HR Specialist - Full-time

divdivpstrongspan style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"About Company:/span/strong/pp style='margin:0in;font-size:15px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;' id="isPasted"span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"span style="font-size: 14px;"strongElement U.S. Space amp; Defense/strong stands at the forefront of testing innovation, serving as a trusted partner to NASA, the U.S. Department of Defense, government agencies, and prominent industry leaders across the space and defense sectors. Founded as NTS Technical Systems, our company brings over 60 years of experience and expertise in handling the most complex projects and programs in the world./span/span/pp style='margin:0in;font-size:15px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;'span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"br/span/pp style='margin:0in;font-size:15px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;'span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"From centrifuge testing for the latest Mars rover, vibration testing for the Space Launch System (SLS), to environmental simulations for next-generation missiles, we are the pioneering partner for highly custom, end-to-end testing design and implementation. By advancing our state-of-the-art testing technologies, subject matter expertise, and service to critical missions, Element U.S. Space amp; Defense has become the go-to partner for ground-breaking industries.nbsp;/span/pp style='margin:0in;font-size:15px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;'span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"nbsp;/span/pp style='margin:0in;font-size:15px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;'span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"strongWhat We Offer:/strong/span/pp style='margin:0in;font-size:15px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;'span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"br/span/pp style='margin:0in;font-size:15px;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;'span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"strongGrowth amp; Development:/strong/span/pul style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;" type="disc"li style="margin: 0in; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"Opportunities for professional development and career advancement./lili style="margin: 0in; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"A collaborative and innovative work environment./lili style="margin: 0in; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"The chance to work on groundbreaking projects that shape the future of space and defense.brbr/li/ulp id="isPasted"span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"strongBenefits:/strong/spanspan style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"br/spanspan style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"Employees are eligible to participate in the benefits offered throughout their availability, including the following:nbsp;/span/pulli style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"Medical, Dental, Vision, Short- and Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts/lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"Seven (7) paid holidays and four (4) paid floating holidays, depending on your hire date/lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"Paid Time Off (PTO), accrued biweekly/lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"401k with employer matchnbsp;/lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"Twelve (12) hours of Paid Volunteer Time Off (PVTO) each year/lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"Tuition reimbursement and other employee programs/lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"Flexible schedules offered at some of our labsnbsp;/lili style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"Monthly Lab Bonus plans (Based on position)/li/ulpspan style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"strongSalary:/strongbr/spanspan style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"At EUSSD, compensation is determined through a comprehensive approach that considers candidate qualifications, role responsibilities, market benchmarks, and organizational needs. Pay may vary by location; for this position, the annual base salary target range is $29.00 - $32.00/hr, with potential eligibility for bonuses or commission depending on the role./span/pp style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;' data-pasted="true"span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"strongSummary:/strong/span/pp style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"br/span/pp style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"The HR Specialist is responsible for supporting a broad range of human resources functions, including employee onboarding and offboarding, coordinating with candidates and new hires, and serving as a liaison between managers and key internal departments to ensure a seamless and compliant employee lifecycle experience. This role also ensures adherence to HR policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements and may provide support across additional HR areas such as benefits administration and recruitment, as needed./span/pp style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"nbsp;/span/pp style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:9.35pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"strongPrimary Responsibilities:/strong/span/pdiv style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'ul style="margin-bottom:0in;list-style-type: disc;"li style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"Administer and support the employee lifecycle, including onboarding and offboarding activities such as offer coordination, background and drug screenings, IT setup, ADP data entry, benefits communications, exit processing, and weekly reconciliation tracking./lili style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"Maintain HR systems and update employee records in ADP, including job changes, compensation updates, position details, bonus information, requisition closures, and approval of direct deposit changes, auditing employee data, ensuring accuracy and compliance./lili style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"Serve as a key point of contact for employees, candidates, and managers by responding to inquiries and providing timely follow‑up and status updates./lili style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"Support HR compliance and reporting initiatives by assisting with audits, regulatory reporting, I‑9 verification and physical inspection requirements, data reviews, and other compliance‑related processes, while partnering with HR Business Partners and cross‑functional teams to ensure adherence to applicable laws, policies, and internal controls./lili style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"Review, update, and maintain HR documentation and materials, including onboarding forms, internal documents, rebranding updates, and the development of HR presentations and manager resources./lili style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"Process HR‑related billing and administrative tasks, including reviewing ADP screening invoices for accuracy, reconciling charges, coordinating approvals, submitting documentation to Accounts Payable, maintaining manager distribution lists, and supporting employee system access such as Concur setup./lili style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"Support a variety of HR initiatives and programs, including:ol style="margin-bottom: 0in; list-style-type: circle; font-family: initial; font-size: initial;"li style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"Maintaining Compass (intranet), shared drives, templates, and forms/lili style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"Refreshing interview guides, supporting job description updates, and building manager toolkits/lili style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"Administering internship and mentorship programs, annual engagement initiatives, and wellness/EAP offerings/lili style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"Managing the annual training and compliance calendar, conducting I‑9 audits, and facilitating exit interviews/li/ol/li/ul/divp style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:9.35pt;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"strongMinimum Qualifications:/strong/span/pdiv style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'ul style="margin-bottom:0in;list-style-type: disc;margin-left: 0in;"li style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"Four years of relevant experience in a role that develops the skills and knowledge required to perform the functions and responsibilities of this position./lili style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"Experience with Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS) and employee data administration; proficiency in Microsoft Office applications./lili style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"Strong organizational, multitasking, and analytical skills, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail./lili style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"Excellent communication, customer service, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with employees at all levels./lili style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"Demonstrated critical‑thinking and problem‑solving abilities, including the capacity to interpret complex procedures, regulations, and compliance requirements./lili style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"Knowledge of reporting processes and record‑keeping best practices in a confidential environment./lili style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"This is an onsite role, located in a lab; travel may be required.strongnbsp;/strong/li/ul/divp style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:9.35pt;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"strongPreferred Qualifications:/strong/span/pdiv style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'ul style="margin-bottom:0in;list-style-type: disc;margin-left: 0in;"li style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"Bachelorrsquo;s Degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field./lili style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"Certification such as CEBS will be a plus./lili style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"6+ years of related experience./lili style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"Background in Human Resources is strongly preferred./li/ul/divp style='margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:16px;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline;'span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"nbsp;/spanspan style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"strongKnowledge and Skills:/strong/span/pdiv style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'ul style="margin-bottom:0in;list-style-type: disc;margin-left: 0in;"li style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"Knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws, including California labor and employment regulations, with a general understanding of HR and payroll compliance requirements./lili style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to gather information, assemble data, prepare reports, and present material effectively./lili style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and professionalism./lili style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, manage competing priorities, and address challenging situations or conflict effectively./lili style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-size: 14px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"Proficiency in using standard office technology, including computers and related equipment, with the ability to review and analyze information on screen with attention to detail./li/ul/divp style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:150%;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"strongPhysical Requirements:/strongnbsp;/span/pp style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:15px;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;'span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasi