HR Generalist
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Job overview
The HR Generalist will support a busy Human Resources team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The contract role focuses on employee relations, FMLA administration, leave management, and weekly payroll processing through ADP. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable handling a high volume of employee inquiries while ensuring compliance with HR policies and employment regulations.
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Description
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced HR Generalist to support a busy Human Resources team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This contract opportunity will focus heavily on employee relations, FMLA administration, leave management, and weekly payroll processing through ADP. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, and comfortable handling a high volume of employee inquiries while ensuring compliance with HR policies and employment regulations.
Key Responsibilities
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Process and administer FMLA requests, leave of absence cases, and related documentation
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Coordinate employee onboarding and offboarding activities
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Process weekly payroll using ADP and assist with payroll-related inquiries
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Maintain accurate employee records and HR documentation
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Assist with benefits administration and employee communications
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Support employee relations matters and respond to employee questions
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Ensure compliance with company policies and federal/state employment laws
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Generate HR reports and assist with audits as needed
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Partner with management on day-to-day HR initiatives and workforce support
Requirements
Qualifications
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3+ years of Human Resources Generalist experience
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Experience processing payroll in ADP required
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Strong knowledge of FMLA, leave administration, and HR compliance
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Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Excel
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Excellent organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills
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Manufacturing industry experience preferred
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Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information
TalentMatch®
Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized talent solutions firm that connects highly qualified job seekers to opportunities at great companies. We offer contract, temporary and permanent placement solutions for finance and accounting, technology, marketing and creative, legal, and administrative and customer support roles.
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All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit roberthalf.gobenefits.net for more information.
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How this job compares
Set against the 444 open Human Resources Generalist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$70–87K/yr141 salary ranges
- US median$28–31/hr44 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 444 open Human Resources Generalist jobs across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Robert Half Office Team (this employer)28 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Human Resources Generalist postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (323 postings).
- Education
- 105 of the 444 open Human Resources Generalist jobs (24%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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