Coordinator, People and Culture

Watkins Wellness; Cokato (MN); On-site; USD 59,314,000 - 92,982,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Company bonus

401k match

Education assistance

Job summary

Watkins Wellness, a Sauna360 company, is hiring a People & Culture Coordinator to join our team. You will support onboarding, payroll administration, and HR operations, helping create an engaging employee experience from day one.

You’ll partner with staff, managers, and the People & Culture team to maintain compliant processes, assist with payroll audits, benefits, and data management while fostering a positive workplace culture and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in HR or related field.
• HR fundamentals and interest in a People & Culture career.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Service-minded with a genuine desire to help employees and candidates.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint) and basic Excel.
• Professionalism, communication, and business etiquette.
• Discretion with confidential information and compliance mindset.
• Self-awareness and good judgment about seeking guidance when needed.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate onboarding activities and deliver a welcoming experience for new hires.
• Serve as a responsive resource for employees and managers with strong customer service.
• Support employee communications, recognition programs, and engagement activities.
• Maintain accurate employee records and HR system data with confidentiality.
• Assist with benefits administration, payroll audits, and payroll-related tasks.
• Process I-9s, background checks, and employment verifications; support HR audits.
• Identify process improvements to increase efficiency and support growth.

Skills

Onboarding coordination

Customer service

Employee engagement

Payroll support

HR operations

Compliance awareness

Organization & detail orientation

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field

Job description

We are hiring a People & Culture Coordinator to join our People & Culture Team (Sauna360)!

DISCOVER

We're looking for a People & Culture Coordinator who is passionate about helping others, providing exceptional service, and creating positive employee experiences every day. This role supports a wide range of People & Culture activities, from onboarding and recruiting coordination to payroll support, compliance administration, and employee services.

As one of the first points of contact for staff members and candidates, you'll help build a welcoming and professional experience throughout the employee lifecycle. You'll partner closely with employees, managers, and the People & Culture team to keep processes running smoothly while supporting a positive workplace culture.

This is a superb opportunity for someone early in their HR career who wants broad exposure across recruiting coordination, onboarding, payroll administration, HR operations, compliance, employee engagement, and continuous improvement initiatives. The role offers visibility, variety, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth.

If you're service-minded, diligent, and energized by helping people succeed, you'll play a meaningful role supporting employees. You will also help strengthen and scale our People & Culture processes.

YOUR RIPPLE EFFECTs

• Do you enjoy creating outstanding first impressions? Coordinate onboarding activities and help deliver a seamless, organized, and welcoming experience for new hires from day one.
• Do you thrive on helping people navigate questions and challenges? Serve as a responsive resource for employees and managers, providing superb customer service and day-to-day People & Culture support.
• Do you enjoy building culture and employee engagement? Support employee communications, recognition programs, engagement activities, and cultural events that strengthen connection across the organization.
• Are you highly organized and detail-oriented? Maintain employee records, personnel files, and HR system data while ensuring accuracy, confidentiality, and compliance.
• Do you have an eye for accuracy? Assist with benefits administration, payroll audits, employee data changes, attendance tracking, and payroll-related activities that support timely biweekly payroll processing.
• Are you comfortable balancing people, processes, and compliance requirements? Process I-9 documentation, coordinate background checks and employment verification activities, and support HR audits and policy administration.
• Do you like finding better ways to work? Identify opportunities to improve processes, increase efficiency, and contribute to broader People & Culture initiatives that support business growth and employee success.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Human Resources experience, HR internship experience, office management experience, or relevant coursework that provides a foundation in HR practices.
• Understanding of HR fundamentals and interest in building a career in Human Resources.
• Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Service-oriented mindset with a genuine desire to help employees and candidates succeed.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, including Outlook, calendaring, Word, PowerPoint, and basic Excel skills.
• Excellent communication, professionalism, and business etiquette.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and integrity.
• Compliance-focused mindset with a willingness to learn and grow.
• Self-awareness and good judgment regarding when to seek assistance or guidance.

What You’ll Get

At Sauna360, a Watkins Wellness company, we believe that everyone should ‘Feel good. Live well’. We offer employees the opportunity to join a dynamic, growing industry leader with an outstanding and well-deserved reputation for leadership and commitment to our employees, customers and community. Our employees are eligible to receive exceptional health and wellness benefits, paid time off, company bonus, profit sharing, 401k match, education assistance, and much more. We are proud of the people we are and the products we make — products that make a difference to the health and well-being of others.

We look for candidates that exhibit The Watkins Way (always Ethical, endeavors to be Transparent, embraces Inclusion, welcomes Diverse backgrounds and perspectives, Accommodating, believes in Work-Life Balance, puts Safety First, Accountable, values Relationships, Passionate, Team Player, and Goal Driven).

The employee must frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

Hiring Range: $20.70 - $32.45

Many factors affect actual compensation including but not limited to experience, education, skills, and geographic location

Company: Watkins Wellness

Shift 1 (United States of America)Full time

Watkins (the “Company”) is an equal opportunity employer and we strive to employ the most qualified individuals for every position. The Company makes employment decisions only based on merit. It is the Company’s policy to prohibit discrimination in any employment opportunity (including but not limited to recruitment, employment, promotion, salary increases, benefits, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment) based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, pregnancy, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical/mental disability, medical condition, marital/domestic partner status, military and veteran status, height, weight or any other such characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all people involved in the operations of the Company regardless of where the employee is located and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company. Watkins is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is an Internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees in the United States. Please click on the following links for more information. E-Verify Participation Poster: English & Spanish E-Verify Right to Work Poster: English & Spanish