Human Resources Administrator

Job Summary

We are seeking a Human Resources Administrator for a contract/temporary opportunity in Newark, CA, supporting a manufacturing environment. This role is ideal for an experienced HR professional who enjoys variety, employee interaction, compliance-focused work, and partnering with leaders to support a positive workplace culture.

The Human Resources Administrator will play a key role in recruiting, onboarding, benefits administration, employee relations, HR compliance, and day-to-day HR operations. This position offers the opportunity to contribute to a collaborative team environment, support employees across the organization, and help strengthen HR processes that promote consistency, accountability, and employee engagement.

Key Responsibilities

- Manage employee lifecycle activities, including recruiting coordination, onboarding, retention support, offboarding, and exit interviews.
- Partner with hiring managers to support recruiting efforts, prepare offer letters, conduct orientations, and ensure onboarding documentation is complete.
- Administer employee benefits, including enrollments, changes, COBRA coordination, and employee benefits communication.
- Maintain HR records, employee files, job descriptions, salary structures, and other confidential HR documentation.
- Track leaves of absence, workers' compensation claims, safety programs, ergonomic processes, and injury reporting.
- Advise managers and employees on HR policies, employee relations, performance management, compliance, and workplace issue resolution.

Compensation and Benefits

- Compensation: $30.00 to $35.00 per year.
- Job type: Contract/Temporary.
- Location: Newark, CA.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

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We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Additional Skills

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Support full-cycle HR administration, including recruiting, onboarding, employee relations, benefits, and offboarding.
- Maintain accurate HR records, employee files, compliance documentation, and HR process tracking.
- Administer employee benefits, leaves of absence, workers' compensation, and related HR programs.
- Partner with managers on workplace policies, performance management, employee communication, and conflict resolution.

- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Minimum of 2 years of Human Resources experience.
- Strong knowledge of California employment laws, federal employment regulations, wage and hour requirements, and HR best practices.
- Experience with recruiting, employee relations, benefits administration, HR documentation, and employee lifecycle support.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and time management abilities.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive employee information with professionalism.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong interpersonal skills, sound judgment, attention to detail, and a collaborative work style.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with ADP Workforce Now.
- Bilingual skills.
- Experience supporting performance management programs.
- Experience coordinating employee development or training initiatives.