HR Coordinator

The Van Drunen Family of Companies is growing!
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* Location:

** Momence, IL, Field Building
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* Hours:

** Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
* ** Expected Pay Range:** $23-$25 an hour
* ** Hybrid:
** Three days onsite and two days remote
* ** 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 Available:
** View the 2026 Benefits Summary
** 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 Bilingual Human Resources Coordinator supports a welcoming, organized, and consistent employee experience from preboarding through ongoing HR support. This role facilitates new hire orientation, coordinates onboarding and I-9/E-Verify requirements, helps employees navigate HR processes, and manages incoming requests through Workday Help.  Fluency in both English and Spanish is required. The HR Coordinator will regularly assist English- and Spanish-speaking employees, new hires, and visitors and must be able to communicate clearly, professionally, and confidently in both languages.

The ideal candidate is approachable, highly organized, service-minded, and comfortable using HR systems to manage requests, solve problems, and improve processes.  
** What You’ll Do*
* * Facilitate new hire orientation in English and Spanish, creating a warm, welcoming, and consistent first-day experience.
* Support candidates and new hires from accepted offer through onboarding by answering questions, confirming readiness, and resolving issues before their start date.
* Coordinate I-9 and E-Verify processes, ensuring required documentation is accurate, complete, timely, and compliant with company policies.
* Manage HR requests through Workday Help by monitoring, categorizing, routing, tracking, escalating, and closing employee cases.
* Provide bilingual HR support to employees by answering questions, explaining processes, troubleshooting basic HRIS issues, and connecting employees with the appropriate HR resource.
* Maintain HR self-service resources, including FAQs, quick guides, job aids, videos, and employee communications in partnership with HR subject-matter experts.
* Identify recurring questions and service issues, helping improve HR workflows, ticketing practices, and the overall employee experience.  
** What You’ll Bring**
* ** Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is required**, including the ability to communicate effectively with employees and facilitate new hire orientation in both languages.
* Associate degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field required; bachelor’s degree preferred.
* At least two years of experience in HR administration, HR operations, onboarding, customer service, case management, or a detail-oriented administrative role.
* Strong customer-service skills with a warm, approachable, and professional communication style.
* Excellent organization, attention to detail, follow-through, and ability to manage multiple requests, priorities, and deadlines.
* Comfort working with HR systems, ticketing or case-management tools, Microsoft Office, and confidential employee information.
* Experience with onboarding, new hire orientation, Workday, Workday Help, or I-9/E-Verify processes strongly preferred.  
** What You Can Look Forward To*
* * Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
* Paid holidays…