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Human Resources Generalist

Nortia Staffing - Human Resources, Accounting and Administrative Staffing
San Jose, CA Contractor
POSTED ON 10/6/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/4/2025

We have a larger non-profit in the San Jose area seeking a strong People Ops Generalist to start ASAP!


Candidate must have the following skills:

  • Paycom (or strong HRIS admin)
  • Benefits & California LOA admin
  • Payroll collaboration
  • Ability to be onsite in the San Jose office 3-days a week without issue (schedule onsite will be 8-5pm)
  • Open to temporary work


Pay is max at $40/hr


Duties and Responsibilities:


Core Responsibilities

  • Serve as the primary administrator for the HRIS system (Paycom), ensuring accuracy and troubleshooting issues for employees.
  • Support administering and maintaining benefits programs, including enrollment, open enrollment, and responding to employee inquiries.
  • Oversee the employee lifecycle processes, including onboarding, offboarding, and coordinating Day 1 orientation for new hires.
  • Develop and deliver reports to track key HR metrics and ensure compliance with government regulations, including EEOC reporting.
  • Ensure seamless integration between HRIS and payroll, collaborating closely with Finance to maintain accuracy.


Benefits & Leave Administration

  • Coordinate benefit enrollment for new and existing employees, including annual open enrollment.
  • Address employee inquiries regarding benefits and resolve any discrepancies with providers.
  • Support administering and monitoring leaves of absence, and unemployment insurance.


HR Compliance & Reporting

  • Work at the direction of the People Operations Manager to help ensure compliance with state and federal regulations, including providing reports to meet Feeding America’s and other audit requirements.
  • Support performance and compensation management processes, including implementing periodic changes and updates in the HRIS system.
  • Serve as the backup Designated Employer Representative (DER) for DOT compliance and screening requirements.


Employee Engagement & Lifecycle Management

  • Regularly update and maintain the HR intranet site, enabling employees and managers to use self-service tools effectively.
  • Collaborate with HR leadership to continuously improve processes such as onboarding, employee training, and performance management.
  • Post job ads on internal and external boards, supporting the development of an attractive recruitment website with marketing.
  • Guide managers through the hiring process, including sourcing and recruiting candidates when needed.


The ideal candidate will possess the following professional qualifications:

  • At least 4 years’ experience in HR or working knowledge of basic HR functions, including benefits administration, leaves of absence, HR systems, Talent Acquisition, HR metrics and employment law (particularly wage and hour)
  • Experience implementing HR policies and practices from a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion perspective strongly preferred
  • Experience administering workers compensation and leaves of absences and responding to unemployment claims
  • Experience administering or collaborating closely with payroll strongly desired
  • Knowledge of laws pertaining to leaves of absences, worker’s compensation processes, wage and hour and CA employer compliance
  • Detail oriented and highly organized
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to engage and collaborate effectively with employees at all levels.

Salary : $40

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