INTERPRETER - (SWAHILI)

JBS USA; Green Bay (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

JBS USA seeks an HR Interpreter to translate between English and Swahili, supporting employer-employee relations and workplace morale. The role helps maintain a positive work environment by demonstrating leadership aligned with JBS Values.

Responsibilities include interpreting, preserving message content, and collaborating with HR managers to resolve issues while upholding confidentiality in a fast-paced production setting.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in speaking, writing and translating English and Swahili.
• Strong attention to detail and confidentiality.
• Ability to collaborate with diverse teams and cultures.
• Comfortable with 8–10 hour shifts in a production setting.
• Knowledge of medical terminology is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Translate oral language and written text between English and Swahili.
• Maintain positive employer-team member relationships and culture.
• Interpret in real-time while preserving content and tone.
• Gather terminology for technical, legal or medical contexts.
• Support leadership and HR in resolving workplace issues.

Skills

Computer knowledge

Attention to detail

Bilingual translation (EN/Swahili)

Integrity

Cultural sensitivity

Confidentiality

Stamina for long shifts

Job description

Description

Our mission: To be the best in all that we do, completely focused on our business, ensuring the bet products and services to our customers, a relationship of trust with our suppliers, profitability for our shareholders and the opportunity of a better future for all of our team members.

Our core values are Availability, Determination, Discipline, Humility, Ownership, Simplicity, and Sincerity

Opportunities

Investing in our people is a large part of the reason why success at JBS is so achievable. Working in operations gives you the opportunity to contribute to the very core of our business: producing the highest quality products for families around the globe. At the JBS operations facilities, we offer career growth opportunities for people with all kinds of interests and backgrounds who are interested in working in a fast-paced, hands-on environment. Additionally, opportunities abound for those who enjoy working within the production environment and are excited about both leading a team and ensuring we are producing a top quality, safe product for families across the globe.

Summary/Objective

The HR Interpreter position will interpret oral language or translate written text from one language into another. Assist with the maintenance of employer-team member relationships that contribute to satisfactory productivity, motivation and morale in the work place. This position aides in creating and maintaining a positive and effective work environment by demonstrating leadership in integrating JBS Values into the work place culture for all team members.

Essential Functions

• Follow ethical codes that protect the confidentiality of information
• Translate messages simultaneously into specified languages while maintaining message content, context and style as much as possible
• Listen to speaker’s statements to determine meanings to interpret
• Compile terminology and information to be used in translations, including technical terms such as those for legal or medical purposes
• Read written materials and rewrite into specified languages as needed
• Work with managers, supervisors and team members to prevent and resolve problems while building trust and constructive relationships in the work environment. Build and maintain a healthy and cooperative network of peers throughout the workplace for gathering information and sharing ideas regarding positive cultural growth
• Use insights gained to analyze the underlying cause of problems and suggest possible corrective measures to the HR Director, HR Manager, Training Manager and Cultural Leader
• Assist individual team members to promote a better understanding of management’s goals, organizational policies, viewpoints and reasons for them. Comprehend regulations, guides and precedents, consider factors that contribute to the effectiveness and productivity of the organization, and work closely with Subject Matter Experts in the various Human Resources functions within the organization to resolve issues.
• Conduct timely follow-ups to assure commitments resulting from team member disputes are met

Qualifications

• Computer knowledge required.
• Attention to detail required.
• Ability to speak, write, type and translate to and from English/Swahili
• Personal and professional integrity required.
• Proficient understanding of cultural sensitivity, and ability to collaborate with people from diverse cultural backgrounds
• Comfortable working in cold/hot temperatures and stand 8-10 hours/ day
• Some weekends as necessary
• Knowledge in medical terminology preferred.
• Trustworthy to handle confidential matters/information