Bilingual Staffing Coordinator

About the role

This is the job for people who hate sitting still. At Midway Staffing, we connect real people with real opportunities at some of the most respected light industrial employers around Bolingbrook, IL (on‑site), and we solve the workforce problems our clients lose sleep over. As a Staffing Coordinator you report to the Branch Manager and are the face of your branch.

Responsibilities

• Open the door to a walk‑in candidate and have them interviewed before lunch.
• Talk a client off a ledge and cover their shift before they finish explaining the problem.
• Dive into the ATS and leave it cleaner than you found it.
• Handle onboarding paperwork, background checks, first‑day prep, and live placements to check on.
• Keep all processes moving smoothly and tightly.
• Drive key metrics: fill rate, retention, attendance, and client satisfaction.
• Build real relationships with clients and job seekers and become the first name they think of for anything staffing.
• Source, screen, and interview candidates, then match them to roles so the placement sticks.
• Partner with recruiters and the Branch Manager on hiring strategy.
• Participate in career fairs and recruitment drives to grow the local talent pool.
• Stay informed on the Mesquite job market to keep your branch a step ahead.
• Ensure both client and candidate are happy once a placement is live.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 1–2 years of experience in staffing, recruiting, HR, or administrative support (staffing agency experience is a bonus).

Skills

• Bilingual (English/Spanish).
• Comfortable running in‑person and phone interviews with sharp attention to detail.
• Solid with Microsoft and/or Google Suite.
• Prior ATS experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Build rapport fast; people trust you almost immediately.
• Communicate clearly and directly, whether across a desk, on the phone, or via email.
• Comfortable managing a nervous candidate as well as a demanding client.
• Ability to juggle ten priorities without dropping a single one.
• Prefer to solve problems yourself rather than wait for someone else.
• Move with urgency and follow through every single time.
• Prefer a busy day over a slow one.

Benefits

• Real career advancement inside a fast‑growing company with clear paths to move up.
• Competitive pay with placement commissions and monthly bonus potential.
• Paid, hands‑on training built to set you up to win from day one.
• Full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D, and 401(k) for eligible employees.

Pay

$22.50/hour + bonus + overtime, paid weekly.

Schedule

Monday–Friday, 8 AM–5 PM, with Saturdays as needed.