Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Payroll Administrator for a direct hire opportunity in Gardena, CA within the manufacturing industry. This full-time role is ideal for a detail-oriented payroll professional who enjoys taking ownership of weekly payroll operations, maintaining accurate records, and supporting employees and managers with responsive service.

The Payroll Administrator will manage in-house payroll processing, reconcile paper and electronic timekeeping records, resolve discrepancies, and help ensure payroll practices remain accurate, timely, and compliant. This opportunity offers a stable, team-focused work environment with supportive leadership, consistent payroll processes, and the ability to make a meaningful impact on payroll accuracy and employee trust.

Candidates who thrive in this role are organized, dependable, service-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment where accuracy, confidentiality, and follow-through are essential.

Key Responsibilities

- Process accurate and timely weekly payroll for all employees in accordance with payroll schedules, internal controls, and company policies.
- Review, validate, and enter paper timecards and electronic timekeeping records to ensure complete and accurate payroll data.
- Reconcile manual and electronic timekeeping information, identify discrepancies, and resolve issues before payroll finalization.
- Investigate payroll exceptions, pay variances, and timekeeping issues while coordinating timely corrections with managers and Human Resources.
- Maintain payroll records, supporting documentation, audit trails, and reporting in accordance with recordkeeping and compliance standards.
- Prepare payroll reports and provide payroll data for audits, compliance reviews, and operational needs.

Compensation and Benefits

- Salary range: $75,000 to $80,000 per year.
- Direct hire opportunity.
- Benefits include 401(k), dental insurance, health insurance, paid time off, and vision insurance.

Required Qualifications and Skills

- Own weekly in-house payroll processing from timekeeping review through payroll completion.
- Reconcile paper timecards and electronic timekeeping records for accuracy and completeness.
- Resolve payroll discrepancies, exceptions, and pay variances in partnership with managers and Human Resources.
- Maintain accurate payroll records, reports, documentation, and audit support materials.

- 6 to 10 years of payroll administration experience, preferably in a manufacturing, production, or hourly workforce environment.
- Strong knowledge of payroll processing, timekeeping reconciliation, payroll records, and internal controls.
- Experience reviewing manual timecards and electronic timekeeping data.
- Ability to research discrepancies, identify root causes, and complete timely corrections.
- High attention to detail with strong organizational, follow-up, and data accuracy skills.
- Professional communication skills with the ability to support employees, managers, and HR with payroll-related questions.
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
- Dependable work style with the ability to meet weekly payroll deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience supporting payroll for a manufacturing or mixed hourly and salaried employee population.
- Familiarity with payroll compliance, audit preparation, and payroll reporting.
- Experience working in an in-house payroll environment with established payroll schedules and controls.

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

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We also consider for employment qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements, including, if applicable, the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. Pursuant to applicable state and municipal Fair Chance Laws and Ordinances, we will consider for employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, including, if applicable, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For Los Angeles, CA applicants: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.