HR Assistant
MELE Associates•Rockville, MD
•Hybrid
About The Position
MELE Associates, Inc. is seeking a full-time HR Assistant to maintain the UKG HRIS and assist with HR administration in partnership with the HR Director. The position supports the full employment lifecycle, including onboarding, employee status changes, offboarding, employee inquiries, HR reporting, and digital personnel records. It also supports benefits administration and UKG system configuration and data maintenance. The position is hybrid in Rockville, Maryland, with a stated pay range of $26–$31 per hour.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years of relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Proficiency and experience with HRIS systems.
- Familiarity with human resource policies and procedures.
- Ability to meet deadlines.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and technical support skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with UKG HRIS.
- Desire to develop technical skills in HRIS workflows and data maintenance.
Responsibilities
- Maintain UKG HRIS records and perform actions related to the full employment lifecycle.
- Perform onboarding activities, including welcome calls, launching preboarding in the HRIS, and creating new-hire records.
- Schedule and coordinate start dates with hiring managers.
- Conduct new-hire orientations with other HR team members.
- Monitor and track employee status changes in the HRIS, including salary changes, promotions, and supervisor changes; follow up with managers on errors.
- Administer termination-related offboarding tasks, including sending separation documents, launching exit surveys through SurveyMonkey, and scheduling exit interviews for the HR Director.
- Respond to HR-related inquiries, including completing verifications of employment; answer routine questions from employees and managers and escalate when needed.
- Run HRIS reports and submit compliance documents, including monthly and quarterly reporting to BLS, EEO-1, Vets, and other pre-written systems reports, under the HR Director’s guidance.
- Create and maintain digital personnel files and employee records.
- Assist the Senior Benefits Specialist as needed.
- Support UKG HRIS administration and backend configuration, and develop skills in system workflows and data maintenance.
- Collaborate with Payroll to set up new location codes.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Employer-paid employee medical, dental, and vision care.
- Family health care offered.
- Paid time off (PTO).
- Paid federal holidays.
- 401(k) with employer match.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
