Company: Kelly Services
Location: Covina, CA
Career Level: Entry Level
Industries: Recruitment Agency, Staffing, Job Board
Description
HR / Payroll Assistant (Temp-to-Hire)
On-site in Covina, CA
Payrate: $22.00 – $25.00 per hour
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM (1-hour lunch)
Join a team that values precision, people, and process!
An industry leader in precision mold design and manufacturing is seeking a detail-oriented HR / Payroll Assistant to join our HR team in Covina, CA. This full-time, temp-to-hire opportunity is ideal for someone who enjoys working in a close-knit environment, thrives on organization, and takes pride in keeping payroll and HR operations running smoothly.
What You'll Do
Payroll (Core Function – Biweekly Cycle)
- Process bi-weekly payroll for approximately 65 California-based employees.
- Review timecards, calculate earnings, overtime, and deductions accurately.
- Prepare manual checks, handle corrections, and ensure compliance with state and federal tax laws.
- Collaborate with HR leadership to ensure payroll integrity and timely completion.
HR Administration
- Support onboarding and offboarding processes, maintaining accurate employee files and records.
- Update job changes, benefits, and employment status in the HR system.
- Assist with employee relations matters and respond to payroll and benefits inquiries.
- Manage LOAs, terminations, injuries, and other employee life-cycle events.
Compliance & Reporting
- Maintain strict confidentiality while managing sensitive employee information.
- Prepare payroll and audit reports as needed.
- Ensure full compliance with California wage and hour laws.
What You Bring
- 2–3 years of experience in payroll or HR administration (manufacturing environment a plus!).
- Experience processing California payrollStrong Excel and data-entry skills; comfort working with both manual and system-based processes.
- Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, and organizational ability.
- A proactive attitude ready to jump in and help a small, collaborative HR team succeed.
Ready to bring your HR and Payroll skills to a company that values your precision and reliability?
Apply today! Email your resume to Daisy: daid740@kellyservices.com or Call: 562-471-7322
As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.
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Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we're obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it's about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It's the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It's the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California's state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.
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