Bilingual HR Generalist

Yanfeng•Louisville, KY

About The Position

The Bilingual HR Generalist supports labor and employee relations, HR data and payroll, leave and attendance administration, staffing and onboarding, employee engagement, and leadership at a plant location. The role works with supervisors, the union, hourly employees, temporary staff, and company leadership, and serves as a primary contact for hourly employees’ questions in English and Spanish. It also backs up the Senior HR Professional and may travel to other company locations. The position manages grievances, workplace investigations, payroll and HRIS records, leaves of absence, attendance programs, staffing agency coordination, onboarding, and plant communications. It leads HR process improvements, creates reports and dashboards, and uses digital workflows and AI tools to improve HR administration. The role requires professional proficiency in English and Spanish and at least two years of HR generalist experience supporting manufacturing and warehouse, distribution, or logistics operations. Yanfeng describes itself as a global automotive supplier focused on sustainability, innovation, diversity, equity, and inclusion. The company offers employee development opportunities, including development programs, continuous learning, mentorship, and volunteerism, along with benefits and wellness programs.

Requirements

At least 2 years of HR generalist experience supporting manufacturing and warehouse, distribution, or logistics operations.
Must be able and willing to travel to other company locations.
Experience in a unionized environment, including interpreting collective bargaining agreements, handling grievances, and conducting investigations.
Experience using HRIS and payroll systems to maintain employee records, process changes, and run reports.
Proven discretion with highly sensitive information.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Forms, with the ability to build forms, reports, and dashboards.
Ability to use AI tools such as Copilot to track HR data and streamline work.
Working knowledge of employment laws, including FMLA, ADA, I-9, and unemployment.
Self-starter motivated to drive change, with the goal of growing into a senior HR role.
Professional proficiency in both English and Spanish, including reading, writing, and speaking.

Nice To Haves

Automotive industry experience.

Responsibilities

Partner with supervisors and the union to apply Plant Rules and the collective bargaining agreement consistently, and advise supervisors before discipline.
Manage grievances from filing through resolution, maintain the grievance tracker, and report trends to leadership.
Conduct workplace investigations, document findings, and recommend fair, consistent outcomes.
Serve as the main contact for hourly employees’ questions in English and Spanish.
Post hourly promotional opportunities and job bids, coordinate interviews with supervisors, and communicate offers in line with seniority rules.
Maintain accurate payroll and HRIS records in Infor/Fusion, including entering new hires, processing employee changes, and correcting tracking errors.
Submit weekly payroll and audit contractual and annual increases, addressing the root cause of errors.
Process location HR information accurately and on time for employees, temporary staff, and other non-employees.
Replace paper and manual tracking with Microsoft Forms, digital workflows, and AI tools such as Copilot.
Build and maintain dashboards and reports on attendance, headcount, leave, seniority, and 401(k) for plant leadership and the union.
Administer leaves of absence, including FMLA, disability, ADA, and personal leave, and manage the ADA interactive process.
Manage attendance tracking, Team Sense, attendance pre-planning, and the perfect attendance program.
Conduct I-9 audits, respond to unemployment claims, and keep personnel files audit-ready.
Protect the confidentiality of personnel, medical, and pay data.
Manage the staffing agency relationship, communicate plant staffing needs, address temporary staff performance, and track agency results.
Run onboarding and orientation, including I-9s, background checks, and drug screens.
Lead temporary employee evaluations and conversion decisions with supervisors.
Plan the employee engagement calendar and plant communications.
Coach supervisors on HR policy, goal tracking, and employee issues.
Lead HR process improvements and plant-wide HR projects.
Back up the Senior HR Professional and travel to other company locations as needed.