HR Coordinator

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Title: HR Coordinator

Company: Global Power Components – www.globalpowercomponents.com

Location: Milwaukee, WI (onsite 5-days/week)

Hire Type: Direct Hire

Position Summary

The HR Coordinator is the operational backbone of the HR team, responsible for the accurate, timely, and compliant processing of employee documentation across the employee lifecycle — from onboarding through termination. This role combines hands-on administrative execution with front-line employee support, serving as a Tier 1 resource for routine questions while enabling HR Business Partners and Specialists to focus on higher-level case work. Reporting to the HR Manager, the HR Coordinator must be comfortable managing sensitive information, juggling competing deadlines, and maintaining a high level of accuracy in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Documentation & Compliance

• Prepare disciplinary forms and supporting documentation in line with company policy and formatting standards

• Process new hire paperwork, including offer acknowledgments, new hire packets, and required compliance forms

• Complete and verify Form I-9 documentation for all new hires, ensuring compliance with federal requirements and deadlines

• Process employee status changes (transfers, promotions, pay changes, leaves) and terminations, ensuring documentation is complete and properly routed

• Maintain accurate, audit-ready employee files, both physical and digital, in accordance with recordkeeping and retention requirements

• HR Systems & Data Integrity

• Enter and update employee data in Workday, including new hires, status changes, and terminations

• Perform regular audits of HR system data to catch and correct discrepancies before they affect payroll or reporting

• Generate standard reports from Workday as requested by HR Manager, HRBPs, or Payroll

• Onboarding & Employee Lifecycle Support

• Coordinate onboarding logistics for new hires, including scheduling, paperwork completion, and first-day/first-week readiness

• Serve as a point of contact for new hires navigating early administrative questions

• Support offboarding logistics for terminations, ensuring documentation and system updates are completed on schedule

• Meetings, Training & Events

• Coordinate scheduling, logistics, and materials for HR meetings, training sessions, and site-level HR events

• Track attendance and completion records for required training as needed

• Employee Support

• Serve as the first point of contact for routine (Tier 1) employee inquiries related to policies, paperwork, and general HR processes

• Triage and route more complex inquiries to the appropriate HRBP or Specialist

• Support HR Business Partners with organizing and preparing documentation for employee relations cases

Requirements

• 1-2+ years of experience in an HR administrative, coordinator, or generalist support role
• Working knowledge of I-9 compliance and standard new hire/termination documentation requirements
• Hands-on experience with an HRIS platform; Workday experience strongly preferred
• Excellent attention to detail, particularly when handling sensitive or confidential employee information
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities
• Clear, professional, and approachable communication style for handling employee-facing questions
• Comfortable working onsite full-time in a manufacturing environment