Human Resource Specialist

Aston Carter • Bloomington, MN

6h • $30 - $33 • Onsite

About The Position

This short-term contract offers immediate, hands-on experience in a high-impact HR role while strengthening your payroll and benefits expertise. You’ll work closely with HR leadership, add a respected organization to your resume, and position yourself well for your next long-term opportunity.
About Our Client
Our client is a well-established leader in the chemical manufacturing and distribution industry, recognized for operational excellence, quality standards, and a strong employee-first culture. They are known for servant leadership, low turnover, and continuous improvement, offering a collaborative, open-door environment where HR plays a meaningful role in the business.
Position Overview
The Human Resources Specialist will support day-to-day HR operations with a focus on payroll, benefits administration, and onboarding/offboarding. This role partners closely with the HR Manager and serves as a primary point of contact for employee questions related to pay, benefits, and HR processes.
This is an immediate-need role covering an HR team member on leave and is ideal for a detail-oriented HR professional who enjoys process ownership, accuracy-driven work, and being a trusted support resource. This role supports approximately 110 employees across manufacturing/warehouse, administrative, and field-based sales/service teams. Comfort supporting a multi-site workforce is important.

Requirements

• 2+ years of HR experience with payroll and/or benefits exposure
• Demonstrated experience of biweekly payroll cycle
• Strong Excel skills (tracking, reconciliation, reporting)

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Paychex Flex
• Exposure to HSA and 401(k) administration
• Familiarity with FMLA processes and benefit billing

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end biweekly payroll processing
• Support benefits administration, including employee inquiries and vendor coordination
• Manage onboarding and offboarding processes and documentation
• Serve as a key HR contact for employee questions
• Maintain HR records, tracking logs, and reconciliations
• Assist with FMLA tracking, benefit billing, and compliance documentation

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