About Blue Bird Corporation
Blue Bird (NASDAQ: BLBD) is recognized as a technology leader and innovator of school buses since its founding in 1927. Our dedicated team members design, engineer and manufacture school buses with a singular focus on safety, reliability, and durability. School buses carry the most precious cargo in the world – 25 million children twice a day – making them the most trusted mode of student transportation. The company is the proven leader in low- and zero-emission school buses with more than 25,000 propane, natural gas, and electric powered buses sold. Blue Bird is transforming the student transportation industry through cleaner energy solutions. For more information on Blue Bird’s complete product and service portfolio, visit www.blue-bird.com.
JOB SUMMARY
The Business Analyst, HRIS acts as the primary conduit between Human Resources stakeholders and the IT department to enhance system capabilities and business workflows. This role focuses on documenting business requirements, identifying operational inefficiencies, and executing technical configurations within the Human Resource Management System (HRMS) ecosystem. The analyst maintains data integrity through meticulous testing, standard and ad-hoc report development, and proactive problem-solving. This position serves as a reliable functional and technical point of contact across HR, Payroll, Benefits, and Training functions, ensuring system updates align smoothly with business objectives.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Requirements Gathering & Mapping: Interview HR users to uncover operational problems and capture precise business requirements. Translate user needs into functional specifications and systematic process maps.
- Process Improvement: Evaluate current HR, Payroll, and Training workflows. Recommend and implement best-practice configuration changes to streamline service delivery.
- System Testing & Maintenance: Coordinate the testing phase of HRMS upgrades, application patches, and new integrations. Document testing scripts, evaluate unexpected system behaviors, and track resolution results.
- Reporting & Analytics: Design, write, and maintain complex queries and dashboards to satisfy ongoing compliance and corporate metrics. Run routine data audits to secure database integrity.
- User Support & Training: Resolve day-to-day functional errors, data discrepancies, and workflow flaws for internal customers. Build clear, user-friendly standard operating procedures and conduct system training.
- Vendor & Project Coordination: Support large-scale HRIS initiatives by maintaining project documentation, monitoring timelines, and coordinating configurations with thir