HR Coordinator

Van Drunen Farms; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

On-site in Momence, IL

Job summary

Van Drunen Farms is seeking an HR Coordinator to support onboarding, preboarding, and HRIS tasks in a hybrid role based in Momence, IL. The position emphasizes a welcoming employee experience and accurate, timely process execution.

You will manage Workday Help requests, assist with I-9/E-Verify compliance, and collaborate with HR and Talent Acquisition to ensure smooth on-boarding. A two-year minimum HR admin background and bilingual English/Spanish are required.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field; bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Two+ years of experience in HR administration, HR operations, HRIS support, case management, customer service, or detail-oriented administrative roles.
• Bilingual English and Spanish required.
• Strong organization, confidentiality, and ability to manage multiple requests and deadlines.
• Comfort using Microsoft Office, HR systems, and ticketing tools.

Responsibilities

• Support preboarding and onboarding by following up with new hires, answering questions, troubleshooting HRIS access, and confirming readiness before Day 1.
• Facilitate New Hire Orientation and deliver a warm, consistent first-day experience reflecting a family-oriented culture.
• Coordinate I-9/E-Verify documentation and partner with HR and Talent Acquisition to ensure steps are completed on time.
• Own daily Workday Help administration by reviewing, routing, and closing HR requests.
• Support HR initiatives, self-service resources, basic HRIS requests, and backup coverage for HR front desk.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Organizational skills

Customer service mindset

Education

Associate's degree in HR/Business

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

HRIS systems

Ticketing tools

Job description

The Van Drunen Family of Companies is growing! This role is a hybrid work schedule, to include 3 days onsite in Momence, IL. Expected Pay Range: $23/hr-$25/hr, non-exempt Bonus: This role may further qualify for supplemental compensation in the form of bonus and incentive programs, contingent upon achieving pre-established individual and company performance metrics. Benefits Eligible: Yes Benefits Available: 2026-benefits-summary.pdf

Who We Are At Van Drunen Farms, we’re not just providing ingredients; we’re providing people with purpose and possibility. As a trusted partner in delivering fruit, vegetable, herb, and grain-based ingredient solutions to companies around the globe, we’re striving to build a values-aligned workforce that embodies humility, integrity, passion, and excellence.

Role Summary

The HR Coordinator helps create a smooth, welcoming, and organized experience for new hires and employees across the Van Drunen Family of Companies. This role supports preboarding, onboarding, New Hire Orientation, HR intake through Workday Help, I-9/E-Verify compliance, and day-to-day HR service needs. Success in this role comes from strong follow-through, attention to detail, bilingual communication, and a genuine commitment to making HR processes easier for employees and leaders.

What You’ll Do

• Support preboarding and onboarding by following up with new hires, answering questions, troubleshooting HRIS access, and confirming readiness before Day 1.
• Facilitate New Hire Orientation and help deliver a warm, consistent first-day experience that reflects our family-oriented culture.
• Coordinate I-9/E-Verify documentation and partner with HR and Talent Acquisition teams to ensure onboarding steps are completed accurately and on time.
• Own daily Workday Help administration by reviewing, categorizing, routing, tracking, and closing HR requests professionally and efficiently.
• Support employee experience initiatives, HR self-service resources, basic HRIS requests, and backup coverage for the HR front desk and Talent Acquisition Coordinator roles.

What You’ll Bring

• Associate’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field, with a bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Two or more years of experience in HR administration, HR operations, HRIS support, case management, customer service, or a detail-focused administrative role.
• Bilingual communication skills in English and Spanish required.
• Strong organization, follow-through, confidentiality, and ability to manage multiple requests and deadlines.
• A warm, professional, and service-focused approach with comfort using Microsoft Office, HR systems, and ticketing tools.

What You Can Look Forward To

A highly visible HR role that helps shape the new hire and employee experience from the very beginning. The opportunity to support important HR processes, including onboarding, compliance, service delivery, and employee communication. A hybrid role based in Momence with regular collaboration across HR, Talent Acquisition, HRIS, and business partners. Meaningful work that combines people support, process improvement, and operational follow-through. A values-driven, family-oriented culture focused on humility, integrity, passion, and excellence. In the Van Drunen Family of Companies, commitment to excellence is in everything we do! As a global ingredient and nutritional supplement supplier to the world’s best companies, we thrive on nourishing others with our products and our care for people. If you are looking to make an impact and grow with a family-friendly, values-driven company, you'll fit right in with the Van Drunen Family of Companies! Our employees are the most valuable asset we have. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, creativity, innovation, unique capabilities and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our Company’s achievement as well.

The Van Drunen Family of Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance or an accommodation during the application process, please contact us at [e-mail].

Van Drunen Family of Companies may use artificial intelligence (\"AI\") in its recruitment and hiring process. To the extent AI is used, Van Drunen Family of Companies ensures that its use does not result in discrimination against applicants on the basis of any protected class. Van Drunen Family of Companies does not accept unsolicited resumes. Any resumes, CV’s, and other unsolicited assistance from search firms that do not have a submitted request and written search agreement for a position-specific requisition will be deemed the sole property of Van Drunen Family of Companies and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by our Company.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Disability/Veteran Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that’s unique about our culture, our core values, our commitment to success, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it’s our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hardworking, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference.

To all recruitment agencies: Van Drunen Family of Companies does not accept unsolicited resumes. Any resumes, CV’s, and other unsolicited assistance from search firms that do not have a written and approved search agreement for a position-specific requisition will be deemed the sole property of Van Drunen Family of Companies and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by our Company.