HR Coordinator

Stewart & Stevenson; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Stewart & Stevenson is seeking an early-career HR Coordinator to support recruiting, onboarding, HR administration, benefits coordination, and compliance in a hands-on manufacturing environment in Houston. This role offers exposure to employee experience across office and production settings and a path toward HR Generalist, Talent Acquisition, and HR Operations roles.

You will learn and perform essential HR activities, including candidate experience, HRIS updates, and routine reporting, while

Qualifications

• High school diploma required; bachelor’s degree in HR or related field preferred.
• 0–3 years HR, recruiting, administrative, customer service, or business support experience preferred.
• Strong communication skills and a genuine interest in helping employees and candidates have a positive experience.
• Strong attention to detail, follow-through, organization, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Professional judgment, confidentiality, reliability, and a willingness to learn.
• Comfort working in Microsoft Office tools, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams.
• Interest in growing within Human Resources, recruiting, employee experience, or HR operations.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate interviews, onboarding steps, first-day activities, and required employment documentation to create a high-touch candidate and new-hire experience.
• Assist recruiting activities: drafting requisitions, posting jobs, screening applicants, scheduling interviews, preparing offer letters, and maintaining applicant tracking records.
• Support HR questions, policy guidance, employee records, HRIS updates, and routine reporting.
• Coordinate background checks, drug screenings, and employment verification.
• Assist benefits, leave administration, open enrollment activities, and employee communications.
• Participate in job fairs, career events, and HR audits; support compliance initiatives.
• Build confidentiality-minded relationships with employees across office, shop, warehouse, and production environments.

Skills

Strong communication

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Confidentiality

Reliability

Willingness to learn

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams)

Job description

Overview

Start Your HR Career Where People, Operations, and Growth Come Together. Stewart & Stevenson is looking for an early-career HR professional who is organized, dependable, people-focused, and ready to learn the full employee lifecycle in a hands-on manufacturing environment. As an HR Coordinator, you will support recruiting, onboarding, HR administration, employee experience, benefits coordination, and compliance activities that help employees feel informed, welcomed, and supported from day one.

This is a strong opportunity for someone who wants to build a career in Human Resources, talent acquisition, employee experience, or HR operations while gaining exposure to both office and production environments.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Do

• Help create a high-touch candidate and new-hire experience by coordinating interviews, onboarding steps, first-day activities, and required employment documentation.
• Support recruiting activities, including drafting requisitions, posting jobs, screening applicants, scheduling interviews, preparing offer letters, and maintaining applicant tracking records.
• Assist employees and managers with HR questions, policy guidance, employee records, personnel file maintenance, HRIS updates, and routine reporting.
• Coordinate pre-employment requirements such as background checks, drug screenings, and employment verification.
• Support benefits, leave administration, open enrollment activities, and employee communication efforts.
• Participate in job fairs, career events, employee engagement activities, HR audits, and compliance initiatives.
• Build relationships with employees across office, shop, warehouse, and production environments while maintaining confidentiality and professionalism.

Why This Role Is a Great Fit

• Broad HR exposure: Learn recruiting, onboarding, HR administration, benefits, leave coordination, employee relations support, and compliance fundamentals.
• Hands-on learning: Work directly with employees, candidates, supervisors, and managers in a real operating environment.
• Visible impact: Help people start strong, stay informed, and feel supported throughout key moments in the employee lifecycle.
• Career foundation: Build practical HR skills that can support future growth into HR Generalist, Talent Acquisition, Employee Experience, or HR Operations roles.

Qualifications

What We’re Looking For

• High school diploma required; bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• 0–3 years of HR, recruiting, administrative, customer service, or business support experience preferred.
• Strong communication skills and a genuine interest in helping employees and candidates have a positive experience.
• Strong attention to detail, follow-through, organization, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Professional judgment, confidentiality, reliability, and a willingness to learn.
• Comfort working in Microsoft Office tools, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams.
• Interest in growing within Human Resources, recruiting, employee experience, or HR operations.

Work Environment

This role operates in both a professional office setting and a manufacturing environment. The HR Coordinator will regularly interact with production employees, supervisors, managers, applicants, and visitors and may spend time in operational areas to support recruiting, onboarding, employee relations, training, and workforce activities.

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