HR Operations & Onboarding Coordinator

Westlake Chemical Corporation; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Westlake Chemical Corporation is seeking an HR Associate to join the Corporate HR Business Partner team in Houston. You will support employees and managers through onboarding, HR administration, payroll and timekeeping, and offboarding, ensuring a polished, confidential experience at every touchpoint.

The role emphasizes accuracy, timeliness, and a service mindset, leveraging automation and AI tools to improve efficiency and reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 1-2 years of related experience, preferably in Human Resources.
• Working proficiency in Workday; SAP experience preferred.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written.
• Professionalism, discretion, and respect for confidentiality when handling sensitive information.
• Strong initiative, attention to detail, and accuracy.
• Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment.
• Preferred: Power BI for building reports and dashboards (e.g., recruiting, onboarding compliance, HR metrics).
• Preferred: Power Automate to automate workflows such as approvals, notifications, and onboarding checklists.
• Preferred: AI productivity tools, such as Microsoft Copilot, used with sound judgment on data privacy, and a willingness to learn new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate New Hire Onboarding and New Hire Orientations.
• Facilitate the Cleared to Hire process, including communication and coordination with managers and candidates.
• Maintain the onboarding tracker.
• Track new hire compliance with assigned training through completion.
• Provide oversight of I-9 documentation, reverification, and retention.
• Produce the Weekly Recruiting Report.
• Handle third-party reimbursements for job candidates.
• Prepare reports in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, including formatting, editing, and printing of text, data, and graphics.
• Complete Workday transactions to support organizational changes.
• Set up vendors in the system and code vendor invoices.
• As sist with monthly budget review summaries.
• Run Workday reports and build dashboards and automated reports where appropriate.
• Develop and maintain filing systems for easy retrieval.
• Communicate payroll updates to managers; timekeeper review of timesheets.
• Assist with offboarding and equipment return; revoke system access.
• Monitor HRBP mailbox and respond to emails.
• Distribute Service Recognition Certificates to managers.
• Coordinate scheduling of random drug testing.
• Identify opportunities to streamline manual processes with automation and AI tools.
• Assist with special projects and comply with policies.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Discretion

Judgment independence

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Workday

SAP

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Power BI

Power Automate

Microsoft Copilot

Job description

Westlake Chemical Corporation is seeking an HR Associate to join the Corporate HR Business Partner team in Houston. You will support employees and managers through onboarding, HR administration, payroll and timekeeping, and offboarding, ensuring a polished, confidential experience at every touchpoint.

The role emphasizes accuracy, timeliness, and a service mindset, leveraging automation and AI tools to improve efficiency and reporting.