Human Resources Technician

Johnston County; Smithfield (NC); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnston County's Human Resources Department is seeking a detail-oriented HR Technician to provide essential administrative and front-desk support. This on-site role supports daily operations, answers questions from employees and applicants, and handles record-keeping and HRIS updates.

You will participate in onboarding, orientation, payroll changes, and reports, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality while maintaining regular in-person attendance to support department functions and public

Qualifications

• Associate degree in accounting, business, or a technical field required.
• Experience in human resources, payroll or fiscal office environment.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information.

Responsibilities

• Serve as front-desk receptionist and answer questions from employees and applicants.
• Audit and organize personnel records and scanning.
• Enter payroll and benefits status changes and coordinate with Finance.
• Prepare personnel action forms and HRIS data entry.
• Assist with new hire orientation and onboarding.
• Prepare training materials and assist in meetings.
• Process department expenses and coordinate with vendors.
• Support recruitment, benefits, training and safety as needed.
• Prepare security badges.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Customer-focused

Front-desk receptionist

HRIS data entry

Payroll changes processing

Record auditing

Office administration

Education

Associate degree in accounting

Associate degree in business

Related technical field

Tools

HRIS systems

Payroll systems

Job description

The Human Resources Department is seeking a detail-oriented and customer-focused Human Resources Technician to provide essential administrative and front-desk support.

An employee in this class provides a variety of administrative support tasks for the department. Work includes serving as front-desk receptionist, answering employee and applicant questions, auditing scanned records, processing payroll changes and departmental expenses, and assisting with new hire orientation and reporting. Work involves extensive contact with employees and applicants to provide assistance and requires knowledge of assigned areas of personnel administration with a high degree of accuracy. Employees must exercise sound judgment, tact, and initiative in all contacts. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Human Resources Deputy Director and is evaluated through conferences, observations, reports, and feedback. This is an on-site position and is not eligible for remote or hybrid work arrangements. Regular in-person attendance is required to support daily office operations and provide front-desk assistance to employees and the public.

• Serves as initial contact for the department; interacts with the public in person, via email and by telephone and provides appropriate information.
• Gathers, organizes, and reviews personnel information to prepare reports and documents used in administrative decision-making.
• Prepares and responds to employment verification requests.
• Prepares personnel action forms (PAFs) and employee memos for status changes; enters information into the HRIS, prints, and distributes forms.
• Enters payroll and benefits status changes in appropriate databases, coordinates transactions with Finance.
• Maintains county employee personnel files; responsible for filing, auditing and scanning employee personnel, medical and workers’ compensation files.
• Processes incoming and outgoing mail and faxes.
• Responds to requests from the public for information; assists applicants in completing applications and clarifies job qualifications and the selection process.
• Assists departments in complying with policies and procedures.
• Assists employees with benefit questions, claim concerns, beneficiary changes, and status updates.
• Prepares security badges.
• Prepares training materials (handouts / presentations) and assists in planning and set-up of employee meetings and training.
• Orders supplies, oversees office machine maintenance, and coordinates with service vendors.
• Processes departmental expenses, including invoices, purchase orders, and payment requests; ensures accuracy and coordinates with Finance as needed.
• Provides backup support in HR functions areas such as recruitment, benefits, training and safety.
• Coordinates onboarding of new employees. To include new hire paperwork and preparation of orientation packets, etc.
• Assist with special projects as needed.

• Considerable knowledge of County and departmental policies, regulations, and procedures, and the ability to exercise sound judgment in their application.
• Ability to communicate professionally, both orally and in writing with the public.
• Ability to resolve problems and be resourceful in gathering and providing information.
• Ability to prepare and maintain accurate records.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Ability to verify payroll documents and forms for accuracy and completeness.
• Ability to make arithmetic computations accurately and efficiently.
• Ability to plan and coordinate work to meet deadlines.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, departments, and the public.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to physically perform the life operational support functions of stooping, reaching, walking, fingering, talking, hearing, and repetitive motions.
• Must be able to perform sedentary work exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.
• Must possess the visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures, operate a computer terminal, and do extensive reading.

Graduation from a community college with an associate degree in accounting, business, or technical field, and experience in human resources, payroll or fiscal office environment; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.