Job Description

Dallas traffic control and traffic safety company is hiring:

Bilingual (Spanish) Human Resource Specialist

We are seeking a Human Resources Assistant with experience in the construction industry to support hiring and HR operations with a focus on a blue-collar workforce, and occasional HR work with the office staff. This role focuses on recruiting, onboarding, and supporting field employees while ensuring compliance with Texas and federal labor laws and providing support of the HR Director for general duties.

Key Responsibilities

• Recruit, screen, and hire hourly construction and field employees
• Assist location managers and/or supervisors with staffing needs
• Manage recruiting workflow in Applicant Tracking System including online assessments, employment offers, pre-employment tests, I-9 compliance, and all correspondence with candidates
• Coordinate onboarding, I-9/E-Verify, background checks, and drug screens
• Participate in new hire orientation and coordinate new hire training with the safety trainer
• Answer employee and manager questions and concerns regarding Human Resource policies, procedures, and employee handbook interpretation
• Administer, communicate, and support updates to employee handbook and company policies and procedures
• Support employee relations, benefits enrollment, and workers’ compensation.
• Guide and collaborate with management and employees to improve and develop a positive, inclusive company culture that exemplifies company values
• Maintain employee records and HRIS data
• Support HR Department when requested on employee relations, benefits enrollment, and workers’ compensation
• Ensures compliance with Texas labor laws, wage & hour, and OSHA requirements and recommended best practices for employee files, bulletin boards, etc.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of HR experience, preferably in construction or blue-collar environments
• Experience hiring hourly and field-based workers
• Knowledge of Texas labor laws and employment compliance
• Strong organization and communication skills
• Enthusiastic self-starter with strong propensity toward positivity in viewpoints and interactions with others
• Experience with effective employee relations programs
• Proven follow-up skills are a must
• Strong written and verbal skills required
• Bilingual in English and Spanish (required)

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