People Operations & Onboarding Coordinator

Location: Sterling Heights, Michigan | Schedule: Standard day shift | Work Style: Hybrid

Your day, your impact

Picture your morning at CAD Engineering Resources, Inc.: you start your day shift in Sterling Heights, greeting new team members and guiding them through a smooth, confidence-building onboarding experience. You tidy up offer packets, verify I-9 details, and ensure our HR systems reflect the most current information. Midday, you’re answering benefit and policy questions, logging attendance updates, and preparing data that helps payroll run accurately. In the afternoon, you’re coordinating a training session, updating a spreadsheet for leadership, and double-checking that everything aligns with company policy and labor laws. Before you log off—sometimes from home thanks to our hybrid setup—you’ve kept the HR engine running reliably.

What you’ll handle

• Welcome and orient new hires; manage onboarding tasks end-to-end
• Maintain accurate employee files and HR databases/HRIS
• Process HR documentation (new hires, terminations, and changes in status)
• Respond to questions on policies, procedures, and benefits
• Coordinate training and engagement activities for employees
• Support payroll preparation and track attendance
• Help ensure adherence to labor regulations and internal policies
• Create reports, spreadsheets, and HR documentation as needed
• Pitch in on broader HR administrative projects and priorities

What you bring

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field (preferred)
• 1–2 years of HR or administrative experience
• Excellent organization, time management, and communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Discretion with confidential information and strong attention to detail
• Problem-solving mindset; working knowledge of HR practices and employment laws is a plus

Bonus points

• Thrives while multitasking in a fast-paced setting
• Positive, curious, and eager to learn
• Spanish-speaking or bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred

Background check

A successful candidate will be subject to a background check and must receive satisfactory results of the same, as a condition of joining the team.

Before you apply

By applying, you confirm the information you provide is true and complete. Supplying false or misleading details can result in withdrawal of an offer, denial of employment, or termination after your start date.