Human Resources Generalist

Trillium Staffing; California (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Trillium Professional in Valencia, CA seeks a Human Resources Generalist for a temp-to-hire role with some travel to Chatsworth. The HR Generalist will drive full lifecycle HR support from recruiting and onboarding to payroll, timekeeping, and offboarding in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.

You will partner with leadership and employees to ensure policy alignment, compliance, and a positive workplace culture while managing high-volume recruitment for hourly and salaried positions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR with 3–5 years' experience and ITAR compliance.
• Experience in manufacturing HR, recruiting, payroll, and employee relations.
• Knowledge of California labor and employment law is required.
• Strong communication, data analysis, and confidentiality skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage recruiting, screening, interviews, onboarding and new hire orientation.
• Provide HR guidance to employees and supervisors on policies and benefits.
• Support employee relations, investigations, performance management, and coaching.
• Maintain HRIS data for hires, changes, terminations, and payroll updates.
• Coordinate payroll support, timekeeping, leaves, and benefits administration.
• Ensure compliance with laws and prepare HR reports and metrics.
• Support multi-site HR needs and process improvements.

Skills

HR recruiting

HRIS systems

Payroll & timekeeping

California labor law

MS Office / Microsoft Suite

Employee relations

Data analysis / KPI tracking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources

ITAR compliance

Tools

ADP Workforce Now

HRIS systems

Job description

Trillium Professional is now seeking a Human Resources Generalist in Valencia, CA!

The position will be a temp-to-hire based on the workload. The candidatewill have some travel to sister site in Chatsworth, CA. Hours are 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM. Pay rate is $40-50/hr. DOE.

The Human Resources Generalist will serve as a key partner to leadership and employees, providing comprehensive HR support across the full employee lifecycle - from recruitment and onboarding to employee relations, performance management, payroll & timekeeping and offboarding. This role will have a heavy emphasis on recruiting top talent for both hourly and salaried positions within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The HR Generalist will ensure that HR practices align with company goals, values, and compliance standards while fostering a positive and productive workplace culture.

Key Responsibilities

• -Under general supervision, must be able to perform a variety of job duties including, but not limited to:
• -Manage recruiting, candidate screening, interviews, onboarding, and new hire orientation.
• -Serve as an HR resource to employees and supervisors regarding policies, procedures, benefits, employee relations, and workplace matters.
• -Support employee relations, including investigations, coaching, corrective actions, attendance issues, performance management, and documentation.
• -Maintain accurate employee records and HRIS data for new hires, terminations, transfers, promotions, compensation changes, and other personnel actions.
• -Support payroll and timekeeping processes, including timecards, attendance, sick time, and employee changes.
• -Administer and support benefits, leaves of absence, workers' compensation, accommodations, and return-to-work processes.
• -Coordinate employee training and support performance reviews, employee development, merit increases, and compensation processes.
• -Manage employee separations, including resignations, terminations, exit interviews, documentation, and offboarding.
• -Support compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and company policies, and prepare HR reports, audits, and workforce metrics.
• -Support employee engagement, retention, multi-site HR needs, process improvements, and other HR-related projects.
• -Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Skills

• -Must have excellent written and verbal skills.
• -Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business information.
• -Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• -Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers.
• -Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• -Ability to manage and solve problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized and complex situations.
• -Must have knowledge to apply complex use of databases/spreadsheets.
• -Ability to complete the planning of workflow and meetings, including managing and prioritizing workflow.
• -Must have solid analytical skills and solution-driven thinking. Able to use large amounts of data to make strategic decisions.
• -Ability to apply continuous improvement and lean principles to enhance efficiency and productivity.
• -Experience with KPI tracking, performance metrics, and data analysis to support operational improvements.
• -Experience in recruiting, employee relations, performance management, benefits, leaves, and payroll support.
• -Must have proven success managing high-volume recruitment in a fast-paced environment.
• -Proficiency with HRIS systems and reporting.
• -Must be proficient with Microsoft Suite.
• -Must have strong knowledge in California labor and employment law.
• -Experience with processing payroll, managing timekeeping systems, and reporting.
• -Must be able to properly document and maintain confidentiality with sensitive information.

Preferred Skills

• -Experience supporting a manufacturing or production environment.
• -Experience with HRIS ADP Workforce Now preferred.
• -Experience supporting multiple locations and diverse employee populations.
• -HR certification such as PHR, SHRM-CP, or equivalent preferred.

Education Requirements

• -Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, and three (3) to five (5) years of experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• -This position requires ITAR compliance.

Trillium has been recruiting and placing professionals for over 30 years. From Fortune 100 companies to small businesses, our philosophy remains the same: to achieve excellence by providing quality employees and an uncompromising level of service. We believe in honesty, integrity, and a simple philosophy of providing value to our customers and our employees. We strive to be unsurpassed in the recruitment and placement of quality and skilled professionals. Trillium is an Equal Opportunity Employer.