Entry Level Human Resources Jobs in Riverside, CA

Position Summary:

TCL North America is seeking a highly organized, service-oriented HR Generalist to support day-to-day Human Resources operations across the employee lifecycle. This role combines core HR administration, recruiting coordination, onboarding support, employee records management, payroll and benefits support, office coordination, and general HR program assistance.

The HR Generalist will serve as a key operational partner to the HR team, helping ensure HR processes are accurate, timely, compliant, confidential, and employee-friendly. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys being hands-on, detail-oriented, people-facing, and comfortable supporting a broad range of HR and administrative needs in a fast-moving corporate environment.

The ideal candidate brings strong administrative discipline, professional communication skills, sound judgment, and an interest in growing across multiple areas of Human Resources, including talent acquisition, onboarding, employee engagement, compliance, payroll coordination, benefits administration, and HR operations.

Duties & Responsibilities:

HR Administration & Operations

• Provide day-to-day HR administrative support across recruiting, onboarding, payroll, benefits, employee records, compliance, engagement, and general HR operations.
• Maintain accurate employee records, HRIS data, personnel files, forms, trackers, reports, and internal documentation.
• Support employee lifecycle transactions, including new hires, status changes, transfers, terminations, and offboarding documentation.
• Assist with compliance activities, document collection, policy acknowledgments, required notices, audit preparation, and personnel file maintenance.
• Respond to routine employee questions, route inquiries appropriately, and support HR projects, process improvements, and recurring operational workflows.

Payroll & Benefits Support

• Support payroll administration, including employee data updates, payroll change documentation, timesheet follow-up, and coordination of payroll inputs.
• Assist with payroll-related documentation, discrepancy follow-up, and routine employee payroll inquiries in partnership with Payroll, Finance, and HR.
• Support benefits administration, including enrollment assistance, eligibility tracking, benefits communications, documentation, and employee question routing.
• Help coordinate open enrollment activities, including employee communications, meeting logistics, benefits materials, and follow-up tracking.
• Maintain confidentiality when handling payroll, compensation, benefits, leave, disability, workers' compensation, and employee personal information.

Talent Acquisition & Recruiting Coordination

• Support recruiting activities, including interview scheduling, candidate communication, resume tracking, job postings, ATS updates, and recruiting documentation.
  Coordinate interview logistics with candidates, hiring managers, and internal interview teams.
  Maintain candidate records, recruiting trackers, and interview feedback to support timely follow-up and accurate reporting.
  Support internship, entry-level, and campus recruiting programs, including scheduling, communication, and event coordination.
  Help prepare offer documentation, pre-employment materials, and onboarding handoff details while ensuring a positive candidate experience.
  Onboarding & Employee Lifecycle Support
  Support new hire onboarding, including document collection, communications, orientation logistics, onboarding materials, and first-day coordination.
  Partner with IT, Facilities, Payroll, Benefits, and hiring managers to support a smooth new hire experience.
  Assist with employee changes, offboarding documentation, exit process coordination, and administrative follow-up.
  Maintain organized records for onboarding, employee status changes, payroll updates, benefits updates, and offboarding activities.

Office & Administrative Support

• Provide general office and front desk support, including visitor greeting, guest check-in, calls, mail distribution, supplies, and shared workspace organization.
• Coordinate meeting rooms, conference room setup, office lunches, internal events, and HR meetings as needed.
• Support office safety procedures, workplace readiness, facilities coordination, maintenance requests, and vendor visits.
• Provide administrative support for employee events and other ad hoc HR or office activities.
• Employee Engagement & Internal Communication
• Assist with employee engagement initiatives, HR events, recognition activities, trainings, meetings, and employee experience programs.
• Draft, format, and distribute HR-related communications, reminders, and announcements.
• Maintain a helpful, approachable, and professional HR presence while protecting confidentiality.

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Communications, or a related field preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in HR administration, payroll support, benefits administration, recruiting coordination, office administration, or a related administrative support role.
• Strong interest in Human Resources, with exposure to payroll, benefits, recruiting, onboarding, employee records, or HR operations preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with HRIS, ATS, payroll systems, benefits platforms, or employee records systems preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a professional and service-oriented approach.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate records, trackers, reports, and documentation.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to follow through on recurring tasks and administrative processes.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion, including employee records, payroll, benefits, and compensation-related information.
• Comfortable interacting with employees, candidates, visitors, vendors, and internal stakeholders at all levels.
• Flexible, proactive, and willing to support a variety of HR and office needs as assigned.

Nice to Haves

• Prior experience supporting payroll administration, payroll documentation, or employee data changes.
• Prior experience supporting benefits administration, open enrollment, benefits communications, or employee benefits inquiries.
• Prior experience supporting talent acquisition or interview coordination.
• Prior experience supporting onboarding, employee documentation, or HR compliance activities.
• Experience working in a corporate office environment.
• Familiarity with employment documentation, personnel files, I-9s, background checks, new hire paperwork, payroll records, or benefits documentation.
• Experience supporting employee events, engagement programs, or internal communications.
• Interest in growing into a broader HR Generalist, HR Operations, Payroll/Benefits, HRBP support, or Talent Acquisition role.

Benefits:

• Vacation: Starting at 5 days per year
• Health & Wellness Days: 10 days per year (prorated based on start date)
• Paid Holidays: 12 days per year
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• 401(k) & Retirement Plan

Job Type: Full-Time, Non-Exempt
Salary Range: $25.00 - 32.00 per hour