HR Assistant

Job Summary

Provide foundational administrative, operational and clerical support to the HR department. Act as a key point of contact for employees for onboarding, training, safety, uniforms, benefits and daily people operations. Reports to : the Executive Director of Human Resources Essential Functions and Duties (including, but not limited to) : Onboarding & Offboarding Welcome new hires and facilitate orientation and training sessions Collect new-hire documents, set up HRIS profiles, and coordinate with IT for equipment Prepare exit packages and coordinate offboarding tasks for departing staff Records & Data Management Maintain physical and digital employee files, databases, and HRIS systems Track employee attendance, paid time off (PTO), sick leave, and timesheets Run reports and assemble workforce data as requested by HR leadership Payroll & Benefits Assistance Gather attendance and time records to feed into payroll processing Assist employees with basic questions regarding health insurance, retirement plans (like 401k), and benefit enrollments Help check pay data and resolve minor payroll discrepancies Employee Communication & Compliance Serve as a first point of contact for general employee inquiries and policy questions Maintain strict confidentiality regarding sensitive employee and company data Support compliance efforts by following labor laws, company policies, and safety regulations Safety Compliance & Training Draft and revise safety policies and procedures in compliance with local, state and federal rules and regulations Manage third party safety compliance Advise leadership on safety compliance concerns Create, publish, assign and manage mandatory safety trainings in Learning Management System