Payroll Administrator

Payroll / HR Administrator | Aerospace Engineering

Are you a detail-driven Payroll or HR professional who thrives in structured, fast-paced manufacturing environments? Do you enjoy owning critical processes, ensuring compliance, and being the go-to expert employees trust for payroll and HR support?

Our client, a rapidly growing aerospace manufacturing organization, is seeking a highly capable Payroll / HR Administrator to play a central role in supporting payroll accuracy, employee records, and core HR operations. This is a stable, hands-on position reporting directly to the Director of Human Resources
, offering long-term growth within a manufacturing organization that values integrity, accuracy, and operational discipline.

Unlike narrowly defined admin roles, this role gives you hands‑on involvement across payroll, HR operations, compliance, and employee support while working closely with the Director of Human Resources.

• Build a career in a well-established manufacturing organization with a strong operational foundation
• Direct visibility and partnership with HR leadership
• A role with real ownership over payroll and employee data integrity
• Opportunity to expand HR exposure across compliance, benefits, and employee relations
• Stable, long-term position in a multi-shift manufacturing environment

• Accurately process bi-weekly payroll for all employees
• Reconcile payroll prior to transmission and validate confirmed reports
• Maintain payroll records and prepare required reports
• Ensure full compliance with federal, state, and local wage & hour regulations
• Generate and distribute W-2s and other tax documentation

• Respond to employee inquiries regarding benefits programs
• Serve as a trusted point of contact for payroll, HR, and policy questions
• Provide guidance and training on HR and payroll systems

• Coordinate onboarding paperwork and orientation processes
• Support offboarding activities and conduct exit interviews
• Assist with recruitment support, employee relations, and performance management
• Support HR policies, procedures, and corporate HR projects as needed
• Conduct regular audits of payroll, benefits, and HR processes
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies with precision and discretion

• Bachelor’s degree preferred (or equivalent HR/payroll experience)
• 3+ years of payroll experience in a multi-shift manufacturing environment
• 2+ years of HR experience or PHR / SHRM-CP certification preferred
• Strong working knowledge of ADP or similar HRIS systems
• Advanced Excel and MS Office skills
• In-depth understanding of wage & hour compliance

If you’re a Payroll / HR Administrator looking for a role where accuracy matters, your expertise is trusted, and your work directly supports employees and leadership alike,
apply today. Suitable candidates will be contact within 48 hours.