Human Resources Generalist

Metal Powder Works is adding its first dedicated HR team member to build the HR function from the ground up in a part-time hybrid role in Clinton, PA.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruiting for open roles across production, engineering, and operations, from requisition intake through accepted offer
• Create and distribute job postings across job boards, universities, trade schools, community colleges, and local workforce channels
• Source candidates and build high-volume production pipelines
• Run phone screens, compile qualified shortlists, and present them to hiring managers
• Coordinate interview scheduling and use structured interview guides to support consistent, fair, competency-based decisions
• Manage background checks, reference checks, offer letters, and pre-employment requirements
• Track requisition status, time-to-fill, and source effectiveness; report progress toward target start dates
• Build relationships with local technical schools, apprenticeship programs, and workforce development agencies
• Administer the employee referral program
• Run onboarding from offer acceptance through the start date and the first 90 days
• Handle I-9 verification, new-hire paperwork, and state new hire reporting
• Coordinate first-day logistics with hiring managers, including equipment, uniforms, safety training, and orientation
• Maintain employee files and HRIS records
• Support offboarding activities, exit interviews, and final pay coordination
• Assist with payroll processing in ADP, including new hire setup, shift differential, and paid time off tracking
• Support multi-state payroll registrations and ongoing maintenance
• Administer benefits enrollment and qualifying life event changes, and support annual open enrollment with the company’s broker
• Support 401(k) and health reimbursement arrangement administration
• Serve as first point of contact for employee questions on pay, time off, and benefits
• Maintain personnel records, required workplace postings, and recordkeeping in line with federal and Pennsylvania requirements
• Support wage and hour compliance, including correct treatment of shift differential in overtime calculations; escalate complex items to the designated HR advisor or employment counsel
• Update the employee handbook, HR policies, and job descriptions
• Support OSHA recordkeeping and coordinate with operations on safety training documentation
• Maintain strict confidentiality of employee and company information
• Provide fractional onsite HR presence and support to all MPW employees
• Document repeatable HR processes as the company scales
• Complete additional HR-related duties and special projects as assigned

Requirements

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field (equivalent experience considered)
• 3+ years of combined human resources and recruiting experience
• Hands-on full-cycle recruiting experience with direct sourcing and screening (not agency-only management)
• Experience hiring hourly production, skilled trades, and/or engineering and other technical roles
• Working knowledge of employment law fundamentals, I-9 compliance, and wage and hour basics
• Payroll and HRIS platform experience; ADP experience preferred
• Experience with applicant tracking systems and job boards such as Indeed or LinkedIn
• Strong organization and ability to manage multiple open requisitions against firm deadlines
• Clear written and verbal communication with candidates, employees, managers, and external vendors
• Sound judgment and discretion when handling confidential and sensitive information
• Self-directed approach, including initiative to build processes that do not yet exist
• Comfort working in a manufacturing environment

Technologies

• ADP
• HRIS
• Applicant tracking systems
• Indeed
• LinkedIn

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or high-growth engineering startup environment
• Experience supporting a multi-shift operation
• Familiarity with Pennsylvania employment, payroll, and unemployment requirements
• PHR, SHRM-CP, or equivalent certification, or active progress toward one
• Established relationships with regional technical schools, apprenticeship programs, or workforce agencies

Position Details

• Part-time role (approximately 25 hours/week)
• Hybrid schedule with onsite presence in Clinton, PA 15026
• Scheduling flexibility
• Structured to convert to full-time as headcount grows

Pay / Hours / Work Location

• Pay: $25.00 - $30.00 per hour
• Expected hours: 25.0 - 30.0 per week
• Work location: Hybrid remote in Clinton, PA 15026