Bilingual (English/Spanish) Recruiter & Training Specialist

Our Client is looking for a Bilingual (E/S) Recruiting & Training Specialist to join our team. Under the leadership of the Director of People Operations, the Bilingual Recruiting & Training Specialist will administer and support the initial and ongoing stages of the workforce in the areas of recruiting and training from an employee experience perspective. This position will continuously communicate with managers to identify hiring and training needs. and will be expected to suggest, propose, coordinate, and implement specific training programs including new hire orientation, leadership development, and construction trade skills programs. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a team goals first attitude.

Talent Acquisition

• Facilitate and implement all phases of the recruitment process as directed.
• Utilize recruitment software and technology to attract/keep top talent.
• Identify candidates using internal and external databases/job boards, and other tools available or innovated.
• Conduct pre-employment screening and assessments.
• Coordinate the selection, acquisition, onboarding, and orientation of new employees.
• Maintain a strong employee pipeline by screening, processing, and communicating with candidates, scheduling interviews, and facilitating pre-boarding and onboarding.
• Build relationships with candidates and hiring managers.
• Ability to make presentations to large groups of candidates.
• Conduct behavioral based interviews and select candidates based on the Ideal Team Player concept.
• Assist in the day-to-day efforts that improve employee experiences.
• Administer specialty programs credentialing, such as Badging, CDL, and MSHA compliance.
• Assist in the coordinate badges/permits, as needed, to ensure that the new hire or current employee can work in the assigned jobsite.
• Coordinate that personal protective equipment is provided to new hires on day one according to needs of new hire's position.
• Assist in the management internship/apprenticeship programs.

Training Coordination

• Coordinate all aspects of new hire orientation and training for all new employees, in accordance with the position's needs, including the correct clock in/out platforms.
• Interpret training sessions or coordinate interpretations as necessary.
• Update and track skills to reflect coordinated skills achievements.
• In coordination with the hiring managers, select trainers for hands-on training.
• Document all training events in the company's HRIS platform(s).
• Ensure that all participants are on time and prepared for orientation training and develop systems to ensure that new employees have a firm understanding of the information provided.
• Interact with each new hire daily during the first four weeks of employment and provide feedback and re-training using the New Employee Evaluation form and the suggestions from leaders.
• Design, coordinate, and deliver Greenlight meetings.
• Create and establish a structured training program for new hires.
• Conduct train-the-trainer sessions, as needed.
• Exercise independent judgement in developing and delivering other trainings, as requested.

People Operations Administration

• Enter information into Client's HRIS, such as Training Classes and class completion, benefits information, disciplinary actions, accidents reports, and other as requested.
• Answer and directs People Operations' calls as needed to protect Director of People Operations' time.
• Assists as an ethics line case closer.
• Administer benefits with the assistance of our benefits broker.
• Coordinate open enrollment meetings to be led by our benefits broker.
• Assist in People Operations efforts, as needed.
• Other duties may be assigned to support intermittently or temporarily, as needed.

FOUNDANTIONAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Excels in collaborating with the HR Generalist and company leaders to achieve goals.
• Strong ability to communicate clearly with individuals, give and receive feedback, and adjust message as it relates to audience.
• Strong ability to deal effectively and positively with employees, peers, and management staff required.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to coordinate multiple projects at a time.
• Interest and ability to gain thorough understanding of our processes and standards/systems for all departments.

EDUCATION AND COMPENTENCIES:

• Four-year degree in education in business management, business administration, or related fields
• Recruiting certifications, preferred
• Training and Development certification
• Proven track record designing, implementing, and measuring training curricula for production staff, desired
• Experience with office staff training
• Experience supervising employees on a dotted line basis related to training, to ensure proper progress
• Superior knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point.
• Superior knowledge of Adobe
• Experience with Trimble's Vista HR Module preferred.
• Experience with Polity Tech and Ethics Line Management preferred.

OTHER SKILLS REQUIREMENTS

Language Skills. Bilingual English/Spanish. Ability to read and interpret documents such as policies, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.

Mathematical Skills. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

ADDITIONAL DEMANDS

Rules and Regulation. All employees must adhere to all safety rules and regulations required by local, State and Federal authorities, wear the appropriate personal protective equipment necessary to perform the job in a safe manner and will follow all safety rules per the Company's Safety Policy.

Communication. All salaried employees are required to have access to their e-mail and be available via cell phone and text after hours and during weekends and holidays to assist with simple to complex issues that may arise.

Physical Demands. The physical demands described here 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 and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that an employee will encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Frequent visits to our warehouse will happen, requiring personal protective equipment (PPE.) Visits to jobsites, yards, plants also require PPE. 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 occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment ranges from moderate (office) to loud (production plant).