HR Operations Coordinator – Temporary
The HR Operations Coordinator provides administrative and operational support across the HR department, helping keep employee processes, records, and day-to-day HR work running smoothly.
The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, highly organized, and comfortable managing operational work that requires both administrative coordination and careful review of HR records and reconciliation activities. This is a 12-week temporary-to-permanent position.
This role is hybrid, with an in-office schedule of three days per week. During the training period, the HR Coordinator will spend Mondays in Wakefield, MA, with the remaining in-office days in Brockton, MA.
Key Responsibilities:
Coordinate New Hire Preboarding
Coordinate end‑to‑end new hire preboarding activities from offer acceptance through Day 1 to ensure employees are fully prepared for their start date. This includes communicating with new hires and managers, ordering badges and technology, initiating and tracking I‑9 and E‑Verify completion, creating and maintaining electronic employee files, and updating preboarding trackers. Partner closely with Talent Acquisition, HR Business Partners, and Technology to ensure a smooth and timely transition into the organization.
Facilitating Employee Offboarding
Facilitate employee separations by coordinating communications with employees, managers, HR Business Partners, and Technology. Responsibilities include scheduling exit interviews, managing equipment return logistics, responding to unemployment claims, maintaining termination documentation, and ensuring all offboarding tasks are completed accurately and on time. Support consistent execution of offboarding processes to meet compliance, documentation, and employee experience expectations.
Records Management
Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date employee records in accordance with record‑keeping and confidentiality requirements. This includes creating and maintaining employee files, uploading documentation, tracking employee warnings, responding to requests for employee files, and supporting regular audits of HR records to ensure completeness and accuracy.
Shared Services Intake & Front‑Line HR Support
Serve as a frontline point of contact for HR Operations by managing the team’s centralized email inbox and calendar and responding to calls received through the HR Hotline. Triage incoming requests, provide accurate information on standard HR processes, and route inquiries to the appropriate HR partners when needed. Track and follow up on requests to ensure timely resolution and consistent employee experience.
Administrative & Operational Support
Provide day‑to‑day administrative support to the HR Operations team, including coordinating meeting logistics, preparing materials, ordering office supplies, processing invoices, and supporting operational reporting and trackers. Contribute to the overall efficiency and organization of the HR Operations function by supporting routine workflows and identifying opportunities to streamline administrative processes.
Qualifications
Experience:
High school diploma required
- 3–5 years of administrative experience, preferably Human Resources
- Experience working in an HR Shared Service environment highly preferred
Skills/Knowledge:
Must be able handle sensitive information with the highest level of confidentiality
Ability to manage high-volume, detailed orientated tasks
- Deep expertise using Microsoft Suites (Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint)
Experienced with V-look up and pivot tables preferred.
Effective problem-solving skills with a strong sense of urgency.
Follow-up, follow-through, and timely resolution skills.
- Experience working with HRIS systems (Oracle, Workday, or similar platforms)
Skills Required
- High school diploma
- 3-5 years of administrative experience (preferably Human Resources)
- Experience working in an HR Shared Services environment
- Ability to handle sensitive information with high confidentiality
- Ability to manage high-volume, detail-oriented tasks
- Deep expertise using Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Experience with VLOOKUP and pivot tables
- Effective problem-solving skills and strong sense of urgency
- Strong follow-up, follow-through, and timely resolution skills
- Experience working with HRIS systems (Oracle, Workday, or similar)
Eastern Bank Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Eastern Bank and has not been reviewed or approved by Eastern Bank.
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Retirement Support — A defined‑benefit pension layered with a 401(k) and ESOP/cash‑balance elements creates uncommon depth for long‑term wealth building. This retirement stack differentiates the total package versus many regional banks.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock ownership plan adds equity participation alongside core pay and benefits. IPO‑related share allocation underscores the program’s role in total rewards.
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Inclusive Benefits Coverage — Long‑standing LGBTQ+ support and sustained recognition for equality practices indicate benefits parity such as equal partner coverage. Employee networks and an inclusion focus are positioned as integral to the overall benefits experience.
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What We Do
Founded in 1818, Boston-based Eastern Bank is Greater Boston’s leading local bank and the largest bank-owned independent investment advisor in Massachusetts with approximately 110 locations serving communities in eastern Massachusetts, southern and coastal New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Connecticut. Eastern provides a full range of banking and wealth management solutions for consumers and businesses of all sizes including through its Cambridge Trust Wealth Management and Private Banking divisions, and takes pride in its outspoken advocacy and community support that includes more than $240 million in charitable giving since 1994. An inclusive company, Eastern is comprised of deeply committed professionals who value relationships with their customers, colleagues and communities. Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender Investments are not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • Not Bank Guaranteed • Not a Deposit • Not Insured By Any Government Agency







