HR Generalist — Recruiting & Employee Lifecycle

Company: PennEngineering México Location: El Marqués, Querétaro — on-site Reports to: HR Business Partner, Mexico Area: Human Resources

About the role

PennEngineering is growing in Mexico, and our hiring has grown with it. We are looking for an HR Generalist who can own recruiting end to end — from high-volume operator hiring for production to professional and administrative searches across our brands — and who can also manage the employee lifecycle from offer through onboarding and payroll input.

This is not a coordination role. You will be the person who builds the market analysis behind a salary proposal, sits with a hiring manager to define what profile is realistic for the budget available, and holds the process to a timeline. If you have been doing that work without the title, this is the role where it becomes the job.

What you will do

Operator and direct recruiting (production)

Manage requisitions and authorizations against weekly production hiring requirements

Design and publish job postings across digital channels; manage inbound candidate flow through social media and WhatsApp

Run screening, interviews, testing, supervisor interviews, and medical exam coordination

Validate acceptance criteria, transportation routes, and new hire documentation

Prepare new hire kits and schedule induction

Administrative and professional recruiting (plant and multi-brand)

Conduct intake meetings with hiring managers to define profile, scope, and realistic expectations for the approved budget

Source and screen candidates; publish and manage searches on LinkedIn and job boards

Run HR phone screens, including candidate expectations versus budget

Coordinate first and second-round interviews, and drive feedback and decisions with hiring managers to keep cycles moving

Build salary analysis and offer proposals,



and prepare the authorization request

Close offers and manage the transition to onboarding

Employee lifecycle and payroll support

Integrate employee files and complete new hire registration

Deliver onboarding: induction, policy acknowledgment, plant tour, and team introductions

Enter payroll incidences (vacation, leaves, cafeteria, deductions)

Maintain employee files and payroll documentation controls

What we are looking for

Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field

3 to 5 years of recruiting experience, including administrative and professional positions — not only operational or high-volume hiring

Experience recruiting in a manufacturing or industrial environment

Demonstrated ability to build a salary analysis and present an offer proposal for approval

Comfort partnering with and pushing back on hiring managers to keep a process on schedule

Working knowledge of the employee lifecycle in Mexico: IMSS registration, employee files, and payroll incidences

LinkedIn Recruiter and job board sourcing experience

Intermediate English — you will work with colleagues and stakeholders across the Americas

Nice to have

Experience supporting more than one business unit or brand at the same time

Familiarity with an ATS

Exposure to compensation benchmarking or salary survey data

What we offer

Above-statutory benefits package

Direct, permanent hire with PennEngineering México A role with real ownership: you set the recruiting process, you are not executing someone else's

Exposure to a multi-brand, international organization and to HR practices across the Americas

Professional development supported by our general HR and learning programs

PennEngineering is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate all candidates on merit and qualifications, without regard to gender, age, marital status, religion, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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