HR Coordinator

Job Title: HR Coordinator

Dept:  Human Resources

Reports to:  HR Operations Manager

Location: Onsite at HQ (potential to become Hybrid)

FLSA Statue:  Full Time, non-exempt, Benefited

Position Summary

The HR Coordinator will help manage the employee lifecycle, with a strong focus on onboarding, HR administration, and employee support. This role ensures a smooth and welcoming experience for new hires while maintaining accurate employee records and supporting HR operations across the organization.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:  The HR Coordinator is a full time (40 hours per week), non-exempt position.

Travel:  Potential to attend HR-related events off site when needed.

Supervisory Responsibilities: The HR Coordinator will not have any supervisory duties.

Key Responsibilities:

Onboarding & Pre-Employment

• Serve as the primary point of contact for new hires prior to their start date.
• Prepare and track all post-offer, pre-employment paperwork.
• Ensure completion of background checks and all required pre-employment documentation.

New Hire Orientation

• Coordinate and execute end-to-end onboarding for new hires, including Monday orientations and occasional off-cycle or temporary employee starts.
• Guide new employees through logins, equipment setup and system access.
• Present the company new hire presentation and administer compliance training.
• Partner with Development Trainers and Dept Managers to ensure smooth handoff for role-specific training.
• Act as a resource for new hires, answering questions throughout the onboarding process.

HR Administration & Employee Support

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records in HRIS, benefits, and payroll systems.
• Perform regular filing, auditing, and updating of employee information.
• Support and respond to HR-related requests and inquiries as assigned.
• Assist with low-level safety or injury-related inquiries, escalating as appropriate.

Badge & Access Management

• Manage AT&T badge applications, renewals, tracking, and basic troubleshooting.  Support the departments with access to AT&T Central Office locations.

Events & Engagement

• Assist with the planning and execution of HQ events, all-staff meetings, and department-specific events.
• Participate in HR or Recruiting events as needed.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in HR coordination, HR administration, or a related role.
• Prior HRIS experience strongly preferred (or experience managing complex databases).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask and adapt to changing priorities.
• High level of professionalism with a commitment to ethical behavior and confidentiality.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Detail-oriented with strong follow-through.
• Comfortable supporting both office-based and field employees.
• Able to work independently while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Service-oriented mindset with a passion for creating a positive employee experience.

Work Environment & Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is consistently required to sit; key/type, talk, hear, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Equal Opportunity:

Sonic is an equal opportunity employer. Sonic is committed to providing a work environment free of harassment, discrimination, retaliation and disrespectful or other unprofessional conduct based on sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver's license issued under Vehicle Code section 12801.9), ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation. It also prohibits discrimination, harassment, disrespectful or unprofessional conduct based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

Sonic is an at-will employer. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement, or contract, between the employer and employee and is subject to change. Other functions may be assigned and/or reassigned by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change. The only employment contract that exists between you and Sonic is that of at-will employment. Employee signature below constitutes employee's understanding of the requirements, essential functions and duties of the position.