PAYROLL & HR ADMIN | CONSRUCTION

AppleOne Employment Services; Johnstown (CO); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services in Johnstown, CO seeks an experienced Payroll & HR Operations Specialist for a long‑term opportunity focused on construction payroll and HR administration. The role emphasizes accurate payroll processing, onboarding documentation, and maintaining employee records in internal systems, with a collaborative, hands‑on team environment and growth potential in a permanent position.

Ideal candidates bring 6–10 years of payroll experience, construction industry knowledge,

Qualifications

• Process construction payroll accurately and efficiently.
• Maintain employee payroll, HR, and personnel documentation in internal systems.
• Support onboarding, employee changes, and HR administrative processes.
• Research payroll discrepancies and ensure employee data integrity.

Responsibilities

• Process accurate and timely payroll for employees in a construction environment.
• Maintain, verify, and update employee payroll information in internal systems.
• Research and resolve payroll discrepancies while maintaining confidential employee information.
• Support HR administration, including onboarding documentation, employee record updates, and personnel file maintenance.
• Ensure employee changes related to compensation, position, status, and other updates are properly entered and documented.
• Partner with internal teams to maintain data accuracy and resolve payroll or employee information issues.

Skills

Payroll processing

HR administration

Data integrity

Confidentiality

Attention to detail

Tools

HRIS systems

Job description

Job Summary

A construction-focused organization in Johnstown, CO is seeking an experienced Payroll & HR Operations Specialist for a long-term career opportunity. This role is ideal for a payroll professional with hands-on construction industry experience who understands the unique workforce, employee documentation, and payroll needs of a construction environment.

This position is primarily focused on payroll, with additional HR operations and administrative support responsibilities. The right candidate will enjoy taking ownership of accurate employee data, payroll records, onboarding documentation, and internal system updates in a collaborative, hands‑on workplace.

This is a great opportunity for someone seeking stability, supportive leadership, positive teamwork, and a permanent role where accuracy, organization, confidentiality, and follow-through are highly valued.

Key Responsibilities

• Process accurate and timely payroll for employees in a construction environment.
• Maintain, verify, and update employee payroll information in internal systems.
• Research and resolve payroll discrepancies while maintaining confidential employee information.
• Support HR administration, including onboarding documentation, employee record updates, and personnel file maintenance.
• Ensure employee changes related to compensation, position, status, and other updates are properly entered and documented.
• Partner with internal teams to maintain data accuracy and resolve payroll or employee information issues.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary Range: $50,000 to $80,000 per year.
• Employment Type: Permanent opportunity, direct hire or temp-to-hire.
• Location: Johnstown, CO, right off Highway 34.
• Interview Process: One in‑person interview.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Process construction payroll accurately and efficiently.
• Maintain employee payroll, HR, and personnel documentation in internal systems.
• Support onboarding, employee changes, and HR administrative processes.
• Research payroll discrepancies and ensure employee data integrity.
• Construction industry experience is required.
• 6 to 10 years of relevant experience preferred based on role level.
• Proven payroll processing experience.
• Previous HR or HR administrative experience.
• Experience working with HR, payroll, or employee management systems.
• Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and documentation quality.
• Ability to handle confidential employee and payroll information professionally.
• Strong organizational, problem‑solving, and follow‑through skills.
• Ability to manage deadlines and changing priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Professional, dependable, team‑oriented approach.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting payroll for field‑based construction employees.
• Familiarity with employee lifecycle changes, including onboarding, compensation updates, position changes, and employment status changes.
• Experience maintaining accurate records across multiple HR or payroll systems.
• Strong understanding of construction payroll workflows and employee documentation requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

AppleOne participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations as required by law. Learn more about the E-Verify program: https://e-verify.uscis.gov/web/media/resourcesContents/E-Verify_Participation_Poster_ES.pdf

We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment‑qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.