Human Resources Manager

 COMPANYOVERVIEW

174 Power Global (174 PG), headquartered in Irvine, California, is an affiliate company of the Hanwha Group, a FORTUNE Global 500 firm among the eight largest business enterprises in South Korea. With approximately eighty professionals engaged in all aspects of development, execution, financing, and operations, 174 PG designs, builds, and manages utility-scale solar power plant and battery energy storage solutions. The company provides a decade of global leadership in solar PV to North America, combining best-of-world technology, processes, and partnerships to deliver customized solar PV and energy storge solutions to its customers. With proven capabilities across the solar and energy storge value chain, 174

Power Global minimizes uncertainty and risk, and helps customers achieve a higher return on their renewable and storage technology investments.

POSITION OVERVIEW

This role supports, aligns, and coordinates with the 174 Power Global HR team on all activities to deliver HR projects, policies, programs, and procedures. This position will focus on tasks with the usage of core platforms supporting HR initiatives.

This HR Manager position will work from our office in Irvine, CA reporting to the VP of Human Resources at 174 Power Global.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Partner with multiple departments including HR, IT, Talent Acquisition, and other key stake holders to manage new hire setup and ensure a smooth onboarding process
• Perform all required pre-employment background checks and license/certification verification.
• Assists with candidate pre-boarding activities, onboarding, transfers, and offboarding activities
• Coordinate the onboarding process including new hire paperwork, new hire orientation, and compliant I-9 completion.
• Support and assist with company-wide policy and initiative roll-out; Facilitate communication and engagement with employees to ensure understanding and buy-in for change initiatives.
• Sound judgement and ability to handle sensitive information and maintain confidentiality.
• Provide guidance and support to managers and employees on HR policies, procedures, and programs.
• Provide friendly support and advice for staff on simple policy and procedure questions
• Partner with the Senior Payroll & Benefits Manager to ensure timely benefit enrollments, accurate maintenance of benefits data, proper invoice processing, oversight of file feed integrations, and coordination of COBRA notifications.
• Manage employee data and ensure all information is current across HRIS systems (Workday/ADP) and employee Intranet. 
• Support broader People initiatives around employee engagement, Talent retention, including coordinating both recurring and one-off HR programs.
• Ensure compliance with all local, state, union and federal regulatory agency regulations and requirements.
• Develop comprehensive Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for frequently performed HR tasks to streamline workflows and maintain operational consistency.
• Perform additional assignments per management’s direction.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 8 years of experience in HR
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or related field. (Preferred)
• Professional certification in HR (e.g. CHRP, SHRM-CP)
• Customer-service focus, with demonstrated experience dealing successfully with front-line internal and external customers
• Insist on the highest standards, have an outstanding work ethic, and desire to achieve excellence.
• Proficient computer skills required, including Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to operate in fast-paced, dynamic environment, handle adversity, and frequent change, provide constructive feedback and balance workload with multiple and competing priorities.      
• Highly organized with the ability to prioritize work schedule and transition between projects and tasks seamlessly to meet deadlines and business needs.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to make formal presentations
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality regarding payroll, benefits, and employee issues as an employee in Human Resources.
• A team player with a professional demeanor with sound judgment and the ability to handle confidential matters.
• Ability to effectively use typical business and HR tools including HRIS systems, HR Intranet Site, MS Office, etc.
• Must not now nor in the future require visa sponsorship to maintain work authorization. Candidate must be eligible to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future.

Attention external recruitment firms, we will not accept any unsolicited resumes at this time. Please do not contact any internal member of our company to discuss the position or to solicit candidates.

174 Power Global provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

www.174powerglobal.com.