HR Operations & Compliance Lead, Bilingual (Spanish) — Travel

Partners Personnel - Santa Barbara; Salinas (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Partners Personnel - Santa Barbara is seeking an experienced HR leader to oversee day-to-day people operations across recruiting, onboarding, training, performance, safety, benefits, payroll coordination, and employee relations.

You will drive policy, compliance, and program improvements, coaching managers, managing leaves and investigations, and ensuring consistent HR practices while supporting growth and employee well-being across locations, with travel as required to Salinas and Yuma.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Spanish.
• Solid Human Resources background across core disciplines.
• Hands-on experience with HRIS platforms.
• High discretion and confidentiality; strong communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day HR operations across recruiting, onboarding, training, performance, safety, benefits, payroll, and employee relations.
• Oversee postings, records, reporting (EEO-1) and health plan compliance; maintain policy documentation.
• Manage Leave of Absence programs end-to-end with SOPs and compliant records.
• Coach managers on performance, investigations, and employee relations; handle escalations.
• Develop and deliver company-wide training; roll out HR policies and handbook updates.
• Ensure consistent HR practices and compliance with federal/state/local laws; monitor HR metrics.
• Coordinate safety committee meetings and incident investigations; support corrective actions.

Skills

Spanish

HR generalist

Interpersonal communication

Tools

HRIS platforms

Job description

Partners Personnel - Santa Barbara is seeking an experienced HR leader to oversee day-to-day people operations across recruiting, onboarding, training, performance, safety, benefits, payroll coordination, and employee relations.

You will drive policy, compliance, and program improvements, coaching managers, managing leaves and investigations, and ensuring consistent HR practices while supporting growth and employee well-being across locations, with travel as required to Salinas and Yuma.