HR Generalist- Part Time

Quinstar Technology Inc•Torrance, CA

2h•Onsite

About The Position

This HR Generalist role serves as the primary point of contact for employee relations matters, offering guidance to managers on performance, conflict resolution, and disciplinary actions. The position involves conducting investigations to ensure fair and consistent resolution of workplace issues and leading involuntary terminations with professionalism and compliance. The HR Generalist will coach leaders on best practices in employee management and development, ensuring compliance with federal, state (California), and local employment laws. Key responsibilities include maintaining and updating HR policies and procedures, overseeing leave of absence programs (such as FMLA, CFRA, and disability), and partnering with legal counsel or external HR consultants on complex matters. The role also involves collaborating with leadership to identify hiring needs and workforce planning strategies, overseeing recruiting processes from job postings to screening, interviews, and offers, and supporting onboarding to ensure a positive employee experience. Additionally, the HR Generalist will work with leadership on compensation alignment and pay practices, oversee benefits administration including open enrollment and employee support, and ensure accuracy of benefit billing and vendor coordination. Maintaining the HRIS (Paylocity preferred) for data accuracy and reporting, tracking and analyzing HR metrics (e.g., turnover, headcount, recruiting activity), and ensuring proper documentation and confidentiality of employee records are also critical. The position supports performance management processes and leadership development, coordinates and/or delivers training on HR-related topics, and leads employee engagement initiatives, surveys, and company events. Finally, the HR Generalist is expected to exemplify QuinStar’s Core Values: Accountability, Compassion, and Tenacity, ensuring their work contributes directly to team success and company growth.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in HR, business, or related field required.
Minimum of 3 years of HR experience.
Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Must be able to communicate effectively with a diverse group of people including employees, customers, external business partners, all levels of management, and colleagues.
Ability to have difficult conversations.
Excellent working knowledge of all HR functions.
Proactive and independent self-starter with the ability to effectively implement and align business goals and initiatives with HR processes and best practices.
Ability to adapt to changing priorities and to respond quickly in urgent situations.
Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to produce and interpret reports and clearly communicate data and concepts.
Thorough knowledge of all federal, state, and local employment-related laws and regulations.
Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary point of contact for employee relations matters, providing guidance to managers on performance, conflict resolution, and disciplinary actions
Conduct investigations and support fair, consistent resolution of workplace issues
Lead involuntary terminations with professionalism and compliance
Coach leaders on best practices in employee management and development
Ensure compliance with federal, state (California), and local employment laws
Maintain and update HR policies and procedures
Oversee leave of absence programs (FMLA, CFRA, disability, etc.)
Partner with legal counsel or external HR consultants on complex matters
Partner with leadership to identify hiring needs and workforce planning strategies
Oversee recruiting processes including job postings, screening, interviews, and offers
Support onboarding to ensure employee experience
Collaborate with leadership on compensation alignment and pay practices
Oversee benefits administration, including open enrollment and employee support
Ensure accuracy of benefit billing and vendor coordination
Maintain HRIS (Paylocity preferred), ensuring data accuracy and reporting
Track and analyze HR metrics such as turnover, headcount, and recruiting activity
Ensure proper documentation and confidentiality of employee records
Support performance management processes and leadership development
Coordinate and/or deliver training on HR-related topics
Lead employee engagement initiatives, surveys, and company events
Exemplify QuinStar’s Core Values: Accountability, Compassion, and Tenacity, in all tasks, ensuring that your work directly contributes to team success and company growth.