Interpreter (Bilingual - Korean/English) Full Time Spring Hill, TN
Ultium Cells Overview:
Ultium Cells, LLC. is a joint venture Lithium-ion automotive battery cell manufacturing plant between LG Energy Solution, Ltd., and General Motors. This high-technology plant is a new construction that will have the latest in battery cell manufacturing technology. This $2.3 billion investment will be among the largest battery cell manufacturing plants in the world. Ultium Cells will produce battery cells for General Motors’ North American electric vehicle applications. Ultium Cells’ partners include LG Energy Solution, Ltd.; the world’s largest manufacturer of automotive battery cells, and General Motors; a global company committed to delivering safer, better and more sustainable ways for people to get around. Position Summary The Interpreter will provide accurate and professional interpretation and translation support between Korean-speaking and English-speaking employees, managers, executives, engineers, OEM personnel, operators, and line operations teams. This role requires strong bilingual communication skills, cultural understanding, and the ability to perform both simultaneous and consecutive interpretation in fast-paced manufacturing and operational environments. This is an On-Site Position - Relocation Assistance available.
Job Description:
Provide basic and technical language interpretation services to bridge communication between Korean- and English-speaking teams, covering scheduling and training coordination, equipment operation on the floor, safety compliance standards, equipment expansion, and various cross-functional meetings.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide consecutive, simultaneous or whispered interpretation, and summary interpretation when appropriate, for meetings, production-floor activities, training sessions, equipment installation and commissioning, audits, project reviews, and daily operational communication.
- Interpret technical discussions involving equipment operation, troubleshooting, maintenance, automation, process changes, quality concerns, safety requirements, and manufacturing performance.
- Translate and proofread technical and business documents, including work instructions, standard operating procedures, safety materials, training content, presentations, meeting records, signage, and process communications.
- Prepare for assignments by reviewing agendas, drawings, terminology, reference documents, and relevant process information; request clarification when meaning or terminology is uncertain.
- Support communication during urgent or high-risk situations while following site safety, escalation, and emergency-response requirements.
- Facilitate communication among employees, leadership, OEM representatives, vendors, contractors, and union-represented team members without adding, omitting, or changing the speaker’s intended meaning.
- Protect confidential, proprietary, employee, and business-sensitive information before, during, and after each assignment; promptly disclose potential conflicts of interest.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to identify communication gaps and recommend practical improvements to interpretation, translation, scheduling, and request-management processes.
- Participate in team meetings, cross-training, professional development, and continuous-improvement activities to expand technical knowledge and service quality.
- Perform other job-related duties and language-support assignments consistent with business needs.
Required Qualifications and Competencies:
- Professional working proficiency in both Korean and English, including strong speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills.
- Demonstrated ability to interpret accurately in real time and translate written materials between Korean and English.
- Ability to understand and communicate technical concepts and specialized terminology in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Commitment to accuracy, neutrality, completeness, confidentiality, and professional ethics.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively with employees at all organizational levels and across diverse functions and cultures.
- Excellent organization, prioritization, attention to detail, and follow-through, including the ability to manage multiple requests and changing operational priorities.
- Sound judgment and problem-solving skills, including the confidence to pause, clarify, or correct an interpretation when needed.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and the ability to learn scheduling, collaboration, terminology-management, and document-control systems.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with minimal supervision.
- Ability and willingness to work in office and production-floor environments, comply with all site safety requirements, and wear required personal protective equipment.
- Ability to support a variable schedule; overtime, alternate shifts, weekend work, or short-notice assignments may be required based on operational needs.
Preferred Qualifications and Competencies:
- Bachelor’s degree in interpretation, translation, Korean, English, linguistics, communications, engineering, business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- One or more years of interpretation or translation experience in manufacturing, automotive, battery, engineering, construction, or another technical environment.
- Experience supporting equipment installation, commissioning, production launch, maintenance, quality, safety, or process-improvement activities.
- Experience using computer-assisted translation.
- Formal interpreter or translator training, assessment, or relevant professional certification.
- Knowledge of manufacturing systems, technical drawings, standard work, quality terminology, environmental requirements, and occupational safety practices.
- Experience supporting a unionized workforce and working with external contractors, vendors, or global business partners.
- Project coordination or project management experience.
- Experience with document review, proofreading, version control, and translation quality assurance.
Professional Standards:
- Convey messages faithfully and transparently without personal commentary, advocacy, or unauthorized summarization.
- Maintain impartiality and professional boundaries while treating all participants with respect.
- Use approved terminology and reference materials; identify and correct errors promptly.
- Do not disclose information learned through assignments except as authorized or required by company policy or law.
- Decline or escalate assignments when language proficiency, subject-matter knowledge, fatigue, conflict of interest, or environmental conditions could compromise accuracy or safety.
Total Rewards Information:
We offer market-competitive compensation including base pay and incentive compensation opportunities based on the achievement of Company goals. We offer employees paid time off to refresh and recharge. Our total rewards program is designed to enrich your life at work and includes the following benefits:
- 100% Employer paid Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Generous paid holidays
- Tuition Assistance for continuing education
- Vehicle Discount Program on General Motors branded vehicles
- Communication Stipend for Personal Cell Phone
Ultium Cells LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer:
We extend equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic disposition or any other reason protected by law. Ultium Cells will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which Visa-sponsorship will be provided. Individuals who need sponsorship for work authorization, now or in the future, are not eligible for hire for this role. Employee may be exposed to or working with hazardous materials and/or hazardous waste. Upon hire, employee will receive initial Environmental training over RCRA, SWPPP, SPCC, and emergency escalation. Annual refresher training will be completed every year after to fulfill the requirements of 40 CFR. Other training to be provided as required #IND
