Compact Membrane Systems (CMS) is on a mission to save the planet. We create technology to capture and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, avert global warming, and transform industry into a long-term sustainable enterprise. One membrane system at a time.

We are expanding our team with ambitious, driven, creative problem solvers and doers who are excited about tackling a challenge and delivering a new product to market.

If you are a seasoned HR Professional with some Recruiting experience, this is the role for you! We are looking for a candidate with experience in volume recruiting, onboarding, training, compensation structures, and policy development and planning to take a company from under 25 to over 50 employees. The HR Specialist candidate has the exciting opportunity to take ownership of the existing HR function at CMS by developing and instituting overall processes and policies in order to facilitate growth and maintain compliance.  Excitement around maintaining and improving diversity, equity, and inclusivity within our naturally diverse company is a plus.

Position benefits

The pay range we are offering is $70k-75k and will be based on experience.  In addition to the annual salary, you will receive:

PTO (paid time off)

Paid Holidays

Flexible work schedule

Hybrid Optional

Comprehensive benefit offering that includes:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k

Participation in the CMS Stock Option Plan

what you will be doing

• Partner with team leads to understand hiring needs, translate needs into dynamic role descriptions and attract top talent aligned with those needs
• Imbed our values of empathy, diversity and transparency in all aspects of the hiring process including but not limited to job descriptions, external partnerships, candidate screening, and interview training to bolster a culture of diversity and inclusion where people belong and continue to grow
• Proactively identify and plan for upcoming trends within the hiring market, solve for those issues creatively as needed
• Responsible for stay interviews and exit interviews and reporting to team on trends and findings to continually improve the employee experience
• Develop and implement employee relations strategies for enhanced employee retention:

• Team incentives: compensation structure and review, performance evaluation process, employee engagement, etc.
• Training and upskilling programs
• Coaching and leadership development (incl. high potential programs)

what you need for this role:

• Outgoing, Innovative and Resourceful
• Self-starter, Fast Learner and Organized
• Bias for action: Impatience to get things done; Goal and impact oriented; hands-on
• You’re a true business enabler and comfortable with autonomy and ambiguity and working at a fast pace
• Understanding of employment laws and regulations when moving to a 50+ employee headcount
• A strong sense of ownership: resourceful, solution focused and self-directed
• Experience with multi-state employment laws and compliance for out-of-state remote employees
• Hands-on experience with HRIS systems
• Knowledge of various recruiting techniques, and experience in online/social media recruiting
• Comfortable working in an environment with competing and changing priorities
• Skilled in creating efficient processes, but experienced enough to know when flexibility is warranted
• Bachelor’s degree and 3-5 years of relevant work experience, 2+ years of Recruiting helpful but not required