HR Specialist

Aston Carter • Union, NJ

22h • $25 - $30 • Hybrid

About The Position

Under moderate supervision, the HR Specialist will provide essential administrative support within the HR department, focusing on onboarding, off-boarding, and new hire orientation. The role involves processing various employment-related paperwork, maintaining personnel files, and handling confidential employee and payroll information. Additionally, the HR Specialist will generate reports from the HRIS database, offer customer service, and serve as a point of contact for employee inquiries regarding HR policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Human Resources
• Employee Relations
• Exit Interviews
• HR Administration
• Workday
• Onboarding
• Data Entry
• Strong Excel and reporting capabilities
• Ability to generate queries and ad-hoc reports

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to HR functions such as onboarding, off-boarding, and new hire orientation
• Process employee status changes, database updates, pay changes, and other confidential employee data
• Organize, maintain, and update personnel files and ensure electronic file keeping
• Handle confidential employee and payroll information with the utmost confidentiality
• Prepare standard reports and fulfill special information requests using strong Excel and reporting skills
• Generate and develop standard reports from HRIS database while ensuring confidentiality
• Provide customer service and respond to routine HR policy and procedure inquiries
• Counsel employees to resolve HR or payroll data issues as needed
• Manage unemployment insurance notifications
• Maintain knowledge of HR policies, procedures, and regulations and provide guidance
• Assist with new hire orientation, terminations, and related documentation
• Conduct exit interviews, prepare monthly exit reports, and review findings with leadership
• Support immigration processes for new hires and international employee transfers
• Conduct periodic I-9 audits to ensure compliance and valid work authorization
• Assist with HR projects as assigned by HR management
• Ensure confidentiality and security of records and information
• Perform additional duties as required

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed