HR Operations & Talent Partner — Recruiting & Training

Mcwaneinc; Phillipsburg (NJ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

McWane is seeking an HR Operations & Talent Coordinator in New Jersey to support full-cycle recruitment, HR operations, payroll, and HRIS coordination. You will help maintain workforce data integrity and assist in learning and development programs, contributing to engagement and culture.

In this role, you will partner with managers to streamline HR processes, generate metrics, ensure compliance, and support training initiatives across the organization. This is a non-exempt, full-time position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, or related field.
• 3–5+ years of progressive HR experience.
• Experience in recruiting, HRIS administration, payroll coordination, and employee development.
• Strong analytical skills with HR metrics reporting.
• Proficiency with HRIS, payroll, ATS, and LMS.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for operations and support functions.
• Partner with hiring managers to identify staffing needs and develop recruitment strategies.
• Coordinate candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing, and onboarding activities.
• Maintain applicant tracking data and recruitment metrics.
• Support workforce planning efforts and provide regular staffing updates to leadership.
• Partner with Payroll and operational leadership to identify, investigate, and resolve payroll and timekeeping discrepancies.
• Review employee data transactions for accuracy, including hires, transfers, promotions, status changes, and terminations.
• Maintain HRIS records and ensure data integrity across HR systems & WFM.
• Generate and analyze workforce metrics and reports related to staffing, turnover, attendance, training, and other key HR indicators.
• Support compliance with company policies, payroll practices, and applicable employment regulations.
• Administer HR-related learning and development programs through the Learning Management System (LMS/LDS).
• Assign required training and monitor completion status across the organization.
• Maintain training records and documentation for compliance and audit purposes.
• Generate training completion and compliance reports for management.
• Coordinate logistics and communication for HR-related training initiatives.
• Partner with managers to address employee performance, conduct, and policy violations in accordance with company policies and employment laws.
• Draft, review, and maintain disciplinary documentation, including verbal counseling records, written warnings, final warnings, and other corrective action letters.
• Provide guidance to leaders on progressive discipline processes, ensuring consistency, fairness, and regulatory compliance.
• Participate in employee investigations and assist in the preparation of disciplinary recommendations and supporting documentation.
• Maintain confidential employee relations records and ensure proper filing and retention of disciplinary documents.
• Support the development and execution of employee engagement and culture initiatives.
• Facilitate Culture Coaching programs and activities that promote company values and positive employee experience.
• Coordinate recognition programs, employee events, and culture-building activities.
• Partner with leaders to promote employee engagement and organizational effectiveness.
• Develop and maintain HR dashboards and key performance indicators.
• Analyze trends related to recruiting, turnover, training compliance, attendance, and workforce data.
• Provide actionable insights and recommendations to HR and operational leadership.
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc reports to support business decision-making.

Skills

HR experience

Payroll coordination

HRIS administration

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Tools

HRIS

Payroll systems

ATS

LMS

Job description

McWane is seeking an HR Operations & Talent Coordinator in New Jersey to support full-cycle recruitment, HR operations, payroll, and HRIS coordination. You will help maintain workforce data integrity and assist in learning and development programs, contributing to engagement and culture.

In this role, you will partner with managers to streamline HR processes, generate metrics, ensure compliance, and support training initiatives across the organization. This is a non-exempt, full-time position.