Herc Rentals is hiring: Human Resources Specialist in Bakersfield

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Founded in 1965, Herc Rentals is one of the leading equipment rental suppliers in North America with 2024 total revenues reaching approximately $3.6 billion. Herc Rentals’ parent company, known as Herc Holdings Inc., listed on the New York Stock Exchange on July 1, 2016, under the symbol “HRI.” Herc Rentals serves customers through approximately 450+ locations and has about 7,600 employees in North America as of March 31, 2025.

Job Purpose

HR Specialist provides essential support to a company's human resources department by handling a wide range of administrative tasks. This includes managing employee records, assisting with timekeeping, payroll, onboarding and employee status changes, assisting administering benefits, and ensuring compliance with company policies and legal requirements. They also play a crucial role in employee relations, addressing inquiries and concerns, and facilitating communication between employees and the HR department.

What you will do...

• Maintaining Employee Records: Managing and updating employee information in HR databases, including new hires, terminations, and changes to personal details.
• Maintaining Employe Timekeeping: Assisting Managers with timekeeping, payroll, and requesting final checks
• Benefits Administration: Assisting with employee benefits enrollment, claims processing, and answering employee inquiries about benefits packages.
• Compliance: Ensuring compliance with employment laws and regulations, as well as company policies and procedures
• Employee Relations: assist w/fact finding to assist w/addressing employee inquiries and concerns, resolving issues, and escalating matters to appropriate HRBP when necessary
• HRIS Management: Maintaining and updating the company's Human Resources Information System (HRIS), ensuring data accuracy and system functionality.
• HR Documentation: Preparing and distributing HR-related documents, such as offer letters, contracts, and performance reviews.
• Reporting: Generating reports on HR metrics, such as turnover rates, absenteeism, and recruitment statistics.
  

Requirements

• Degreed preferred or previous Executive Assistant or HR Administration experience
• Understanding of HR policies, procedures, and employment laws.

Skills

• Organizational Skills: Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize effectively, and maintain accurate records.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills for interacting with employees and external partners.
• Interpersonal Skills: Ability to build relationships, resolve conflicts, and handle sensitive situations with professionalism and empathy.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in using HRIS systems, Microsoft Office Suite, and other HR-related software.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to identify and resolve issues, analyze data, and make sound decisions.

Pay Range:$82,000 to $85,000

Please be advised that the actual salary offered for any position is subject to the company's sole discretion and may be influenced by various factors, including but not limited to the candidate's qualifications, experience, location, and overall fit for the role.

Herc Rentals values its employees and provides excellent compensation and benefits packages which are not limited to the following.

Keeping you healthy

Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

Life and disability insurance

Flex spending and health savings accounts

Virtual Health Visits

24 Hour Nurse Line

401(k) plan with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Life & Work Harmony

Paid Time Off (Holidays, Vacations, Sick Days)

Paid parental leave.

Military leave & support for those in the National Guard and Reserves

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Adoption Assistance Reimbursement Program

Tuition Reimbursement Program

Auto & Home Insurance Discounts

Protecting You & Your Family

Company Paid Life Insurance

Supplemental Life Insurance

Company Paid Disability Insurance

Supplemental Disability Insurance

Group Legal Plan

Critical Illness Insurance

Herc does not discriminate in employment based on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, political affiliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors.

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