HR Coordinator

HR Coordinator Location: Fairfield, NJ Pay: Up to $30/hour Schedule: Monday–Thursday onsite, Friday remote Employment Type: Temporary-to-Permanent Position Summary A growing organization in Fairfield, NJ is seeking a highly motivated, hands-on HR Coordinator to support day-to-day Human Resources operations. This is an excellent opportunity for an organized HR professional who takes ownership, follows through, and is comfortable working independently while knowing when to ask questions or escalate issues. The HR Coordinator will play a key role in HRIS administration, employee records, onboarding, benefits support, payroll-related employee setup, recruiting coordination, and general HR support. This is a temporary-to-permanent opportunity paying up to $30 per hour, with the potential to take on additional HR responsibilities as the organization continues to grow.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary day-to-day administrator of the Paylocity HRIS, maintaining accurate employee information, processing updates, maintaining records, and assisting with routine reporting.
• Enter and verify new-hire information, including employee pay details and payroll-related fields.
• Coordinate with payroll/finance to ensure employees are properly set up for payment.
• Coordinate new-hire onboarding, including documentation and employee setup.
• Process employee changes, including status changes, transfers, and separations.
• Maintain accurate and confidential employee and personnel records.
• Monitor the HR and benefits shared mailbox and respond to employee questions in a timely and professional manner.
• Assist employees with benefits enrollment, eligibility questions, and general benefits inquiries.
• Coordinate with benefits brokers, carriers, and internal contacts when needed.
• Complete employment verifications and other employee documentation.
• Review HRIS information and employee records for discrepancies and follow up on missing or inaccurate information.
• Support recruiting and hiring activities, including coordination with hiring managers and recruiting partners.
• Assist candidates throughout the pre-employment and onboarding process.
• Maintain HR forms, policies, procedures, and employee communications.
• Assist with HR reporting and special projects.
• Identify opportunities to improve HR processes and workflows.

Qualifications

• Associate degree required; bachelor’s degree preferred.
• 2–4 years of relevant professional experience.
• Previous experience as an HR Coordinator, HR Assistant, or similar Human Resources professional preferred.
• Strong organizational skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work with minimal supervision.
• Comfortable working with HR and business systems and handling confidential employee information.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• HRIS experience strongly preferred; Paylocity experience is a plus.
• Experience with onboarding, employee records, payroll-related data, and benefits administration preferred.
• Experience supporting full-time, part-time, and hourly employees is a plus.

Pay Details: $28.00 to $32.00 per hour

Search managed by: Ellen Slovikowsky

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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