Human Resources Generalist

LHH; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

401K plan

EAP program

Commuter benefits

Job summary

LHH Recruitment Solutions is seeking a Human Resource Representative to support our manufacturing client in Irvine, CA. This on-site role emphasizes hands-on HR administration, payroll, and employee relations across a large hourly workforce.

You will collaborate with HR leadership to drive culture, compliance, and strategic HR initiatives while engaging with production and operations leaders in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field.
• Minimum of 3 years of HR experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum of 1 year of payroll experience.
• Knowledge of payroll processes, timekeeping, wage/hour regulations, payroll records.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the business to support HR processes across the employee lifecycle, including recruitment, payroll, employee relations, compensation, and training.
• Ensure compliance with company processes, data protection, and HR systems.
• Support HR analytics and reporting with the HR Director and HR Supervisor.
• Analyze employment trends and develop action plans.
• Act as primary contact for employee issues and provide career guidance.
• Maintain HR dashboards and bi-weekly payroll processing support.

Skills

Hourly workforce experience

California payroll laws

Payroll basics

Employee relations

Disciplinary actions

Problem solving

Manufacturing industry

Safety awareness

Aerospace exposure not required

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Tools

SuccessFactors

LinkedIn Recruiter

Talent LMS

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

LHH Recruitment Solutions is seeking a Human Resource Representative to supportour manufacturing client at their Irvine, CA location.

Job Description:

This is an on-site role, requiring the HR professional to engage and execute on needs both large and small - tactical and strategic. This is an excellent role for someone looking to develop their HR competencies in a role where an HR professional can grow and thrive. With the support of the HR Supervisor and HR Director, the HR Generalist will regularly collaborate with the leadership of the business across all functions, interact with and influence multiple levels of the organization, provide coaching, counseling and drive a successful culture for the business. The HR Generalist will facilitate the best decisions for both the business and the employees in an environment of rapid change and growth.

Key Skills:

• Candidate who has worked with a large hourly population before (preferably in maintenance environment)
• Familiar with HR laws (especially in California)
• Be able to learn payroll (attention to detail, good with numbers, eager to learn)
• Able to handle employee-relations complaints, write-ups, investigations, performance management for hourly employees
• Able to find the best answer without much help - problem-solver/resourceful
• Contract role with potential to become permanent employee
• Any company that does a high volume of work within a smaller
• Not necessary to have been in Aerospace industry but needs manufacturing industry experience
• Safety risk aware, has worked in environments with heavy machinery before
• comfortable performing disciplinary write-ups/investigations
• 3-5yrs of experience in Human Resources
• 7:30am is latest start time for person (6:30 am to 3:30 pm ideal)
• 80-100k for annualized salary if converted to FTE

How You Will Do It:

Partner with the business to support all processes with the employee lifecycle while ensuring appropriate application of HR policies and procedures including fulfilling general HR Administration activities (including recruitment, leave administration, payroll, employee relations, compensation, performance, talent development, employee engagement, diversity, and training)

Provide accurate and timely responses to management requests, be the steward of compliance with Company processes, data protection requirements, and maintain HR systems and records.

Support Strategic HR initiatives and HR Analytics for the business unit in conjunction with the HR Director and HR Supervisor.

Provide support with analyzing employment trends in the location(s)/business units reporting results and developing/monitoring action plans.

Primary point of contact for general employee issues, collaboration, coaching, concerns, or information. Mentor and provide guidance to employees related to career development.

Maintain HR dashboard/tracker on a weekly/monthly basis.

Support and process bi-weekly payroll activities, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely resolution of payroll-related inquiries and discrepancies.

Additional responsibilities as required, and commensurate with the role.

What We Look For:

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.

Minimum of 3 years of Human Resources experience in a manufacturing environment required.

Minimum of 1 year of payroll experience required.

Working knowledge of payroll processes, timekeeping systems, wage and hour regulations, and payroll record maintenance.

Demonstrated experience supporting a large hourly workforce, including employee relations, attendance management, performance management, coaching, and corrective action processes.

Proven ability to partner effectively with production and operations leaders in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, including data analysis, dashboard creation, reporting, metric tracking, and executive-level presentations.

Knowledge and understanding of California employment laws and regulations.

Experience with HR systems and tools such as SuccessFactors, LinkedIn Recruiter, and Talent LMS is preferred.

Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and operational efficiency.

Ability to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs for accuracy, relevance, compliance, and business applicability.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits, and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs.