HR / Recruiting Specialist

Human Resources Representative needed for a growing engineering company in Irvine. Excellent company with a philosophy to work hard, play hard and have fun.

This is a Temporary to Hire opportunity, paying $27-34/hr, depending on experience. Hours are Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Currently the position is all onsite, however if hired on could be hybrid and work from home 2 days a week.

The HR Representative is integral to the day-to-day execution of human resources duties in support of the business strategy with a heavy emphasis in recruiting activities. The Representative supports a variety of human resource initiatives and specialized processes associated with the employee lifecycle: recruitment, onboarding/exiting, benefits administration, leave of absence, and performance management. Collaborates in a team-based environment, providing approachable, friendly, and responsive customer service to employees, managers, candidates, and outside vendors.

Responsibilities:

• Helps facilitate and implement all phases of the Company recruitment process: Coordinates and facilitates the recruiting workflow and candidate communication; places and handles job postings on various job boards; and reviews resumes; conducts and/or schedules interviews, completes employment references, and drafts offer letters.
• Prepares and facilitates new hire onboarding processes and paperwork. Coordinates with other departments as needed.
• Coordinates pre-employment items including verification of employment, background checks, and drug screens.
• Performs administrative and recordkeeping tasks related to staffing changes, which may include layoffs, resignations, terminations, and extended leaves of absence.
• Prepares and conducts employee off boarding process and processes appropriate paperwork.
• Acts as a point of contact responding to a broad range of HR related inquiries including policy and benefit questions. Routes and raises issues to the appropriate HR resource.
• Provides administrative support for employee benefit programs and processes.
• Audits employment records and generates reports.
• Support benefits administration processes by maintaining working knowledge of company's benefit plans. Assists in the Open Enrollment process including employee education and communication.
• Conducts record audits and mandatory reports such as I-9 audits, EEO-1 filings, payroll audits, and other compliance reviews.
• Administers and tracks leaves of absence according to company policy and Federal/State leave requirements.
• Assists in planning and coordinating team trainings, morale events, and employee activities.
• Maintains confidentiality of department and associate information in accordance with company internal polices and external laws.
• Complete miscellaneous tasks, projects, and priorities assigned by Vice President of Human Resources.

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years of experience within Human Resources.
• Minimum 2+ years of full cycle recruiting.
• Must be familiar with Federal and California State leave of absence laws.
• Strong working knowledge in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Experience in ATS systems.
• Experience using the Paylocity platform, a plus.
• Proactive and independent with the ability to take initiative.
• Comfortable with variety, able to prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Strong communicator, both written and oral.
• Highly detailed, committed to accuracy and follow-through.
• Individual contributor who will thrive in a collaborative team environment.