HR Manager

WHO WE ARE

PMI Paving is a well-established contracting company with approximately 70+ mostly field-based employees. For nearly 30 years, we have helped customers maintain commercial parking lots through asphalt paving, concrete repair, sealcoating, striping, and cleaning/sweeping services.

Our work is hands-on, fast-paced, seasonal, and field-driven. We value accountability, consistency, respect, clear communication, and practical problem solving. As we continue to grow and improve how we support our people and operations, we are looking for an experienced HR professional who can help bring structure, consistency, and strong employee support to the organization.

POSITION SUMMARY

We are seeking an experienced Human Resources Manager to serve as the company's primary HR resource and trusted partner to leadership, supervisors, foremen, and employees.

This is a hands-on role for someone who is comfortable supporting both field and office employees in a practical, no-nonsense environment. The right person will enjoy building relationships, improving processes, supporting supervisors, strengthening compliance, and helping create a workplace where employees understand expectations and feel treated fairly.

This role will be responsible for core HR functions including recruiting, onboarding, employee relations, compliance, benefits support, payroll coordination, HR documentation, safety-related HR support, and process improvement. Just as importantly, this person will spend time learning how the business operates in the field, so HR recommendations are practical, informed, and aligned with the realities of the work.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

HR Leadership & Employee Support

• Serve as the primary HR contact for employees, supervisors, foremen, and leadership.
• Build trust with field employees by being visible, approachable, consistent, and fair.
• Partner with leadership to identify people-related risks, communication gaps, retention concerns, and opportunities for improvement.
• Provide practical guidance to supervisors on coaching, documentation, discipline, performance concerns, and employee relations matters.
• Help strengthen a culture of accountability, respect, communication, and consistency across the organization.

Recruiting, Hiring & Onboarding

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for field, driver, administrative, and operational roles.
• Partner with managers and foremen to understand staffing needs, seasonal hiring demands, and position requirements.
• Improve job postings, screening, interviews, offers, pre-employment steps, and new hire communication.
• Coordinate onboarding, new hire paperwork, I-9/E-Verify, background checks, drug screens, MVR checks, and other role-specific requirements.
• Help create a more consistent and effective onboarding experience for new employees, especially field and seasonal hires.

Employee Relations & Supervisor Guidance

• Respond to employee concerns professionally, objectively, and with sound judgment.
• Conduct or support workplace investigations, employee interviews, and related documentation.
• Coach supervisors and managers on employee communication, performance concerns, corrective action, and conflict resolution.
• Help ensure employee issues are handled fairly, consistently, and in alignment with company policy and employment law.

Compliance, Documentation & HR Administration

• Maintain accurate employee records, personnel files, HR documentation, and compliance-related paperwork.
• Support compliance with federal, Oregon, and Washington employment laws, including wage and hour, leave, accommodations, workplace policies, and employee documentation.
• Review and improve HR forms, job descriptions, handbook language, policies, postings, and documentation practices.
• Assist with unemployment claims, separations, corrective actions, and employee status changes.
• Maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive matters with professionalism and discretion.

Payroll, Timekeeping & Benefits Support

• Support payroll processes by helping ensure employee data, timekeeping information, status changes, and related documentation are accurate.
• Partner with leadership and payroll/accounting to identify timekeeping, overtime, prevailing wage, or compliance risks.
• Assist employees with basic benefits questions, open enrollment, benefit changes, and related documentation.
• Help improve the accuracy, consistency, and efficiency of HR/payroll workflows.

Safety & Field Operations Support

• Partner with operations and safety leadership to support safety training, incident documentation, workers' compensation tracking, and return-to-work coordination.
• Spend time in the field to better understand crew workflows, PPE practices, communication challenges, morale, and operational realities.
• Help identify practical improvements related to safety accountability, training gaps, employee communication, and field leadership support.

Process Improvement & People Systems

• Evaluate current HR practices and recommend practical improvements.
• Help improve recruiting workflows, onboarding, employee communication, HR documentation, job descriptions, and employee lifecycle processes.
• Support better use of HR systems, records, reporting, and internal communication tools.
• Provide recommendations that are realistic, prioritized, and appropriate for the company's size, pace, and field-based culture.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive compensation.
• Company-paid medical coverage.
• Dental and vision benefits.
• Strong 401(k) match.
• Stable, long-term opportunity with an established company.
• Opportunity to make a visible impact on people, operations, and company culture.
• A practical, field-focused environment where HR directly supports how the business runs.

WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS

Our people are the center of our business. The Human Resources Manager will help us hire better, onboard more consistently, improve communication, support supervisors, strengthen compliance, and create a more organized and accountable workplace.

This is an opportunity for the right HR professional to build trust across the company and help shape the next stage of our growth.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

PMI Paving is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status under applicable law.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for someone who can own the HR function with maturity, consistency, and good judgment. The right person will be comfortable working with field employees, foremen, supervisors, office staff, and senior leadership.

This role requires someone who can balance people support with business needs. You should be able to handle sensitive conversations, organize messy processes, support managers through difficult situations, and make steady improvements without needing a large HR department behind you.

You will be successful here if you are practical, approachable, organized, fair, and comfortable working in a blue-collar environment where trust is earned through follow-through and consistency.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of progressive HR experience.
• Experience supporting hourly, field-based, blue-collar, construction, trades, logistics, manufacturing, transportation, or similar workforces.
• Strong knowledge of employment law, wage and hour compliance, documentation, employee relations, and HR best practices.
• Experience handling employee relations, discipline, investigations, coaching, and sensitive workplace issues.
• Experience with recruiting, onboarding, background checks, I-9 compliance, and new hire documentation.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Comfortable serving as the primary HR resource in a small-to-mid-sized company.
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with leadership, supervisors, and field employees.
• Sound judgment, discretion, and professionalism.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bilingual English/Spanish.
• Experience with Oregon and Washington employment laws.
• Experience supporting construction, paving, transportation, CDL drivers, seasonal crews, or safety-sensitive roles.
• Experience with HRIS, ATS, payroll, timekeeping systems, or Paycom.
• Experience with workers' compensation, safety documentation, leave administration, benefits, and open enrollment.
• PHR, SHRM-CP, or similar HR certification.