HR Operations Generalist (Benefits, HRIS & Payroll)

We are a well-established industrial and manufacturing organization with decades of experience serving customers across multiple industries through engineering, technical solutions, distribution, and service. Our organization has built a reputation for long-term customer relationships, operational excellence, and continuous improvement while maintaining a collaborative, people-first culture. As we continue to grow, we are investing in our internal infrastructure, technology, and processes to support our employees and customers for years to come.

We are seeking a hands-on HR Generalist who enjoys working in a fast-paced, execution-focused environment. This opportunity is ideal for someone who is highly organized, detail-oriented, proactive, and passionate about building efficient HR processes.

This position serves as the operational backbone of Human Resources by supporting compliance, benefits administration, HRIS management, payroll support, employee leaves, reporting, and training administration. The ideal candidate enjoys balancing transactional work with continuous process improvement while leveraging technology to create greater efficiency.

This is an onsite position supporting a collaborative HR team.

Why join us?

• Stable, financially healthy organization with a long history of success
• Opportunity to own critical HR operational functions and become the subject matter expert
• Collaborative leadership team that values employee input and continuous improvement
• Highly visible role supporting employees across the organization
• Opportunity to expand into payroll administration and broaden your HR skillset
• Company embraces technology, automation, and AI to improve processes
• Small-company culture with the resources and sophistication of a growing organization

Job Details Responsibilities:

• Administer employee benefits, including enrollments, changes, and employee communication
• Manage employee leave administration, including FMLA and ADA accommodations
• Maintain accurate employee records within the HRIS
• Process employee lifecycle changes, including hires, promotions, transfers, and terminations
• Perform HRIS audits and ensure data integrity across HR, payroll, and benefits systems
• Support compliance with federal, state, and local employment regulations
• Maintain OSHA logs and other compliance documentation
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc HR reports
• Coordinate employee training through the Learning Management System (LMS)
• Assist with onboarding and required compliance training
• Support payroll processing, validation, and payroll audits
• Resolve employee payroll and benefit inquiries
• Identify opportunities to improve HR processes through automation and technology
• Support ongoing HR operational initiatives as the organization continues to grow

• 3-5+ years of HR Generalist or progressive HR Operations experience
• Experience administering employee benefits
• Experience managing FMLA, ADA, and leave administration
• Strong HRIS experience including reporting, audits, and employee data management
• Exposure to payroll administration preferred
• Experience supporting HR compliance and employment regulations
• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities simultaneously
• Technology-minded with an interest in learning new systems and AI tools
• Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required

We’re looking for someone who:

• Takes ownership without needing constant direction
• Enjoys operational HR work and executing processes well
• Is naturally curious and always looking for better ways to do things
• Balances structure with flexibility
• Assumes positive intent and enjoys supporting employees
• Wants to become the go-to HR operations expert for the team