
• Employee Support and Communication
  • Provide top-tier customer service support to internal customers (HR, leaders, and employees).
  • Partner with HRBPs and site leaders to promptly address compensation and benefits questions.
  • In collaboration with Training & Development and Talent Acquisition, provide support with the employee onboarding experience by creating total rewards educational materials.
    
    
• Market data intelligence and support
  • Research and participate in various salary surveys to ensure that the company has the most robust salary survey tools available, including the annual participation process and quarterly ad-hoc surveys.
    
    
• Data Integrity, Reporting & Systems
  • Maintain accurate compensation and benefits data is in both internal HRIS system and external vendor systems.
    Partner with HR compliance team and support any audit and compliance requirements including pay transparency, FLSA, and benefits plan documentation.
    
    
• Other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration/Management, Finance or related field.
• 2-5 years of experience in compensation, benefits, or total rewards.
• Strong analytical and Excel skills (VLOOKUP, pivot tables, modeling.)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate to all levels of the organization.
• Experience with HRIS systems.
• CCP (Certified Compensation Professional), CBP (Certified Benefits Professional) or progress towards a total reward certification preferred.
• Experience with benefits administration and vendor management and coordination preferred.
• Familiarity with hourly labor models, shift schedules, unionized environments across multiple countries preferred.

At Morton Salt, we work best when we work as a team, when we treat one another with dignity and respect, and value the unique contributions of others. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, national origin, sex, religion, color, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.