People Operations Specialist

People Operations Specialist — Be Employee #1 of Our People Team $60,000–$75,000/year · Exempt, salaried Most HR jobs hand you a playbook. This one hands you a blank page and a direct line to the people who run the company. ProTec is a low-voltage powerhouse — data and network cabling, fiber, access control, security, surveillance — and we're growing fast, from ~70 people to 100+ and climbing. We're hiring our first-ever People Operations Specialist, and whoever takes this seat won't be a cog in some HR machine. You'll be the machine. You'll build it, run it, and own it. We just launched Rippling as our HRIS and payroll platform, so you're not walking into a mountain of paper and spreadsheets — you're walking into modern tools and the freedom to automate the boring stuff and spend your energy where it counts: hiring great people and building a company folks are proud to work for. Reporting straight to executive leadership, you'll have a rare thing in this field: real ownership and real visibility. Your ideas don't wait in line. You pitch it, you build it, you ship it. What you'll own: Multi-state payroll through Rippling — sharp, on time, buttoned-up Certified/prevailing-wage payroll (WH-347) for our public projects — a small slice of the work, handled cleanly with Rippling and a supporting tool Full-cycle recruiting and onboarding that makes people glad they said yes Benefits (with our broker), PTO, and leave — handled The go-to seat employees trust when they've got a question or a problem Handbook, policies, records, and multi-state compliance — locked down The processes that let us scale — you're writing the playbook, not inheriting one What you bring: 3+ years in HR / People Operations, ideally as a do-everything generalist Real payroll chops (multi-state a big plus) A tech-forward, systems-loving brain — you like tools like Rippling, Gusto, Paylocity, or ADP, and you get a little thrill from automating manual work A working command of employment law and compliance Sharp judgment, tight discretion, and a genuine love of helping people Builder energy — you want to create, not just keep the lights on Bonus points: SHRM-CP or PHR · construction or field-workforce experience · certified payroll software (LCPtracker, Points North). Why ProTec Growing company. Founding role. Direct line to leadership. A job that gets bigger as we do. If you've been waiting for the chance to put your fingerprints all over something — this is it. Stop scrolling. This is the one. Apply today. #J-18808-Ljbffr