Human Resources Coordinator

Brownstown Township, MI, United States (On-site)

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You will serve as a key operational partner ensuring accurate administration and seamless processes across all stages of the employee journey. Your work will touch every HR function—recruiting, compensation, benefits, employee relations, and workforce planning—building the comprehensive operational knowledge and cross-functional expertise that are essential foundations for HR Business Partner and HR management positions.
This position is ideal for versatile professionals who thrive on variety, systems thinking, and being the operational backbone that keeps HR running smoothly while building strong collaborative relationships.

What you'll do...

Employee Lifecycle Management

• Support the full employee journey from recruitment through separation by administering hourly recruiting coordination, new employee onboarding, promotions, internal transfers, and movements with accuracy and compliance
• Coordinate employee onboarding and orientation activities, ensuring new hires have seamless entry experience and all necessary documentation, system access, and initial training
• Administer employee departures including retirements, voluntary separations, and staffing level adjustments such as layoffs, with sensitivity, accuracy, and adherence to company policy
• Facilitate external employee transfers between plants, ensuring accurate transfer of personnel records, disciplinary and attendance histories, and processing of relocation assistance where applicable
• Manage employee reinstatements following leaves or absences, ensuring all necessary records, system access, and work assignments are accurately updated and compliant
• Coordinate vacation shutdown activities in partnership with operations to support workforce planning requirements and vacation pay administration
• Administer position management changes and coordinate internal employee movements and job postings to support talent optimization

Wage Administration & Compensation Support

Leave Administration & Attendance Support

• Provide comprehensive coordination for employee leaves of absence, including medical, FMLA, and other extended leaves, partnering with employees, HR colleagues, and external benefit administrators to ensure seamless administration
• Conduct attendance hearings and corrective action discussions for chargeable absences and tardiness in partnership with supervisors
• Process 10-day quit letters for job abandonment cases in accordance with contractual procedures
• Run and analyze attendance reports (AWOL, ART, Late Reports) to identify trends and support workforce planning
• Maintain accurate attendance records and ensure proper documentation of disciplinary actions

Compliance, Data Integrity & Reporting

• Ensure adherence to all relevant labor laws, company policies, and collective bargaining agreements through diligent process administration and documentation
• Maintain accurate, confidential employee records and ensure HR record retention processes comply with company policy and legal requirements
• Conduct compliance audits and internal controls to identify and resolve data discrepancies across HR systems (Oracle, SAP, or similar HRIS platforms)
• Utilize HR data analytics to support audits, process unemployment documentation, and resolve related…