HR Administrator - Onboarding
The HR Administrator - Onboarding coordinates and manages the employee onboarding process to provide an organized, welcoming, and consistent experience for new hires joining Kelvion. This position serves as a primary point of contact for new employees and partners with Talent Acquisition, Human Resources, hiring managers, Payroll, Benefits, IT, Safety, and other departments to facilitate a successful transition into the organization.
The role independently manages assigned onboarding activities, monitors pre-employment and first-day readiness requirements, and uses professional judgment to resolve routine onboarding issues. The HR Administrator - Onboarding also performs HR transactional work throughout the employee lifecycle, maintains accurate employee data and documentation, and contributes to improvements in HR processes, compliance, and service delivery.
Onboarding and New-Hire Experience
- Coordinate assigned onboarding activities from accepted offer through the employee's initial period of employment.
- Serve as a primary point of contact for new hires by providing timely communication, answering questions, and helping employees prepare for their first day.
- Develop and maintain onboarding schedules, checklists, communications, resources, and other materials.
- Initiate and monitor pre-employment requirements, including background checks, drug screenings, employment eligibility verification, and other applicable processes.
- Review onboarding documentation and pre-employment results for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with established requirements.
- Complete Form I-9 and E-Verify processes in accordance with federal requirements and company procedures.
- Coordinate orientation schedules, presenters, facility access, equipment, system access, and required training.
- Conduct or support new-hire orientation sessions covering company information, policies, benefits, timekeeping, workplace expectations, safety requirements, and available resources.
- Partner with hiring managers, IT, Payroll, Benefits, Safety, and other departments to identify and resolve readiness issues before an employee's start date.
- Support onboarding for hourly, salaried, temporary, and other employee populations across assigned locations.
- Monitor onboarding milestones, outstanding documentation, orientation attendance, and required training completion.
- Follow up with new employees and hiring managers to identify concerns and support successful integration into the organization.
- Collect and evaluate feedback from new hires and hiring managers to identify opportunities to improve the onboarding experience.
- Recommend practical improvements that increase onboarding efficiency, consistency, compliance, and employee satisfaction.
- Assist with the development and standardization of onboarding practices across departments and locations.
HR Transactions and Operations
- Process employee lifecycle transactions, including new hires, transfers, promotions, job changes, pay changes, manager changes, location changes, and terminations.
- Review transaction requests and supporting documentation for accuracy, completeness, consistency, and required approvals.
- Enter, update, and maintain employee information in the human resources information system and other applicable systems.
- Research and resolve routine data or transaction discrepancies by reviewing source documentation, system information, and established HR practices.
- Coordinate with Payroll, Benefits, Compensation, Talent Acquisition, and other HR functions to support accurate and timely transaction processing.
- Prepare employment-related letters, forms, reports, and other standard HR documentation.
- Maintain electronic employee records and personnel files in accordance with company policies and record-retention requirements.
- Respond to employee and manager questions regarding onboarding, HR processes, forms, policies, and system navigation.
- Interpret established HR procedures and provide guidance on routine employee lifecycle processes.
- Identify unusual, sensitive, or complex matters and escalate them to the appropriate HR team member.
- Assist with employee data audits, organizational updates, reporting relationships, and other recurring HR processes.
- Support compliance reviews, internal audits, recruiting activities, employee events, and special projects.
- Protect confidential employee, applicant, compensation, medical, and business information.
Reporting and Continuous Improvement
- Prepare and maintain onboarding and HR operations reports, including processing times, completion rates, orientation attendance, outstanding requirements, and new-hire feedback.
- Monitor onboarding and transaction activity to identify recurring issues, delays, or process gaps.
- Analyze available information and recommend solutions to improve HR service delivery and data accuracy.
- Assist with documenting and updating standard operating procedures, process maps, templates, and HR resources.
- Participate in HR system testing, process implementation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Support HR projects requiring data collection, analysis, coordination, and communication.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
Other Responsibilities
- Help ensure Kelvion's Standard of Excellence, including quality, safety, service, and continuous improvement, is incorporated into all work.
- Provide professional, responsive, and solutions-oriented service to employees, candidates, managers, and internal partners.
- Maintain confidentiality and exercise appropriate discretion when handling sensitive information.
- Follow all company policies, procedures, safety requirements, and applicable employment regulations.
- Maintain current knowledge of onboarding practices, HR systems, and relevant employment requirements.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field required.
- Up to two years of relevant experience in human resources, onboarding, HR operations, recruiting coordination, or a related function preferred.
- An equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
- Experience supporting employees in a manufacturing or multi-site environment is preferred.
- Experience using a human resources information system, applicant tracking system, E-Verify, background-screening platform, or similar system is preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Foundational knowledge of human resources practices, employee onboarding, and employee lifecycle processes.
- Ability to apply established HR policies and procedures to routine situations.
- Ability to exercise professional judgment, evaluate information, and resolve routine onboarding and transactional issues.
- Strong organizational and project-coordination skills.
- Ability to manage multiple new hires, transactions, deadlines, and competing priorities.
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to communicate processes and requirements clearly to employees and managers at different organizational levels.
- Professional, approachable, and service-oriented interpersonal style.
- Ability to build effective working relationships across departments and locations.
- Sound judgment and discretion when handling confidential or sensitive information.
- Ability to recognize compliance concerns, policy exceptions, and complex matters requiring escalation.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
- Ability to learn and effectively use HR systems and other business applications.