Human Resources Manager

A-1 Little John Site Services•Denison, TX

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About The Position

The HR Manager leads day-to-day HR operations for A-1 Little John, ensuring HR systems, payroll, benefits, workforce administration, and employee and driver credentialing are accurate, compliant, and audit-ready. The role owns Paycor administration, company-wide payroll processing, benefits administration throughout the employee lifecycle, and systems for accurate time tracking and approvals. The HR Manager partners with department managers to promote consistent hiring, performance, and accountability practices, maintains employee and termination documentation, and coordinates termination processes across internal partners and integrated platforms. The position also owns workforce administration and workers’ compensation practices, and serves as the primary internal contact with partner services for background checks, drug and alcohol testing, and DOT-required documentation. It includes executive administrative support, but does not supervise employees. The HR Manager collaborates on employee development and training support systems and owns the systems, documentation, and processes managers use to hire, pay, evaluate, and separate employees consistently and compliantly. The role works cross-functionally with internal leaders and external partners to streamline HR systems, payroll, benefits, and credentialing.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
At least 5 years of progressive HR operations experience with significant hands-on responsibility for HRIS and benefits administration.
Demonstrated experience administering Paycor or similar HRIS/payroll platforms, including troubleshooting, audits, and end-user support.
Experience with benefits operations, including life events, carrier feeds, reconciliation, and vendor management.
Experience owning payroll processing and compliance, including deductions, reconciliations, and pay-impacting transactions.
Experience developing and enforcing timekeeping and approval processes with department managers.
Experience administering workers’ compensation programs, including claims coordination and compliance documentation.
Experience coordinating background checks, drug testing, and DOT-required screening with a third-party administrator such as partner services.
Exceptional attention to documentation, accuracy, and deadlines.
Exceptional communication, employee development, and culture-building communication skills.
Strong analytical skills to build and interpret HR dashboards and workforce metrics.
Ability to work effectively with leadership, department managers, IT, brokers, and partner services.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary owner of Paycor, maintaining data integrity, consistent processes, and effective system use.
Administer employee lifecycle transactions, including hires, job and compensation changes, and organizational updates, in alignment with policy and audit requirements.
Partner with HRIS IT on workflow configuration, eligibility rules, security roles, and system enhancements; coordinate testing and validation.
Manage system updates and releases, including impact assessments, user communications, job aids, and training for HR partners and managers.
Partner with department managers to ensure leaders consistently follow company hiring, employee performance, and accountability systems.
Maintain company documentation regarding employees, performance records, and terminations; coordinate termination processes end-to-end across internal partners and integrated platforms.
Collaborate to maximize Paycor ATS, HR, Talent Development, and LMS systems.
Own end-to-end benefits administration, including eligibility, enrollments and life events, carrier file feeds, billing and premium reconciliation, and employee issue resolution.
Manage benefits vendors and broker or consultant relationships; support renewals, plan changes, and service-level monitoring.
Ensure benefit deductions and pay-impacting issues are accurately reflected in payroll processing; manage the company’s insurance policy.
Own company-wide payroll processing and PTO administration; partner with managers to develop, train on, and enforce accurate time tracking, PTO, approval, and timecard practices.
Ensure payroll compliance with wage and hour requirements, deductions, garnishments, and audit standards; coordinate with payroll vendors and platforms.
Serve as the primary internal point of contact with partner services for background checks, drug and alcohol testing, including random testing, and DOT-required credentialing.
Monitor, communicate, and ensure real-time updates across Safety Training Partner, ISNetworld, and Veriforce; maintain complete, current, audit-ready driver and safety-sensitive employee files and certification documentation.
Manage fleet registration and regulatory compliance.
Own company workforce administration processes and daily practices, and administer workers’ compensation, including claims coordination, documentation, reporting, case management, return-to-work coordination, and the full cycle of the program.
Design and maintain HR dashboards and reports, including headcount, attrition, tenure, benefits participation, DOT and credentialing status, and other workforce metrics.
Evaluate and improve HR processes, documentation, and controls to increase efficiency, accuracy, and employee experience.
Develop and maintain HR operational procedures and support handbook and policy documentation as assigned.
Provide executive administrative support and collaborate on systems that support employee development and training.