HR Operations Specialist I - Onboarding & Records

PowerLines; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Maryland Public Service Commission is seeking an HR Administrator I to support day-to-day HR operations, including recruitment, onboarding, leave and timekeeping, and personnel transactions. The role provides guidance to employees and managers and collaborates with HR leadership and the DBM to ensure timely, accurate HR actions.

The position emphasizes maintaining confidential records, HR data entry, and formulating responses to HR inquiries, with a 6-month probationary period.

Qualifications

• Eight years of HR experience including recruitment and employment services, classification and compensation, employee relations, test development/validation, job analysis/evaluation, and salary administration.
• Can substitute paraprofessional HR work for up to four years of the required experience.
• Bachelor's degree plus four years of HR experience may substitute the required experience.
• Thirty graduate credit hours in HR or related fields may substitute up to six years of required experience.
• U.S. Armed Forces HR service may substitute experience on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day HR operations and personnel administration.
• Coordinate recruitment, interviews, hiring, and onboarding.
• Maintain confidential personnel records and HR documentation.
• Assist employees and supervisors with HR policies, leave, and inquiries.
• Support employee relations, performance management, and corrective actions.
• Prepare HR reports, correspondence, and personnel documents.
• Assist with HR compliance, audits, and policy updates.
• Support employee training and engagement initiatives.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Recruitment and onboarding

Employee relations

HR data entry

Leave and timekeeping

HR policy knowledge

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

HRIS systems

Payroll/HR systems

Job description

Maryland Public Service Commission is seeking an HR Administrator I to support day-to-day HR operations, including recruitment, onboarding, leave and timekeeping, and personnel transactions. The role provides guidance to employees and managers and collaborates with HR leadership and the DBM to ensure timely, accurate HR actions.

The position emphasizes maintaining confidential records, HR data entry, and formulating responses to HR inquiries, with a 6-month probationary period.