HR & Payroll Generalist

About King Electric

We’ve been building smart, reliable, and efficient electric heaters since 1958.

We’re looking for an experienced HR & Payroll Generalist to provide accurate and timely payroll processing, excellent customer service and support to all employees, effective benefits administration, and daily HR support. This role is both people-focused and detail driven with a roughly 50/50 split between Payroll and HR.

The ideal candidate operates with a high degree of accuracy, independence, curiosity, sound judgement, and confidentiality.

The pay range is $30.00‑40.00 per hour, based on experience. 100% on-site, 7:00am‑3:30pm Monday‑Friday in South Seattle to support our active manufacturing plant.

• Run bi‑weekly full‑cycle payrolls in Paycom HRIS, including audit reports and reconciliations.
• Review timecards and consult with employees or managers to resolve issues.
• Confirm accuracy of earnings and retro‑pay calculations, accruals, bonuses, reimbursements, garnishments, deductions, and all other items that affect employee pay.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local payroll laws and regulations, including tax withholding, reporting requirements, and paid sick leave calculations.
• Maintain accurate payroll records and documentation.
• Respond to payroll inquiries, quickly resolve or elevate discrepancies, explain payroll nuances, and answer employee questions in a clear, relatable, and customer‑focused manner.
• Serve as the primary Paycom HRIS administrator.
• Create and manage employee records including new hire profile creation, pay changes, job transfers, benefit assignments, PTO accruals, and terminations.
• Help employees and managers with user access, timecards, and PTO requests in Paycom.
• Provide system training and support as needed.
• Partner with Accounting to reconcile payroll accounts in Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains (GP), verify monthly benefit charges, and support year‑end payroll activities such as W‑2 processing.
• Prepare payroll reports for Accounting, HR, and leadership as directed.
• Identify and propose potential improvements to existing payroll practices and procedures.

• Benefits Administration – Serve as primary point of contact for medical, dental, vision, HSA, EAP, and 401(k) plans; answer questions; maintain records; reconcile invoices; audit enrollment.
• Safety & Employee Relations – Participate in monthly Safety Committee meetings; respond to safety incidents; assist managers with investigations; address employee relations issues; support employee recognition programs.
• General HR Administration – Provide guidance on company policies; help draft HR request forms, performance improvement plans; maintain employee files; respond to records requests and claims; support recruiting efforts; manage attendance tracking and PTO calendar.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable employment laws; monitor regulatory changes and ensure timely compliance.

• Engage in Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement efforts.
• Maintain a clean and organized work environment.
• Work safely, follow all procedures, and wear appropriate PPE.
• Demonstrate core values of Teamwork, Collaboration, and No Drama.
• Be on‑time for every scheduled shift; reliable attendance.

• At least 2 years’ experience doing full cycle payroll processing for 100+ employees using a modern HRIS. Direct experience running payroll through Paycom is strongly preferred.
• At least 1 year of experience in benefits administration, safety and workers’ comp, or similar process‑focused HR function.
• Patience and a desire to help employees navigate their work life.
• Good interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills with the ability to communicate clearly and build trust across all levels of the company.
• Data accuracy, organizational skills, and follow‑through for smooth payroll runs.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Understanding of and ability to apply local, state, and federal tax regulations including garnishments and other deductions.
• Understanding of and ability to apply benefit regulations such as COBRA, ACA, and ERISA.