HR and Payroll Operations Supervisor

CHS Inc.

HR and Payroll Operations Supervisor responsible for maintaining payroll systems and leading improvements. Ensuring compliance and accurate practices across CHS’s refineries and terminals.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeLaurel • Kansas, Montana • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $71,700 - $119,700 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the primary business owner for the RPT division workforce and payroll systems, including system governance, requirement prioritization, testing, and change management.
Assess enhancement opportunities to improve accuracy, efficiency, and user experience.
Partner with IT, external vendors and CHS corporate HR Operations to resolve defects, manage upgrades, and guide future system development.
Build and expand analytic capabilities to support improved reporting, compliance monitoring, and workforce decision-making.
Ensure workforce and payroll system configurations align with union contracts, pay rules, labor agreements, and business requirements for the Laurel refinery, McPherson refinery and Pipelines & Terminal union contracts.
Oversee system configurations to support leave of absences and vacation bidding for the Laurel Refinery union.
Lead and provide day-to-day directions to a team of three, ensuring consistent and accurate payroll practices and contract adherence.
Lead continuous improvement efforts on process and documentation for RPT systems, payroll, and related HR operational processes by standardizing procedures, maintaining system and process documentation, and supporting consistent knowledge transfer and compliance across Laurel and McPherson.
Manage workers compensation program for the Laurel refinery and pipelines & terminals team.

Requirements

What you’ll need

High School Diploma or GED
2+ years’ experience in HR operations, HR systems administration or payroll processing
Bachelor’s degree preferred in human resources, IT, business or related field
5+ years of experience in HR operations, HR systems administration or payroll processing
2+ years’ experience of formal leadership with direct responsibility for team oversight
Hands-on experience with HR systems and workforce management platforms
Experience supporting and maintaining HR system functionality to include troubleshooting, data integrity validation and systems and process support
Understanding of payroll processing and associated compliance requirements
Demonstrated experience working with cross-functional teams
Experience working in environments with complex workforce structures such as union or multi-site operations

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
wellness programs
life insurance
health and dependent care spending accounts
paid time off
401(k)
pension
profit sharing
short- and long-term disability
tuition reimbursement
adoption assistance

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Hard Skills & Tools

HR systems administrationpayroll processingdata integrity validationsystem governancerequirement prioritizationtestingchange managementanalytic capabilitiescompliance monitoringprocess documentation

Soft Skills

leadershipteam oversightcross-functional collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingcontinuous improvementorganizational skillsuser experience enhancementknowledge transferattention to detail

Certifications

High School DiplomaGEDBachelor’s degree in human resourcesBachelor’s degree in ITBachelor’s degree in business