Human Resource Administrator

Auburn, Massachusetts | Human Resources | 1911

The Human Resource Administrator is responsible for providing a variety of Human Resource responsibilities for the division including recruitment, onboarding, offboarding, employee training, and retention. This role ensures compliance with employment policies and supports Human Resource operations to meet organizational goals.

• Post job openings, review resumes, coordinate interviews, verify references, and communicate with candidates.
• Assist management in hiring permanent employees and securing temporary workers.
• Represent the company at job fairs and recruitment events as needed.
• Establish relationships with technical schools, high schools, universities, and colleges for workforce recruitment.
• Maintain recruitment processes, including applicant tracking via the ICIMS platform.
• Utilize Linked In Recruiter and other tools to actively source candidates.
• Communicate with managers regarding candidate selection and hiring decisions.
• Process onboarding paperwork for new hires.
• Conduct new-hire orientation, including role-specific training.
• Accurately complete I-9 forms and ensure compliance with E-Verify.
• Maintain and update job descriptions; utilize tools such as  for market validation.
• Facilitate and support employee training and development programs.
• Collaborate with department managers to create and manage quarterly staffing forecasts.
• Facilitate exit interviews and oversee termination procedures for departing employees in accordance with company policy.
• Manage the leased vehicle program, including acquisitions, turn-in procedures, and coordinating insurance needs with broker.
• Manage documents for performance evaluations.
• Prepare and submit annual EEOC reporting.
• Prepare and submit non-discrimination testing data.
• Fulfill necessary functions for corporate initiatives.
• Provide high-level administrative support to executives, including managing schedules, coordinating meetings, arranging travel, and performing a variety of other tasks while maintaining confidentiality. Utilize discretion, sound judgment, and organizational knowledge to effectively support executive activities and handle a broad range of administrative responsibilities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) or equivalent from a four-year college or technical school.
• Minimum of 5 years of related experience or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Strong understanding of employment laws, Human Resource procedures, and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply information from professional publications, technical manuals, and legal documents.
• Skilled in writing professional reports, correspondence, and presenting information clearly and effectively.
• Able to analyze and resolve practical problems and manage instructions in written, verbal, or diagram form.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and HR systems (e.g., applicant tracking, databases, spreadsheets).
• Strong organizational skills to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills; ability to communicate with tact and professionalism.
• Proven ability to manage sensitive situations with discretion and professionalism.
• Company Name is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this position. If you are a search firm, you will not be compensated in any way for your submission of a candidate, even if Company Name hires that candidate.

Kadant Solutions, based in Auburn, Massachusetts, develops, manufactures, and markets a wide range of doctoring, cleaning, filtration, and forming systems and related consumables used in process industries worldwide including construction roofing materials, food processing, metals processing, nonwovens, pulp and paper, textiles and fibers, and tissue.

• Kadant is named as one of America’s Most Responsible Companies 2024 by Newsweek.
• Kadant was named as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity 2023 by Newsweek.
• Kadant was named to Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies…