HR COORDINATOR (Spanish Bilingual)

The HR Generalist is a key partner to employees and managers, focused on supporting employee relations, performance management, and culture-building initiatives. This role also serves as the backup for payroll processing, requiring a solid understanding of payroll practices. Fluency in both English and Spanish is mandatory to support and communicate effectively with our diverse workforce.

Responsibilities:

•    Serve as a primary point of contact for employees and managers on HR-related questions and concerns.
•    Support and advise managers through performance management, corrective action, and employee development.
•    Conduct or assist with workplace investigations, ensuring thorough documentation and fair resolution.
•    Partner with managers to strengthen communication, trust, and alignment with company values.
•    Assist with employee engagement initiatives, recognition programs, and company events.
•    Support recruiting activities as needed, including job postings, candidate screening, and interview coordination.
•    Participate in onboarding and orientation to ensure a positive employee experience.
•    Serve as the backup for payroll processing to ensure continuity and accuracy of payroll operations.
•    Maintain up-to-date knowledge of employment laws (federal, state, and local) to ensure compliance.
•    Partner with the Sr. HR Generalist (Operations Focus) to ensure seamless HR processes across the employee lifecycle.
•    Support HR projects and programs such as training rollouts, policy updates, and process improvements.

•    Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience).
•    3–5 years of progressive HR experience with exposure to employee relations and payroll processes.
•    Working knowledge of payroll practices and HRIS systems.
•    Bilingual Spanish and English (mandatory).
•    Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to coach and influence.
•    Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities.
•    Ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters with discretion.
•    Working knowledge of California employment law.
•    HR certification (PHR, SHRM-CP) preferred but not required.

Work Enviornment and Physical Demands:

The work environment and physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
•    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit.
•    The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
•    The employee frequently is required to talk and hear and use her hands to touch, handle, type and write.
•    Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus.
•    The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.  The noise level can be elevated in the office when the employee is communicating with other employees or when other employees are communicating with customers or vendors on the phone.