HR Generalist — Payroll, Benefits & People Ops

Yusen Logistics Group; Secaucus (NJ); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

401k match + Pension

FSA & Life Insurance

Tuition Assistance

Vacation

Job summary

NYK Group Americas Inc. in Secaucus, NJ, seeks a Human Resources Generalist to support day-to-day HR operations across the employee lifecycle, payroll, benefits, recruiting, reporting, and compliance.

The role assists the HR Manager and Director, maintaining accuracy, confidentiality, and responsiveness to employees and managers. The position emphasizes onboarding, pre-employment checks, I-9, and HRIS data integrity, with involvement in regional/global initiatives and occasional after-hours

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, industrial relations, psychology, business, or related field.
• Two to four years of HR experience.
• Knowledge of core HR processes: payroll, benefits, recruiting, leave, and performance management.
• Proficiency with Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel; ability to generate reports.

Responsibilities

• Support HR operations and employee lifecycle administration, including onboarding and I-9 completion.
• Prepare letters (promotion, salary adjustment, termination) and maintain HRIS transactions.
• Provide frontline HR policy guidance and respond to routine inquiries; escalate complex matters.

Skills

HR generalist

Onboarding

Payroll support

Benefits administration

Recruiting

HRIS

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

HRIS (UKG/UltiPro)

Microsoft Office

Job description

NYK Group Americas Inc. in Secaucus, NJ, seeks a Human Resources Generalist to support day-to-day HR operations across the employee lifecycle, payroll, benefits, recruiting, reporting, and compliance.

The role assists the HR Manager and Director, maintaining accuracy, confidentiality, and responsiveness to employees and managers. The position emphasizes onboarding, pre-employment checks, I-9, and HRIS data integrity, with involvement in regional/global initiatives and occasional after-hours