HR Coordinator (Agriculture)

Location: Shafter, California, USA; onsite

Salary: USD 24–29 per hour

Company

Wonderful Orchards, part of The Wonderful Company, grows almonds, pistachios, and pomegranates across approximately 100,000 acres in California’s San Joaquin Valley.

What you will do

• Prepare new-hire packets, orientation materials, onboarding schedules, and conduct new-hire orientation.
• Coordinate background checks, drug screenings, physical examinations, and employment eligibility documentation.
• Process employee status changes, transfers, promotions, terminations, and other personnel actions in HR systems.
• Maintain I-9s, training records, employee records, workplace notices, policies, and retention documentation.
• Support benefits communications, open enrollment, internships, job shadows, and other HR initiatives.
• Respond to employee and supervisor questions, coordinate translations when needed, and provide backup support to the HR team.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required; an associate degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred.
• One to three years of HR recruiting, administrative, or related experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; HRIS or applicant tracking system experience is preferred.
• Strong communication, organization, attention to detail, confidentiality, problem-solving, and follow-through skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, document workplace concerns accurately, and work with employees from diverse backgrounds.
• Must meet company driving requirements and remain eligible to operate a company vehicle.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting agricultural, manufacturing, distribution, transportation, seasonal, or hourly workforces.
• Experience with high-volume onboarding.
• Bilingual English and Spanish communication skills.
• Familiarity with California employment practices.
• HR certification or coursework such as aPHR, PHR, SHRM-CP, or equivalent.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunities for advancement within an equal opportunity workplace.
• Work includes collaboration with supervisors, safety, information technology, and other departments.
• Company values include nutrition, ambitious goals, unified purpose, courage, and rapid decision-making.