Human Resources Coordinator

WCL Group; Bangor (ME); On-site; USD 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

WCL Group in Bangor, Maine is seeking an HR Coordinator II to support high-volume hiring, employee walk-ins, and communications in a fast-paced environment.

You will learn and improve HR workflows, assist recruitment, and help drive the transition to a self-service HR model across the site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2+ years of experience in HR coordination, operations, or recruiting roles.

Responsibilities

• Process improvements and systems: learn workflows and help streamline manual processes.
• Recruitment support: assist with interviews, requisitions, and job details.
• HR operations & self-service: support walk-in inquiries and guide transitions to self-service model.
• Communications & employee programs: coordinate site-wide HR activities like open enrollment, trainings.
• Administrative & data management: maintain employee records and ensure data integrity across HR systems.

Skills

HRIS (Workday)

Excel (Pivot tables)

VLOOKUPs

Automation tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field

Job description

The client you’ll be supporting is a Fortune 500 global leader in energy technology, focused on helping the world produce cleaner, more reliable power. Their teams design and improve the systems that keep homes, businesses, and communities running, from gas and wind turbines to the electrical grids that connect them. This is a chance to be part of a company that’s driving innovation, supporting sustainability, and shaping the future of energy.

LOCATION

Bangor, Maine 04401

COMPENSATION

$31-$38 per hour. Full benefits can be offered

SCHEDULE

Onsite. Monday-Friday. 8am-5pm EST (40 hours per week)

Coverage: Expected to support multiple operational shifts across the site.

CONTRACT TERM

6 months with high likelihood of extension or conversion to full time employee.

POSITION OVERVIEW – Human Resources (HR) Coordinator II

The Human Resources (HR) Coordinator supports the Bangor human resources department by partnering with existing team members to manage high-volume hiring, employee walk-ins, and communications. In this fast-paced environment, we are seeking a tech-savvy, adaptable, and self-directed professional who can quickly learn our systems, help streamline and automate manual processes, and support our ongoing shift toward an HR self-service model.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Process Improvement & Systems: Utilize technical strengths to quickly learn current workflows, identify bottlenecks, and help drive projects that move manual, multi-system processes into streamlined, unified systems.
• Recruitment Support: Partner with our existing onsite and virtual recruiting teams to support high-volume internal and external hiring needs (including coordinating interviews, job details, and requisitions).
• HR Operations & Self-Service Support: Assist employees with walk-in inquiries and guide both employees and managers through the transition to our self-service HR model.
• Communications & Employee Programs: Partner with the team to help coordinate and communicate site-wide HR activities, such as open enrollment, retirement sessions, trainings etc.
• Administrative & Data Management: Maintain accurate employee records, utilize advanced Excel for reporting, and ensure data integrity across HR platforms.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS

• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or a related field (or equivalent practical experience); 2+ years of experience in HR coordination, operations, or recruiting roles.
• Technical Skills & Savvy:
  • o Strong tech-savviness with hands‑on experience using an HRIS (Workday strongly preferred).
  • o Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, data manipulation).
  • o Ability to quickly adopt new software and automation tools.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• o Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• o A proactive mindset with the ability to take a task, run with it, figure things out autonomously
• o Collaborate effectively within an existing team.