Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Corporate HR Manager for a direct hire opportunity in Vista, CA. This onsite Human Resources role is focused on employee benefits, leave administration, retirement plan support, and employee wellbeing for a stable, family-owned organization in the horticulture and agriculture industry.

The Corporate HR Manager will help lead benefits strategy, support compliant leave and accommodation practices, strengthen wellbeing programs, and partner closely with HR leadership, facilities HR teams, vendors, brokers, and employees. This is a highly visible, hands-on role for an HR professional who enjoys building trusted relationships, solving complex benefits and leave questions, and improving the employee experience across a diverse workforce.

This opportunity offers a collaborative and people-focused environment with supportive leadership, positive teamwork, long-term organizational stability, and a culture centered on quality, innovation, accountability, and a can-do attitude. Candidates who value meaningful HR work, employee advocacy, and the opportunity to make a direct impact will find this role especially rewarding.

Key Responsibilities

- Manage employee benefits programs, including health and welfare plans, COBRA, ACA compliance, open enrollment, vendor coordination, and employee communications.
- Oversee leave administration, including FMLA, CFRA, PDL, ADA accommodations, interactive process support, return-to-work coordination, and related compliance.
- Support 401(k) plan administration, including audits, reporting, Form 5500 support, nondiscrimination testing, vendor partnerships, and plan governance.
- Lead employee wellbeing initiatives, wellness fairs, health campaigns, engagement surveys, scholarship programs, and recognition programs.
- Partner with brokers, vendors, third-party leave administrators, Wellbeing Ambassadors, HR teams, and leadership to ensure smooth HR program delivery.
- Supervise benefits and leave staff while providing training and guidance to HR team members on benefits, leave, compliance, and employee support practices.

Compensation and Benefits

- Salary: $70,304 to $85,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.
- Job Type: Direct hire.
- Location: Vista, CA.
- Work Arrangement: Onsite.
- Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), and paid time off.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

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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.