People Operations Associate

Nox Metals is hiring a People Operations Associate to make employment at its Detroit facility organized, responsive, and dependable. The role supports onboarding, employee records, benefits, timekeeping, training, hourly recruiting, and day-to-day employee needs.

What you'll do:

• Coordinate preboarding, orientation, paperwork, equipment, and first-week schedules
• Maintain complete and accurate employee records across people systems
• Support benefits enrollment, employee changes, and common employee questions
• Help manage timekeeping, attendance records, leave documentation, and payroll inputs
• Track required training, acknowledgments, and employment documents
• Support hourly recruiting, interviews, offers, and hiring logistics when needed
• Explain policies clearly and escalate sensitive matters appropriately
• Prepare regular people reports and investigate data discrepancies
• Coordinate employee events and practical workplace needs
• Improve forms, checklists, and workflows as the team grows

What they're looking for:

• Warm, discreet, and trustworthy with confidential information
• Extremely organized and reliable about details and follow-up
• Comfortable supporting both factory employees and managers
• A clear communicator who can explain a process without unnecessary jargon
• Calm when a teammate brings you an urgent or personal concern
• Comfortable using HR software, spreadsheets, and shared documentation
• Fair, consistent, and willing to say when you need to find the right answer
• Experience in people operations, HR coordination, office administration, or payroll support
• Experience supporting hourly teams in manufacturing, warehousing, retail, or hospitality
• Familiarity with HRIS, benefits, timekeeping, or applicant-tracking systems
• Knowledge of Michigan employment practices
• Comfort using AI tools carefully for administration, analysis, and communications

Benefits:

• Equity in Nox Metals
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance