Part-Time Human Resources Administrative Assistant

Timken; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Timken is seeking a Part-Time HR Administrative Assistant to support a wide range of human resources activities from onboarding to payroll questions. You will advocate for associates, maintain visibility across teams, and assist with recruitment, training, and open enrollment.

The role requires strong interpersonal skills, confidentiality, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills required.
• Maintain confidentiality and professionalism.
• Knowledge of HR areas including compensation, benefits, employment law, and training.
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to present to groups.
• Independent with ability to manage multiple projects from initiation to completion.
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills.

Responsibilities

• Follow safety rules and standard procedures.
• Assist with recruitment activities including phone screens and interviews.
• Assist onboarding: offers, I-9 verification, new hire forms, files, and badges.
• Prepare materials for new hire orientation.
• Answer payroll and benefits questions and interpret policies.
• Monitor timecards and report to staffing agencies weekly.
• Track data in spreadsheets (attendance, discipline, etc.).
• Participate in associate relations issues, investigations, and coaching.
• Provide guidance on medical leave (FMLA) and disability.
• Coordinate and assist with company events and open enrollment.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Confidentiality

Written communication

Verbal communication

Public speaking

Project management

Problem solving

Critical thinking

HR knowledge

Education

High school diploma

Job description

Part-Time Human Resources Administrative Assistant

Your Career Begins at Timken

If you're ready for a challenging career that provides you with the ability to advance personally and professionally, look to Timken. Our associates make the world more productive by improving the efficiency and reliability of the machinery that keeps industry in motion.

Job Title: HR Administrative Assistant

Overall Purpose: To promote positive associate relations by serving as an associate advocate, communicating frequently with associate groups through multiple channels, and maintaining a high amount of visibility with the associates across TRS-NA.

Essential Functions:

• Follow all safety rules and regulations.
• Ensure that standard procedures are followed in all aspects of work.
• Assist with recruitment activities such as scheduling and conducting phone screens, on-site interviews, and attending job fairs.
• Able to assist with all aspects of on-boarding such as preparing offer letters, processing new hire forms, assembling new associate files, verifying I-9 documentation, entering new hires into the system, and ordering badges.
• Prepare materials and conduct portions of new hire orientation.
• Answers or assists with payroll and benefits questions as well as policy interpretation.
• Monitors associate timecards and submits contingent time to staffing agencies on a weekly basis.
• Responsible for tracking various types of data on spreadsheets including attendance, disciplinary actions, etc.
• Participates in associate relations issues, workplace investigations, coaching, counseling, and disciplinary process under the guidance of the HR manager.
• Gives guidance to associates needing medical leave such as FMLA, or short and/or long-term disability.
• Conducts training for selected topics at NA Rail sites.
• Takes a leading role in the oversite of hourly cross-training programs.
• Assists with annual open enrollment.
• Helps plan and assists with company events including ordering lunches, booking conference rooms, and on-site vendor coordination.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to operate with a high amount of confidentiality and professionalism
• Knowledge of HR related areas including compensation, benefits, employment law, and training
• Candidates must have good written and verbal communication skills including the ability to present in front of large groups.
• Able to act independently and manage various projects from initiation to completion
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills

Physical Requirements:

• Frequent walking, sitting, twisting, bending, hand gripping, typing, data entry
• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds
• Vision must be normal (20/20). Correctional lenses are acceptable.

Environmental Conditions:

• Loud manufacturing environment, exposure to metals, machine lubricants, rust preventative, and other process chemicals, seasonal cold/heat.

Protective Clothing and Personal Devices:

• Safety glasses, safety gloves, safety shoes, hearing protection.

Timken is a global technology leader in engineered bearings and industrial motion. Our expanding portfolio of next‑generation solutions helps customers around the world improve efficiency, solve their toughest challenges, and push the boundaries of performance. We employ 19,000 people globally, operate from 45 countries, and posted $4.6 billion in sales in 2025.

We have been recognized as one of America's Most Responsible Companies 6x by Newsweek and one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® 15x by Ethisphere.

Why Choose Timken?

• Over a century of knowledge and innovation
• A culture of top performance
• Products that contribute to a sustainable world
• A conviction to improve communities around us
• Competitive salary and benefits

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