Human Resources Specialist - Bilingual

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About West Liberty Foods

West Liberty Foods manufactures hundreds of meat and poultry products that can be found in well-known grocery stores and top restaurant chains nationwide. Recognized as one of the top protein processors in North America, we have the capacity to produce over 650 million pounds of food products per year across our facilities. We are The Surprisingly Big Company, and we're right in your backyard.

Build your career with West Liberty Foods and be a part of an exciting, collaborative team environment!

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Job Title: Human Resources Specialist - Bilingual

Job Summary: The Human Resource Specialist will be a self driven task and project based position that will provide knowledge to all positions within Human Resources and Learning & Development. They will be responsible for independently identifying creating actionable items to any and all needs of the organization. This will include but is not limited to employee relations, recruiting, onboarding, training, developing, benefit administration, leave administration and administrative tasks. This position will work close partnership with operations to endure all the needs are met in a timely manner.

Job Responsibilities:

• Support for internal/external customers.
• Answering incoming calls to the HR department and directing them to the correct individual.
• Ensure that all needed supplies are inventoried, ordered and stocked on a regular basis.
• Activities centered around recruiting process.
• Audit, data entry, maintenance of HR systems.
• Assist team members with questions regarding pay, benefits and any other HR related questions.
• Verification of employment for outside inquires.
• Benefit and Leave administration.
• Acting as the first line of contact team members in regards to benefits enrollment, responsible to general inquiries, assisting team members in resolving difficulties and/or finding clarifications, and maintaining benefits records and databases.
• Assist in the handling of employee relations issues.
• General HR Support for internal/external customers.
• Assist with translating for team members as needed.
• Responsible for helping maintain personnel files.
• Serve as a backup to other Human Resource positions.
• Serve as a translator for meetings, investigations and there team member inquires.
• Communicate with Operation leaders regarding the progress and development of team members in their first ninety (90) days of employment. This includes making available and tracking the completion of On-The-Job Training, Job Safety Analysis, and Work Hardening documents, including any other document or form required for the effective tracking of New Hire learning and envelopment.
• Maintain spreadsheets that reflect the completion status of all documents related to New Hire learning and development .
• Facilitate and keep records of quarterly (or to-be-determined interval) Compliance learning opportunities for all Team Members working in operation areas. Topics may include-but are not limited to Safety, Food Safety, Human Resources, or Business Technology, and may be presented through an in-person, virtua, or blended classroom setting.
• Organize and lead facility tours for New Hires, Potential Hires, and Visitors, after developing a wide knowledge of floorplan, processes, products, and equipment of/within a given facility.
• After developing a proficiency in classroom facilitation, lead in total or in pa the New Hire Orientation presentation, whether in person or in a virtual classroom setting.
• Organize and provide information necessary for the successful completion of audits and to meet all auditor expectations .
• Leading, organizing, and facilitating in-person or virtual learning opportunities for group larger and smaller than ten people.
• Communicated simple and complex ideas and information through verbal and written means in more than one language, including English (Preferred).
• Possess strong organizational skills, including the ability to prioritize competing business needs.
• Suggest appropriate training methods to use per person.
• Demonstrate optimism and influence in their approach to all forms of communications .
• Ability to adapt to the changing needs of the Company, Facility, and Department.
• Assist with new employee hiring processes.
• Evaluate training progress if newly hires Team Members and assist in the comprehension of processes and expectations, as needed.
• Flexibility of schedule to meet the needs of Team Members over multiple shifts.
• Drive continual improvement in quality, productivity, and efficiency.
• Participate in meetings as needed.
• Serves as mentor for newly hired team members.
• Partner with all departments of the organization .
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish/Polish) is necessary.
• Must have an attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proficiency with grammar and composition to prepare, review and edit documents.
• Ability to work independently on multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Computer experience is required. Advanced knowledge of Google Suite as well as Microsoft platform is a plus.
• Work extended hours, weekends and overtime if needed.
• Ability to adjust quickly to changing demands.
• Candidates must successfully pass post-offer/pre-employment drug test, background screen and physical.

West Liberty Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

West Liberty Foods is committed to providing all team members with predictable work schedules that accommodate the universal need to spend time away from work to rest, relax, and spend time with family and friends. However, as a food manufacturer, West Liberty Foods is responsible for producing perishable products. To help ensure that our food products meet the quality and safety standards our customers expect, team members may, at times, be asked or expected to work overtime, weekends, or holidays. West Liberty Foods remains committed to its overtime, weekend, and holiday pay policies, and will schedule team members for those hours on a volunteer-first basis, whenever possible.

To be considered an applicant for this position, you must apply online on our careersite at https://careers.wlfoods.com/.

The following benefits are available:

• Medical, Dental, Vision & Prescription Coverage
• Paid Time Off
• Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Educational Assistance Program
• Discount Benefits
• Additional Voluntary Benefits

Disclosures: Pursuant to the Illinois Equal Pay Act, this posting includes the good faith, budgeted pay scale and general description of benefits that the employer reasonably expects to offer a successful, qualified applicant for this position as of the date of this posting with future pay and benefits subject to change based on employment conditions including, but not limited to, knowledge, skills, and experience; performance; shift(s) worked; hours worked; department or business line; geographic location; and other market conditions in accordance with company policies and the at-will nature of this employment opportunity.