<p>A growing hospitality company in North County San Diego is seeking a hands-on Human Resources Manager to support its workforce and partner with operational leadership. This is an opportunity for an HR professional who thrives in a fast-paced, guest-focused environment where staffing, employee engagement, and compliance directly impact daily operations.</p><p>The ideal candidate understands the unique challenges of hospitality, including hourly workforce management, seasonal staffing needs, employee retention, and California employment regulations. This person will serve as a trusted resource for managers and employees while helping build a positive workplace culture.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Oversee day-to-day HR operations, including employee relations, onboarding, performance management, and offboarding.</li><li>Partner with department leaders on staffing plans, recruitment priorities, and workforce needs.</li><li>Advise managers on attendance concerns, performance issues, coaching, and corrective action.</li><li>Ensure compliance with California labor laws, wage-and-hour requirements, meal and rest periods, and required workplace policies.</li><li>Coordinate employee investigations and document findings and follow-up actions appropriately.</li><li>Develop employee engagement, recognition, and retention initiatives.</li><li>Review HR policies and employee handbook procedures and recommend updates as needed.</li><li>Monitor turnover, staffing trends, and other workforce metrics.</li><li>Oversee benefits administration and coordinate with payroll on employee changes and pay-related questions.</li><li>Support training initiatives, new-hire orientation, and manager development.</li><li>Maintain accurate personnel files and confidential employee records.</li></ul><p><br></p>
<p>We are looking for an experienced Human Resources Manager to guide people operations for a manufacturing organization serving the film, television, and video production market in Burbank, California. This position supports employees across office, shop, warehouse, and field-based teams while helping build a workplace that values accountability, safety, and collaboration. The role will oversee core HR programs including employee relations, hiring, compliance, compensation, benefits, and payroll coordination for a diverse workforce.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Serve as the primary HR partner for employees and leaders across administrative, production support, shop, warehouse, and field functions, providing practical guidance on workplace concerns and performance matters.</p><p>• Lead employee relations efforts by addressing conflicts, conducting investigations, coaching managers, and supporting fair disciplinary processes that align with company policy and employment law.</p><p>• Work closely with operational leaders and safety personnel to maintain compliance with workplace safety standards, manage injury reporting, coordinate workers’ compensation cases, and support return-to-work planning.</p><p>• Direct full-cycle recruitment for technical and business roles, including sourcing, interviewing, hiring, onboarding, and job-specific orientation for new team members.</p><p>• Ensure adherence to federal, state, and local employment regulations, with strong attention to California wage and hour rules, meal and rest break requirements, and documentation standards.</p><p>• Administer compensation and benefits programs such as medical coverage, retirement plans, leave programs, and disability offerings while helping evaluate pay practices against market conditions.</p><p>• Maintain accurate employee data in HR and payroll systems and partner with payroll contacts to support proper wage processing for both hourly and salaried staff.</p><p>• Help strengthen company culture by promoting consistent communication, employee engagement, and HR practices that support both operational efficiency and workforce advocacy.</p>
<p>Robert Half's client is seeking an experienced interim Human Resources Manager/ Consultant to lead the operational execution of all core HR functions. This highly visible role serves as the backbone of the HR department, overseeing HR systems, performance management, compensation administration, benefits, compliance, workforce analytics, and employee lifecycle processes. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on HR leader with strong HRIS expertise, advanced reporting capabilities, and broad HR generalist experience. This role will be located onsite in Fullerton, CA. </p><p><br></p><p>Key Responsibilities</p><p>• Provide employee benefits counseling and support.</p><p>• Audit benefits platforms and ensure compliance.</p><p>• Lead recruitment efforts as needed</p><p>• Conduct initial employee relations intake and partner on resolutions</p><p>-Ensure compliance with Federal and California employment laws</p><p>-Supervise and oversee 2 HR Coordinators </p>
We are looking for an experienced Human Resources Manager to support a fast-paced logistics operation in Long Beach, California. This contract opportunity with potential for a permanent role is ideal for someone who can confidently oversee recruiting, employee support, leave administration, and day-to-day HR operations while working closely with leaders across the business. The right candidate will bring a hands-on approach, sound judgment, and the ability to manage priorities independently in a continuous 24/7 environment.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Lead the end-to-end recruitment process by creating postings, reviewing applicants, coordinating interviews, preparing offers, and guiding new employees through onboarding.<br>• Act as the primary HR contact for employees and managers, offering practical guidance on workplace policies, procedures, and employee matters.<br>• Oversee leave administration, including family and medical leave and other absences, with careful documentation, tracking, and timely communication.<br>• Partner with leadership to address employee relations issues consistently, professionally, and in alignment with company expectations.<br>• Maintain organized and accurate employee files, HR records, and supporting documentation across core processes.<br>• Support key employee lifecycle activities such as onboarding, offboarding, status changes, and general HR administration.<br>• Use HR and workforce systems, including Kronos, to manage employee information, timekeeping, and payroll-related records.<br>• Collaborate with managers, peers, and executive leadership on ongoing workforce needs, HR priorities, and organizational initiatives.<br>• Contribute to employee engagement efforts by helping coordinate company events and culture-building activities.<br>• Provide dependable HR support with strong independent judgment and responsiveness to business and employee needs in a 24/7 operation.
<p>A growing healthcare services organization is seeking a Payroll Manager to oversee payroll operations for a diverse, multi-location workforce. This role is ideal for a payroll leader who understands the importance of accurate, timely employee pay and can manage complex payroll requirements while improving systems, controls, and team performance. The Payroll Manager will partner closely with HR, accounting, and operational leadership to ensure payroll data is accurate, employee changes are processed correctly, and payroll practices remain aligned with applicable federal and California requirements. Experience supporting hourly employees across multiple locations is especially valuable.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Oversee end-to-end payroll processing for a multi-location employee population.</li><li>Manage payroll calendars, review payroll registers, and ensure timely processing of scheduled pay cycles.</li><li>Supervise payroll staff and establish clear review procedures and processing standards.</li><li>Review timekeeping data, overtime, shift differentials, bonuses, commissions, and other earnings.</li><li>Ensure accurate processing of employee deductions, garnishments, benefit changes, and tax withholding updates.</li><li>Maintain compliance with applicable wage-and-hour requirements, including overtime and meal/rest period rules.</li><li>Coordinate payroll tax filings, reconciliations, quarter-end reporting, and year-end activities.</li><li>Partner with HR on onboarding, terminations, compensation changes, leave-related updates, and employee records.</li><li>Research payroll discrepancies and oversee corrections and off-cycle payments.</li><li>Reconcile payroll-related general ledger accounts and collaborate with accounting during month-end close.</li><li>Maintain payroll controls, confidential records, and audit documentation.</li><li>Evaluate payroll systems and identify opportunities to improve accuracy, reporting, and automation.</li></ul><p><br></p>