Bilingual HR Generalist - Manufacturing

Naperville, IL | 100% Onsite | Some travel to assigned facilities

About the Opportunity

We’re partnering with a growing international food distribution company that is expanding across multiple U.S. locations. They’re looking for a Bilingual HR Generalist to support daily HR operations across areas like recruiting, onboarding, HRIS, payroll prep, benefits, employee records, compliance, safety training, and reporting. This is a strong fit for someone with 3-5 years of HR generalist or HR coordinator experience who is hands-on, organized, comfortable supporting employees, and able to keep HR processes accurate in a fast-paced distribution or manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain employee information in Paycom HRIS, including new hires, terminations, transfers, promotions, and compensation updates.
• Support recruiting by posting jobs, scheduling interviews, communicating with candidates, and coordinating onboarding.
• Complete new hire paperwork, I-9 verification, system setup, and orientation support.
• Maintain confidential employee files and HR documentation.
• Support benefits administration, including enrollments, qualifying life events, and COBRA notices.
• Audit timecards, monitor attendance issues, and prepare payroll information for review.
• Help maintain compliance documentation, including OSHA logs, policy acknowledgments, HR audits, and training records.
• Coordinate safety and compliance training, including tracking employee completion.
• Assist with workplace incident reports, accident documentation, and internal follow-up.
• Work with HR Managers across multiple states to keep processes consistent and organized.

Requirements

• 3-5 years of HR generalist or HR coordinator experience.
• Bilingual Spanish/English required.
• Experience in distribution, manufacturing, warehouse, food, or multi-location environments preferred.
• Experience with Paycom strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of EEO, FMLA, ACA, I-9, wage and hour rules, OSHA, and HR compliance.
• Strong Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, reporting, and documentation skills.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities.
• Comfortable handling confidential information and supporting employees professionally.

Why You’ll Want This Role

• Join a growing company in the international food distribution industry.
• Hands-on HR role with exposure to recruiting, onboarding, payroll, benefits, compliance, safety, and HRIS.
• Strong fit for someone who enjoys supporting employees and keeping HR operations running smoothly.
• Opportunity to work across multiple locations and grow within a people-focused HR team.

Pay

$65,000-$75,000 annual salary

Schedule

Monday-Friday | 8:00 AM-4:30 PM

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement