Talent Acquisition Specialist – Non-Union

SUMMARY CONTINUED The ideal candidate is a motivated, resourceful, and results-driven recruiter who thrives in a fast-paced environment, takes ownership of assigned requisitions, and builds effective partnerships with hiring managers. This role requires a proactive approach to identifying talent, strong organizational skills, a sense of urgency, and the ability to independently manage competing priorities while delivering a high-quality recruitment experience.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Follow all Hanwha Philly Shipyard safety procedures, rules, and regulations.

Strategic Talent Acquisition & Hiring Manager Partnership

• Partner with hiring managers and HR leadership to understand immediate and long-term staffing needs across non-union business functions.
• Manage full-cycle recruitment for assigned professional, corporate, administrative, engineering, and operations support positions.
• Conduct recruitment intake meetings to establish position requirements, candidate profiles, sourcing strategies, hiring timelines, and expectations.
• Serve as a trusted recruitment partner, providing guidance on talent availability, market conditions, candidate selection, and recruitment best practices.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to develop and refine job descriptions and position requirements.
• Provide guidance on effective interviewing techniques, candidate evaluation, and consistent hiring practices.
• Maintain proactive communication with hiring managers regarding recruitment progress, candidate feedback, hiring timelines, and next steps.
• Identify and resolve recruitment challenges to maintain momentum and ensure timely hiring decisions.

Proactive Sourcing & Talent Pipeline Development

• Develop and execute creative sourcing strategies to identify, attract, and engage qualified candidates, including passive talent.
• Utilize LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, professional networks, employee referrals, and other sourcing channels to build candidate pipelines.
• Proactively identify talent for current and anticipated hiring needs across assigned business functions.
• Develop relationships with prospective candidates to support ongoing recruitment efforts and future workforce needs.
• Conduct labor market research and compensation benchmarking to provide insights into talent availability, salary expectations, and recruitment challenges.
• Continuously evaluate sourcing effectiveness and adjust recruitment strategies to improve candidate quality and hiring outcomes.

Candidate Engagement & Selection

• Conduct candidate screenings to evaluate qualifications, relevant experience, career interests, and alignment with position requirements.
• Present qualified candidates to hiring managers with clear assessments and recommendations.
• Coordinate and facilitate interviews, including virtual and in-person meetings and shipyard tours as needed.
• Maintain consistent candidate communication throughout the recruitment process to ensure a positive and professional experience.
• Partner with hiring managers and HR leadership to support candidate selection and hiring decisions.
• Present verbal and written employment offers and assist with compensation discussions, negotiations, and candidate closing efforts.
• Maintain candidate engagement through offer acceptance and transition to onboarding.

Employer Branding, Outreach & Recruitment Events

• Represent Hanwha Philly Shipyard at career fairs, university recruiting events, professional networking opportunities, and community outreach activities.
• Identify and evaluate recruitment events and external talent engagement opportunities aligned with business needs.
• Promote Hanwha Philly Shipyard's employment opportunities, culture, values, and career development opportunities.
• Serve as a brand ambassador, building awareness of the organization as an employer of choice.

Recruitment Operations, Performance & Compliance

• Manage job postings, applicant activity, and requisition information within the company's applicant tracking and recruitment systems.
• Maintain accurate and timely candidate records, recruitment documentation, and hiring activity.
• Monitor and report key recruitment metrics, including time-to-fill, requisition aging, candidate pipeline activity, and sourcing effectiveness.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes, reduce hiring delays, and enhance the candidate and hiring manager experience.
• Collaborate with HR, onboarding, and other internal stakeholders to support a smooth transition from candidate selection to employment.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and applicable federal, state, and local employment laws.
• Follow and promote all Hanwha Philly Shipyard safety policies, procedures, and standards.
• Perform additional related duties as assigned.

COMPETENCIES

• Strong knowledge of full-cycle recruitment processes, sourcing strategies, and candidate selection practices.
• Proactive, results-driven approach to identifying and engaging qualified talent.
• Demonstrated ability to recruit across multiple professional and business functions.
• Strong relationship-building and consultative skills when partnering with hiring managers and business leaders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong sense of urgency, accountability, ownership, and follow-through.
• Ability to independently manage multiple requisitions and competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Creative and resourceful approach to candidate sourcing and problem-solving.
• Strong candidate engagement, offer negotiation, and closing skills.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, adapt to changing priorities, and maintain recruitment momentum.
• Data-driven mindset with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• High level of integrity, professionalism, and discretion when handling confidential information.
• Collaborative and team-oriented, with the ability to work independently.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILTY

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum of 5 years of full-cycle recruitment experience, including proactive sourcing and candidate engagement.
• Demonstrated, Experience recruiting across multiple business functions, including engineering, finance, human resources, safety, administration, supply chain, IT, and operations.
• Proven ability to independently manage multiple requisitions and deliver hiring results in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience sourcing passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, professional networks, and other recruitment tools.
• Strong experience partnering with hiring managers to develop recruitment strategies, evaluate candidates, and support hiring decisions.
• Experience conducting candidate screenings, coordinating interviews, presenting employment offers, and supporting negotiations.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and experience using applicant tracking systems or recruitment management platforms.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Environmental exposures are similar to those found in most heavy industrial settings and may include noise, heat, cold, vibration, dust, fumes and smoke. Work may be carried on indoors or outdoors, and may involve exposure to inclement weather conditions.

*Hanwha Philly Shipyard is a TOBACCO FREE facility.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. A range of motion sufficient to perform general lifting, carrying, bending, stooping, climbing, working at heights, extended walking or standing, etc. is required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

POSITION TYPE/EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK

This is an on-site, full-time, safety-sensitive position. Standard days and hours of work vary by department, days and hours determined by department schedules.

OTHER DUTIES

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time or without notice.

Hanwha Philly Shipyard is committed to equal opportunity for all applicants. The recruitment, selection, employment and training of employees during employment, shall be without discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, gender or age-except that the applicant must meet the minimum age requirement. Hanwha Philly Shipyard does not, and will not, discriminate because of the disability of such individual.