Bilingual HR Specialist – Onboarding & Compliance

Day & Zimmermann; Yankton (SD); On-site; USD 47,040 - 70,560; Full time

Job summary

Day & Zimmermann in Yankton, SD is seeking a bilingual HR Specialist (English/Spanish) to join our team. You will maintain HR data in HRIS, support transactions from hiring to termination, and partner with managers to deliver compliant, people‑first HR processes.

The role emphasizes onboarding, offboarding, training, and documenting SOPs in both languages, with opportunities to lead local HR projects and improve processes for a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree (AA) or equivalent experience required.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Business Administration or HR Management preferred.
• 2+ years relevant HR experience required.
• 4+ years professional experience preferred.
• Proficiency with HRIS systems, MS Office, and data management required.
• Successful completion of background screening.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate employee and organizational data in HRIS; generate reports.
• Support hiring, orientation, compensation changes, benefits, leaves, transfers, promotions, terminations.
• Provide baseline employee relations support and preliminary investigations.
• Deliver training on HR processes and compliance; support onboarding/offboarding.
• Lead or coordinate HR projects; document SOPs and workflows in Spanish & English.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

HR data management

Onboarding/offboarding

HR compliance knowledge

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

AA or equivalent experience

BA/BS in Business Administration or HR

Tools

HRIS

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

Day & Zimmermann in Yankton, SD is seeking a bilingual HR Specialist (English/Spanish) to join our team. You will maintain HR data in HRIS, support transactions from hiring to termination, and partner with managers to deliver compliant, people‑first HR processes.

The role emphasizes onboarding, offboarding, training, and documenting SOPs in both languages, with opportunities to lead local HR projects and improve processes for a manufacturing environment.