People Operations Generalist - HR & Payroll (Onsite Boulder)

Centaurus Farms; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Centaurus Farms in Boulder, CO seeks a Generalist, Human Resources to run daily HR operations across Colorado, Kentucky, and the Corporate center. This onsite role acts as the face of HR to CO employees and maintains a presence on cultivation and production floors.

The position covers HR leadership, talent acquisition, payroll & HRIS administration, compensation & benefits, employee relations, compliance & safety, and talent development.

Responsibilities

• Executes daily HR operations across Colorado, Kentucky, and Corporate per the Director's direction.
• Flags workload and resource needs to the Director.
• Sources, screens, and interviews candidates for roles across Colorado, Kentucky, and Corporate.
• Coordinates offers, new-hire orientation, onboarding paperwork, background checks, and IT/asset provisioning.
• Tracks 30-60-90 day integration milestones and monitors early-stage success for new hires.
• Processes day-to-day offboarding: separation paperwork, asset recovery, and access revocation.
• Conducts exit interviews and reports turnover trends to the Director.
• Processes bi-weekly and semi-monthly payroll for Colorado and Kentucky.
• Audits and reconciles timesheets, overtime, and leave balances in the HRIS for Colorado and Kentucky.
• Administers day-to-day payroll deductions (benefits, 401(k), garnishments) for Colorado and Kentucky.
• Serves as the day-to-day HRIS administrator for Colorado and Kentucky.
• Advises hiring managers on offer ranges within Director-approved bands.
• Processes approved compensation changes in the HRIS.
• Runs open enrollment logistics across Colorado, Kentucky, and Corporate.
• Explains benefits to new hires, resolves day-to-day claims issues with carriers, and updates life-event changes and elections in the HRIS.
• Serves as the first point of contact for day-to-day employee concerns and documents routine matters.
• Escalates complex employee relations issues to the Director.
• Manages routine leave intake, tracking, and documentation across all entities.
• Executes day-to-day I-9 completion and policy enforcement in Colorado.
• Flags compliance issues and documentation gaps to the Director.
• Runs floor-level safety activity in Colorado, including toolbox talks, drills, and safety committee participation.
• Reports incidents and near-misses to the Director.
• Delivers new-hire orientation and on-the-job coaching.
• Coordinates training logistics across Colorado, Kentucky, and Corporate.
• Supports managers in executing performance review cycles and tracks completion.

Job description

Centaurus Farms in Boulder, CO seeks a Generalist, Human Resources to run daily HR operations across Colorado, Kentucky, and the Corporate center. This onsite role acts as the face of HR to CO employees and maintains a presence on cultivation and production floors.

The position covers HR leadership, talent acquisition, payroll & HRIS administration, compensation & benefits, employee relations, compliance & safety, and talent development.