HR Assistant

Energy Innovation Corp; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 41,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Ford in Akron, OH is seeking a junior HR Assistant where your recommendations influence how resources are allocated and how the team works.

This role offers a $41,000 - $60,000 base salary, a structured growth plan, mentorship from caring colleagues, and clear opportunities to level up within Workforce Analytics.

You'll synthesize inputs into strategy briefs, help craft actionable HR processes, and partner with teams to pilot improvements that scale.

Qualifications

• Solid attention to detail with ability to partner HR processes.
• Akron familiarity or quick adaptability to establish roots.
• 1+ years operating in an HR Assistant role or similar.
• Curiosity to ask clarifying questions before decisions.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize qualitative and quantitative inputs into clear strategy briefs.
• Turn a recurring exception into a self-handling rule in systems.
• Run the comparison that ends the build-versus-partner debate for good.
• Spot bottlenecks and unclog process inefficiencies.
• Own the math behind HR promises made to customers.
• Time the Akron launch against staffing capabilities.
• Apply Succession Planning to model scenarios for key decisions.

Skills

Attention to Detail

HR Partnering

Akron familiarity

HR Assistant experience

Curiosity

Job description

Step into a HR Assistant role at Ford where your recommendations directly influence how the business allocates resources. This junior role pairs a $41,000 - $60,000 salary with hands-on ownership, a collaborative team, and clear opportunities to level up.

Key Responsibilities

• Synthesize qualitative and quantitative inputs into clear strategy briefs
• Turn a recurring exception into a rule the system handles itself
• Run the comparison that ends the build-versus-partner debate for good
• Spot the bottleneck nobody mentions in the standup and unclog it
• Own the math behind every HR Assistant promise made to a customer
• Time the Akron launch against what Ford can realistically staff
• Apply Succession Planning expertise to model scenarios and inform key decisions

What You'll Bring

• Solid Attention to Detail grounding, plus HR Business Partnering you can pick up on the fly
• An Akron grounding, or the adaptability to plant roots quickly
• Roughly 1+ years operating in a similar HR Assistant position
• The instinct to ask "what would change your mind?" before debating

We're Ford — a design-led Akron, OH outfit that treats Workforce Analytics less like a feature and more like a craft. Accountability here is shared, so wins belong to the team and setbacks become lessons.

A $41,000 - $60,000 base, a growth plan with teeth, mentorship from people who care, and flexibility baked in, that is what Ford puts forward.

Updated within the day, the HR Assistant position keeps welcoming resumes.

We welcome applications from driven professionals ready to make an impact.