Bilingual Human Resources Generalist

About Hardies

Hardie’s Fresh Foods has been delivering the freshest produce and finest specialty ingredients to Texas kitchens for over 80 years. Family-owned and Texas-proud, Hardie’s started with a single truck and a passion for quality. Today, we’re a trusted partner to chefs, restaurants, and food service professionals across the Lone Star State—supplying everything from peak-season fruits and vegetables to artisan cheeses, premium olive oils, chocolates, and center-of-the-plate proteins like meats and seafood.

With deep relationships across local farms and global producers, we stay ahead of culinary trends while staying true to what matters: dependable service, outstanding quality, and helping chefs create memorable menus. Rooted in tradition, driven by innovation—Hardie’s is here to fuel kitchens with the ingredients that make food shine.

We are looking to employ a Bilingual (Spanish) HR generalist with outstanding analytical and communication skills. An HR generalist is expected to be a conceptual thinker with fantastic organizational and conflict management skills. You will have excellent negotiation and problem-solving skills with the ability to multitask and adapt in a fast-paced environment. To ensure success, HR generalists should exhibit strong decision-making skills with a deep understanding of employee relationships, staffing management and training.

Top candidates will be comfortable managing grey areas, effective at scheduling and methodical in the recruitment process.

• Process injury claims with Worker’s Compensation vendor
• Review, process and file disciplinary actions, PTO forms, return to duty, new hire requisitions
• Assist in dealing with Employee Relations
• Up‑keep the HR Bulletin boards
• Maintain I‑9 folders and assist with Employment Reverification
• Obtain requisitions with appropriate signatures and file them with Corporate
• Work with Corporate on posting new vacancies
• Evaluate resumes for designated position
• Phone screen candidates and build summary sheets
• Coordinate with Manager and schedule interviews
• Background checking, chain of custody, and all pre‑employment process
• Send offer letters, rejection letters and new hire packages including lab referrals for urinalysis
• Complete background checks and review results
• Building personnel folders for new hires, collecting and tracking all components of new hire application
• Lead the new hire orientation process for all front line workers
• Keying in all demographics of new hires in HRIS
• Up‑keeping the Payroll Master File Changes Directory
• Terminating employees in payroll system
• Monitoring time keeping and assigning badge numbers to new hires and temp workers
• Document, file and adjust system when an employee is on an approved leave and when employee returns back to duty
• Assist with updating HRIS systems
• Upkeep I9 and personnel folders and ensure compliance with all applicable state requirements
• Update W4 and state tax with holdings
• Maintaining time and attendance records

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required.
• 5 years minimum experience as Human Resources Generalist or equivalent
• Strong communicator with verifiable bilingual English/Spanish skills required
• Experience with in food industry strongly preferred
• An organized worker with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to multi‑task
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook and internet use
• Must live in nearby area with reliable form of transportation
• Must have a flexible schedule and working hours

• Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays
• Health, Dental and Medical Benefits
• Weekly pay
• Life Insurance
• 5% above cost for our high-quality food products
• Employee discounts for travel and events
• 401k
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The above job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.

The Chefs' Warehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment. We are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce.