Bilingual Human Resources (HR) Employee Relations

We are seeking a Bilingual Employee Relations Specialist to join the team onsite in Ruther Glen, VA. This highly visible role supports a growing manufacturing workforce and is ideal for an HR professional who wants to spend time with employees and leaders on the floor, resolve meaningful workplace issues, and have a direct impact on employee experience and operational performance.

What You'll Do as the Bilingual Employee Relations Specialist:

- Serve as a trusted Employee Relations resource for frontline employees, supervisors, and operational leaders
- Maintain an active presence throughout the manufacturing campus and build relationships across the workforce
- Conduct objective workplace investigations involving employee complaints, policy concerns, conduct issues, and other ER matters
- Counsel employees and facilitate conflict resolution when workplace issues arise
- Coach supervisors through performance management, documentation, corrective action, disciplinary matters, and separations
- Interpret HR policies and help employees and managers understand how they apply to workplace situations
- Recognize sensitive or complex employee matters and escalate appropriately when additional HR support is needed
- Partner with leadership to promote consistent, fair, and compliant employment practices
- Support annual performance reviews and participate in employee evaluations as appropriate
- Coordinate and facilitate employee and supervisor training
- Support new-hire orientation and onboarding activities
- Help employees understand benefits and support open enrollment communications
- Conduct exit interviews, identify trends behind voluntary turnover, and recommend retention strategies
- Support employee engagement initiatives and identify opportunities to improve the overall employee experience
- Maintain appropriate confidentiality and documentation when handling sensitive employee matters
- Stay current on relevant employment laws, HR practices, and compliance requirements

Must-Haves as the Bilingual Employee Relations Specialist:

- Fluency in English and Spanish
- Ability to work onsite from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM
- 2+ years of substantive Human Resources or Employee Relations experience
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field
- Hands-on experience conducting workplace investigations
- Experience resolving employee concerns and workplace conflicts
- Ability to coach supervisors and managers through performance and employee-relations issues
- Working knowledge of HR policies, employment law, and compliance
- Confidence handling difficult and sensitive conversations professionally
- Strong employee-facing communication and relationship-building skills
- Sound judgment and ability to independently assess workplace situations
- High level of discretion when handling confidential information
- Comfort working directly with frontline employees in a fast-paced operational environment
- Strong written, verbal, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Teams, Outlook, and general HR technology
- Ability to travel occasionally, up to approximately 15%

Nice-to-Haves as the Bilingual Employee Relations Specialist:

- HR or Employee Relations experience within manufacturing, construction, engineering, industrial, logistics, or a similar environment
- Experience supporting a large hourly or frontline workforce
- Significant workplace investigation and conflict-resolution experience
- Experience developing employee engagement or retention initiatives
- Experience partnering with strong operational leaders and frontline supervisors
- Background working in an environment where HR maintains a regular presence on the production floor

Benefits Offered:

- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life and disability insurance
- Paid time off
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid maternity leave
- Military Reserve pay offset
- High-visibility role supporting a growing mission-critical manufacturing operation
- Opportunity to own meaningful Employee Relations work rather than focusing primarily on HR administration
- Regular interaction with both employees and operational leadership
- Opportunity to make a measurable impact on employee engagement, retention, leadership effectiveness, and workplace culture

Trueline and its clients are unabashed equal-opportunity employers committed to a diverse workforce. We welcome smart and ambitious applicants and recruit, refer, hire, place, and promote without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law.