About this role
Location: Columbus, Nebraska
Company: Camaco
Employment Type: Full-time
Language Requirement: Bilingual Spanish and English
Position Summary
Camaco is seeking a bilingual Senior HR Generalist to support a workforce of more than 700 employees, with a strong focus on hourly employees in a manufacturing environment. This role provides hands-on HR support across benefits, leave administration, employee relations, and day-to-day HR operations. The Senior HR Generalist partners with employees, supervisors, and leaders to deliver responsive, consistent, and confidential HR services.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a primary HR resource for hourly employees, supervisors, and managers.
- Support administration of employee benefits, including enrollment, employee questions, and coordination with benefits providers.
- Process and track FMLA and other leave requests, maintain related documentation, and communicate with employees and leaders throughout the process.
- Support employee relations by listening to concerns, documenting issues, and helping resolve workplace matters.
- Advise supervisors on HR policies, procedures, attendance, performance management, and consistent employee practices.
- Assist with onboarding, orientation, employee changes, and offboarding.
- Maintain accurate and confidential employee records in Workday and other HR systems.
- Support recruiting and retention efforts for hourly manufacturing positions.
- Help ensure HR practices and records align with company policies and applicable requirements.
- Prepare HR reports and support audits, initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts.
- Communicate HR information clearly in both Spanish and English.
- Build trust with employees and leaders across shifts and departments.
Qualifications
- Experience as an HR Generalist or in a comparable human resources role.
- Fluency in both Spanish and English, including the ability to communicate HR information clearly in both languages.
- Experience supporting hourly employees in a manufacturing or other high-volume environment.
- Knowledge of benefits administration and leave processes, including FMLA.
- Strong employee-relations, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and maintain accurate records.
- Proficiency with HR systems and Microsoft Office; Workday experience preferred.
- Ability to balance multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting a workforce of 700 or more employees.
- Experience working across multiple shifts in a manufacturing setting.
- Familiarity with HR reporting, audits, and process improvement.
- Relevant HR education, training, or certification.