Premier Placements is currently interviewing for a Bilingual Human Resources / Recruiting Manager direct hire opportunity to join an established, growing company in Richmond, VA. As the HR/Recruiting Manager, you will be responsible for a strategical and tactical hands-on approach through partnering with the Plant Leadership and employees on day-to-day HR guidance and support to help develop and deliver the people strategy and business solutions. Their position will also provide leadership in creating a high-performance culture that emphasizes employee engagement, quality, safety, and effective continuous improvement implementation to drive a highly productive workforce. Along with implementing policies to ensure a safe and healthy work environment.

Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Salary: $65,000 - $70,000 / year

What will you enjoy about this position:

• Rewarding Opportunity - Direct Hire position, Growth Potential, and Development opportunities that enhance your career fulfillment.
• Established Employer - 150 years in business, over 1,000 employees across 4 other manufacturing facilities.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package - Competitive salary, great benefits that help you care for yourself and your family.

Responsibilities:

• Manages Plant recruiting process (scheduling events, coordinating, and processing classes and tours).
• Source and pipeline qualified candidates through a wide variety of channels.
• Evaluate, interview, and present qualified candidates to hiring managers and solicit feedback on candidates to refine recruiting strategy as applicable.
• Partners with employees and management to communicate various Human Resources and Payroll policies, procedures, laws, standards, and government regulations.
• Observes legal requirements and government reporting regulations affecting human resources functions and ensures HR compliance / Safety compliance with policies, procedures, and reporting.
• Key participant in all aspects of the hiring of new personnel including recruiting, interviewing, background checks, employment references, and drug screenings.
• Reviews, assesses, and initiates any changes needed to current processes, content, or procedures to best fit with the needs of the business and align with the company's policies.
• Develops and implements Safety inspection policies, procedures, and schedules routine inspections.
• Inspect the facility to identify safety, health, and environmental risks.
• Oversees Incident and Injury case management ensuring that material safety data sheets are maintained and readily accessible when needed.
• Draft inspection reports to document inspection findings.
• Prepares and schedules training to cover emergency procedures, workplace safety, and other relevant topics.
• Develops compensation and benefit plans to ensure facility objectives are met.
• Develops facility performance evaluation and provides coaching for Plant leadership, onboarding, performance, and career development.

Requirements:

• Bilingual Spanish/English required.
• 5 years of experience as an HR Generalist or similar role.
• High School diploma or equivalent. Bachelors degree preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office Suite including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Strong Recruiting experience.
• Safety knowledge is highly preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently in a dynamic environment of change, challenge, and multiple deadlines and priorities with high attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain the highly confidential nature of human resources work.
• Ability to travel for recruitment meetings, college visits, and career fairs and maintain a flexible work schedule.
• Must be able to identify and resolve problems promptly.