People Operations & Recruiting Specialist

Trueline Talent; Kentucky; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

401(k) planning

Voluntary life insurance

Entrepreneurial culture

Direct access to ownership

Family-friendly atmosphere

Job summary

Trueline's client, a growing manufacturing company, seeks a People Operations & Recruiting Specialist to own recruiting, payroll, onboarding, and day-to-day employee support for a growing workforce. You’ll focus on hourly manufacturing roles, build pipelines, and partner with managers to meet workforce needs.

Ideal candidates have 2–3+ years HR experience, payroll processing, and proficiency with HRIS/ATS. Join a lean corporate team in a fast-paced environment with meaningful ownership.

Qualifications

• 2–3+ years of hands-on HR experience.
• Experience owning or substantially supporting full-cycle recruiting.
• Direct payroll processing experience.
• Comfort recruiting for hourly, production, or high-volume workforces.
• Working knowledge of HRIS, payroll, and ATS systems.
• Strong follow-through, attention to detail, and ability to juggle competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Own recruiting from initial hiring need through offer and onboarding, with a focus on hourly manufacturing talent.
• Build proactive candidate pipelines for positions that are difficult to fill.
• Partner with managers to understand workforce needs and develop practical recruiting strategies.
• Source, screen, interview, and move qualified candidates efficiently through the hiring process.
• Represent the company at job fairs, workforce programs, and community events.
• Process bi-weekly payroll accurately and on schedule.
• Maintain payroll information and ensure compliance with applicable requirements.
• Serve as a resource for employees with payroll questions and resolve discrepancies.
• Coordinate onboarding and new-hire orientation.
• Support benefits enrollment and changes.
• Pitch in wherever needed as part of a small, collaborative team.

Skills

HR experience

Full-cycle recruiting

Payroll processing

HRIS/Payroll/ATS

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Tools

HRIS

Payroll systems

Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)

Job description

Trueline's client, a rapidly growing manufacturing company with approximately $100M in revenue, is seeking a People Operations & Recruiting Specialist to join its lean corporate team. This is a hands-on opportunity for an HR professional who thrives in a fast-moving environment and wants meaningful ownership of recruiting, payroll, onboarding, and day-to-day employee support for a growing workforce.

What You'll Do as the People Operations & Recruiting Specialist:

• Own recruiting from initial hiring need through offer and onboarding, with a particular focus on hourly manufacturing and production talent
• Build proactive candidate pipelines for positions that are consistently difficult to fill
• Partner directly with managers to understand workforce needs and develop practical recruiting strategies
• Source, screen, interview, and help move qualified candidates efficiently through the hiring process
• Represent the company at job fairs, workforce development programs, community events, and other recruiting initiatives
• Process bi-weekly payroll accurately and on schedule
• Maintain payroll information and help ensure compliance with applicable employment and payroll requirements
• Serve as a resource for employees with payroll questions and work quickly to resolve discrepancies
• Coordinate onboarding and new-hire orientation
• Support benefits enrollment, employee changes, and benefits communication
• Pitch in wherever needed as part of a small, highly collaborative corporate team

Must-Haves as the People Operations & Recruiting Specialist:

• 2-3+ years of hands-on HR experience
• Experience owning or substantially supporting full-cycle recruiting
• Direct payroll processing experience
• Comfort recruiting for hourly, production, skilled labor, or similarly high-volume workforces
• Working knowledge of HRIS, payroll, and applicant tracking systems
• Strong follow-through, attention to detail, and ability to juggle competing priorities
• A proactive mindset and comfort operating in a company where things move quickly
• Ability to work effectively with everyone from frontline employees to ownership and senior leadership

Nice-to-Haves as the People Operations & Recruiting Specialist:

• Experience in manufacturing, construction, precast concrete, building products, or another industrial environment
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
• Experience developing new sourcing channels or recruiting partnerships rather than relying solely on inbound applicants
• Exposure to benefits administration, employee relations, compliance, or broader HR operations
• Experience working in a growing, entrepreneurial business with a lean corporate team

Our Client Offers:

• $60,000-$90,000 base salary, depending on experience
• Medical and dental insurance with meaningful employer contributions
• Voluntary life insurance
• 401(k) program planned for 2027
• A highly entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment where your work has visible impact
• A small, tight-knit salaried team with direct access to company ownership
• A family-friendly atmosphere within a growing organization
• The opportunity to take real ownership of HR and recruiting initiatives within a successful, expanding company

Trueline and its clients are unabashed equal-opportunity employers committed to a diverse workforce. We welcome smart and ambitious applicants and recruit, refer, hire, place, and promote without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law.