Bilingual Department Coordinator

Abner Solar Inc; Mauldin (SC); On-site; USD 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Abner is seeking a dependable, organized, and bilingual Department Coordinator to support daily departmental operations and facilitate effective communication between English- and Mandarin-speaking employees.

This role serves as a critical link between department management and staff, ensuring instructions, expectations, and procedures are clearly understood in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, approachable, and proactive.

Qualifications

• Fluent in English and Mandarin; accurate translation/interpretation.
• Strong organizational and administrative skills.
• Experience in manufacturing, administration, coordination or interpretation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide English-to-Mandarin and Mandarin-to-English interpretation to support daily departmental operations.
• Assist department managers and supervisors with communicating instructions, expectations, policies, and procedural updates.
• Help ensure employees understand work assignments, production goals, safety requirements, and company policies.
• Assist with onboarding and orientation of Mandarin-speaking employees.
• Support daily administrative tasks, documentation, recordkeeping, and departmental reporting.
• Help communicate employee questions, concerns, and feedback to department management.
• Assist with coordinating meetings, training sessions, and departmental activities.
• Help identify and resolve communication barriers that may impact productivity, safety, or employee engagement.
• Maintain confidentiality when handling employee information and sensitive departmental matters.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support departmental needs.

Skills

Bilingual English/Mandarin

Translation/Interpretation

Organizational skills

Interpersonal communication

Work with all levels

MS Office

Attention to detail

Discretion/confidentiality

Multitasking

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Company: Abner

Department: Assigned Department

Reports To: Department Manager

Position Summary

Abner is seeking a dependable, organized, and bilingual Department Coordinator to support daily departmental operations and facilitate effective communication between English- and Mandarin-speaking employees.

This position serves as an important communication link between department management and employees, helping ensure instructions, expectations, procedures, and operational updates are clearly understood. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, approachable, proactive, and comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide English-to-Mandarin and Mandarin-to-English interpretation to support daily departmental operations.
• Assist department managers and supervisors with communicating instructions, expectations, policies, and procedural updates.
• Help ensure employees understand work assignments, production goals, safety requirements, and company policies.
• Assist with onboarding and orientation of Mandarin-speaking employees.
• Support daily administrative tasks, documentation, recordkeeping, and departmental reporting.
• Help communicate employee questions, concerns, and feedback to department management.
• Assist with coordinating meetings, training sessions, and departmental activities.
• Help identify and resolve communication barriers that may impact productivity, safety, or employee engagement.
• Maintain confidentiality when handling employee information and sensitive departmental matters.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support departmental needs.

Qualifications

• Fluency in both English and Mandarin Chinese, with strong verbal communication skills in both languages.
• Ability to accurately translate and interpret workplace conversations and written communications.
• Strong organizational and administrative skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, email, and basic computer applications.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to maintain professionalism, confidentiality, and discretion.
• Previous experience in manufacturing, administration, coordination, or interpretation is preferred.