HR Generalist / Payroll Admin: non-exempt employees, manufacturing, Bilingual in Spanish

HR Generalist / Payroll Admin

This role is onsite in Sante Fe Springs, CA. Candidates that have worked at small companies where you were the only onsite HR/payroll person are preferred. Kore1, a nationwide provider of staffing and recruiting solutions, has an immediate opening for an HR Generalist / Payroll Admin: non-exempt employees, manufacturing, Bilingual in Spanish.

The Human Resources Generalist is responsible for all human resource activities for the company. This is a sole-contributor role reporting directly to the President & CEO. The HR Generalist owns the full HR function - from compliance and payroll to talent acquisition, benefits administration, employee engagement, and people analytics. This person does not manage a team; they serve as the strategic and operational HR partner to all of Morgan-Gallacher, Inc. dba Custom Chemical Formulators. The HR Generalist initiates and manages the relationship with outside counsel on employee relations and wage & hour compliance matters and operates with a high degree of autonomy within defined authority limits.

Core Responsibilities

Payroll & Compliance

• Owns end-to-end payroll processing using Paylocity, including timekeeping accuracy, overtime, and California meal and rest period compliance
• Maintains audit-ready HR documentation: personnel files, I-9s, arbitration agreements, onboarding and offboarding packets, and handbook acknowledgments
• Monitors and remediates California wage & hour compliance obligations; engages outside counsel as needed
• Manages workers compensation claims and required process documentation
• Ensures employment law posters, wage orders, and local ordinances (Los Angeles County) are current
• Trains team members on all compliance related items. i.e., wage and hour workplace violence and sexual harassment prevention

Benefits Administration

• Manages all employee benefits programs including medical (HealthNet & Kaiser), dental, vision reimbursement, life insurance, and 401(k) Safe Harbor plan
• Administers open enrollment independently using Navigator (new hires and terminations)
• Processes qualifying life event changes and ensure 401(k) eligibility tracking is current
• Benchmarks benefits package against market annually

Talent Acquisition & Onboarding

• Builds and manages a professional internal recruiting process including job postings, structured interview scorecards, and offer letters
• Coordinates hiring for all roles; manages process independently for general labor and collaborates with CEO for all other direct hires
• Designs and maintains a structured onboarding and offboarding process in Paylocity
• Manages behavioral assessment tool (currently Predictive Index) for candidate screening

Employee Engagement & Relations

• Develops and executes an intentional employee engagement program including recognition, milestones, pulse surveys, and feedback channels
• Supports role clarity initiatives and helps managers set clear expectations
• Serves as the primary confidential resource for employee concerns and relations issues
• Conducts workplace investigations in partnership with outside counsel; informs CEO as appropriate

Performance Management

• Owns the annual performance review process end-to-end
• Provides coaching support to managers on documentation, corrective action, and performance improvement plans
• Ensures all performance actions are documented, consistent, and CA-compliant

Contingent Workforce

• Manages onboarding, documentation, and compliance for temporary workers in partnership with staffing agencies
• Monitors joint employer risk exposure under California law
• Maintains compliant agency agreements and ensures temp workers receive appropriate wage & hour treatment

Systems & Analytics

• Configures and maintains Paylocity as the system of record for all people data
• Utilizes Paylocity compensation benchmarking tool to develop market-based pay range recommendations by role
• Leverages behavioral assessment data to inform hiring, team development, and coaching decisions
• Prepares monthly HR dashboard for CEO covering payroll accuracy, compliance status, open roles, and engagement metrics
• Strong communication, organization, and leadership skills