Location: Bangor, ME (Onsite)
Openings: 1
Job Type: Contract
Duration: 1 Year
Rate: $33-37/hour (W2 + benefits)
Hours: 40 hours/week
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.
Work Schedule:
- Days/Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Coverage: Expected to support multiple operational shifts across the site.
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.
Qualifications:
- 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: Strong tech‑savviness with hands‑on experience using an HRIS (Workday strongly preferred).
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, data manipulation).
- Ability to quickly adopt new software and automation tools.
- Core Competencies: Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills. A proactive mindset with the ability to take a task, run with it, figure things out autonomously, and collaborate effectively within an existing team.