HR Coordinator – Garden Grove, CA | On-site

Pay: $17.00 – $25.00/hr (commensurate with education and experience)
Schedule: Monday – Friday | 1st Shift
Job Type: Full-Time, Contract

About the Job
Working closely with Human Resources management, the HR Coordinator will support essential clerical transactions, employee inquiries, and core HR operations. This role heavily supports the talent lifecycle—from recruiting coordination and onboarding to records maintenance and compliance—serving as an integral point of contact for associates and department leaders.

Duties/Responsibilities
• Heavily support the talent acquisition lifecycle by reviewing resumes, scheduling candidate interviews, coordinating background/drug screenings, and guiding new hires through onboarding.
• Enter and manage associate data and lifecycle changes across HR systems (HireRight, Equifax, Kronos, PeopleSoft).
• Maintain hard-copy and electronic employee personnel files, ensuring strict compliance and record-retention standards.
• Verify I-9 documentation, audit forms, and support state/federal HR compliance reporting.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for associate inquiries, providing exceptional customer service and routing questions appropriately.
• Coordinate with the payroll department to ensure accurate processing of new hires, status changes, and terminations.
• Draft and maintain department calendars, organizational charts, and employee directories.
• Assist HR management with employee relations investigations, survey distributions, and team-building events.

Required Qualifications
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum 1 year of administrative or office experience.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Proven ability to handle sensitive and confidential personal information with discretion and professionalism.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills with a customer-centric mindset.
• High attention to detail with strong organizational and multi-tasking abilities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Experience/Certifications
• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field (or some completed college coursework).
• Experience using HRIS/payroll tools such as ADP Vantage, Kronos, or PeopleSoft.
• Familiarity with onboarding verification platforms such as HireRight or Equifax.

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