Human Resources Manager

NW Recruiting Partners; Puyallup (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% paid healthcare

Dental and vision coverage

PTO and holidays

401(k) with company match

Job summary

NW Recruiting Partners is seeking an HR Manager to own day-to-day HR across multiple companies in the Pacific Northwest. This 100% in-office role follows a 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. schedule with some flexibility and close collaboration with leadership.

You will manage onboarding, policy updates, leave administration, performance cycles, benefits enrollment, and ADP reporting, while helping shape HR processes to support growth and operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive HR generalist or management experience.
• Experience supporting smaller companies (fewer than 200 employees).
• Ability to independently own HR responsibilities with limited training.
• Hands-on experience with onboarding, employee records, benefits, recruiting, and HR systems.
• Familiarity with FMLA and leave administration; ADP reporting is a plus.
• Strong organization, communication, discretion, and follow-through.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate onboarding, offboarding, and multistate hiring administration through ADP.
• Maintain the employee handbook, update policies, and coordinate employee training.
• Support employee leave administration and help employees and managers navigate leave questions.
• Track performance review timelines and ensure reviews are completed on time.
• Administer benefits enrollment for new hires, midyear changes, and annual open enrollment; answer employee questions.
• Reconcile monthly benefits invoices for accounting and support 401(k) administration.
• Coordinate recruiting for office hires and assist with driver job postings.
• Prepare HR metrics and ADP reports, improve system use, and help evaluate ADP and other HR tools.
• Recommend practical HR process improvements that support continued growth.
• Assist with building administration and general office management duties.

Skills

HR Generalist

People Management

Onboarding

ADP

HRIS

Tools

ADP

HRIS

Job description

Join an established Pacific Northwest company in food production, freight, and logistics since 1978. With three complementary businesses, the company offers variety, long-tenured employees, and a close-knit culture. As the team grows, this is an opportunity to shape HR practices, improve processes, and work directly with leadership that values your input.

As the HR Manager, you will take ownership of day-to-day HR across the companies while supporting general office and building administration. This full-time position is 100% in office, with a typical schedule of 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. and some flexibility in start and end times.

• Coordinate onboarding, offboarding, and multistate hiring administration through ADP.
• Maintain the employee handbook, update policies, and coordinate employee training.
• Support employee leave administration and help employees and managers navigate leave questions.
• Track performance review timelines and ensure reviews are completed on time.
• Administer benefits enrollment for new hires, midyear changes, and annual open enrollment; answer employee questions.
• Reconcile monthly benefits invoices for accounting and support 401(k) administration.
• Coordinate recruiting for office hires and assist with driver job postings.
• Prepare HR metrics and ADP reports, improve system use, and help evaluate ADP and other HR tools.
• Recommend practical HR process improvements that support continued growth.
• Assist with building administration and general office management duties.

HR Manager Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive HR generalist or management experience.
• Experience supporting smaller companies, ideally with fewer than 200 employees.
• Ability to independently own HR responsibilities and become productive with limited training.
• Hands-on experience with onboarding, employee records, benefits, recruiting, and HR systems.
• Knowledge of applicable employment requirements; familiarity with FMLA and leave administration is especially helpful.
• Experience with ADP reporting and multistate employee administration preferred.
• Strong organization, communication, discretion, and follow-through; willingness to help with office operations.

Benefits and Appreciation

• 100% paid healthcare for employees.
• Delta Dental and VSP vision coverage.
• Three weeks of PTO, prorated in the first year, plus seven paid holidays.
• 401(k) with a company match up to 3.5%.

Compensation: $110,000–$130,000 per year, DOE