People Operations Specialist

About the role

The People Operations Specialist will oversee the HR functions for hourly and manufacturing employees, ensuring smooth onboarding, timekeeping, and employee support. They will also assist with immigration operations and maintain accurate records.

Responsibilities

• Run end to end onboarding for hourly new hires: Offer to start handoffs, background check tracking, new hire paperwork, orientation logistics, badges/equipment coordination, and day one readiness
• I-9/E-Verify completion, reverification, and recordkeeping, maintaining audit-ready files at all times
• Execute offboarding, including final pay coordination in line with California timing requirements, system deactivations, and exit documentation
• Administer daily timekeeping operations for our hourly workforce including timecard review and corrections, missed punch resolution, and payroll-ready approvals each cycle
• Maintain accurate, confidential employee records and personnel files across all employees
• Support scheduling and shift-change administration in partnership with manufacturing supervisors
• Coordinate day-to-day immigration operations in partnership with our outside immigration counsel including document collection, case tracking, and timely responses so filings stay on schedule
• Process HRIS transactions (new hires, changes, terminations) with a high bar for data accuracy
• Prepare employment verifications, notices, and required documentation
• Serve as the first point of contact for all HR questions across the company including benefits, pay, PTO, policies, onboarding, and everything in between
• Maintain and administer our People ticketing system: Keep queues organized, categories and routing rules current, tickets moving within defined SLAs, and nothing falling through the cracks

Requirements

• 2 – 4+ years of experience in People Operations, HR administration, or HR coordination, ideally supporting an hourly, manufacturing or other shift based workforce
• Hands-on experience with I-9/E-Verify administration and employee recordkeeping
• Working knowledge of timekeeping systems and California wage-and-hour basics
• HRIS experience with strong data-entry accuracy; Rippling experience is a plus
• Experience supporting or coordinating with staffing agency workers is a plus
• Organized, detail-oriented, and dependable with high-volume work
• A clear, friendly communicator who can support employees at every level, from the factory floor to the executive team

Pay

The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $110,000 - $140,000 annually. The pay offered for this position may vary based on several individual factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package may also include additional components/benefits depending on the specific role.