Talent Acquisition Specialist

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Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Talent Acquisition & Recruitment

  • Manage full-cycle recruiting for hourly, professional, and leadership positions.
  • Partner with hiring managers to define hiring needs, qualifications, and recruiting strategies.
  • Screen applicants, conduct interviews, and recommend qualified candidates.
  • Coordinate interviews, candidate communications, offers, and hiring activities.
  • Deliver an exceptional candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
  • Ensure compliance with recruiting processes, policies, and employment regulations.
  • Support enterprise hiring initiatives, organizational growth, and process improvements.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert for the ATS and recruiting technologies.

Candidate Sourcing

  • Develop and execute sourcing strategies using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, referrals, social media, networking, and industry resources.
  • Build and maintain pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill positions.
  • Conduct market research to identify talent pools and sourcing opportunities.
  • Develop talent communities to support future hiring needs.

Offer & Pre-Employment Administration

  • Coordinate testing, background checks, drug screens, employment verifications, and other pre-employment requirements.
  • Prepare and extend employment offers in partnership with HR and hiring managers.
  • Track offer acceptance and onboarding readiness.
  • Support successful new hire transitions.

Recruiting Operations & Analytics

  • Maintain accurate candidate records and recruiting documentation.
  • Utilize ATS tools to manage workflows, reporting, and compliance.
  • Monitor and report key recruiting metrics, including time-to-fill, pipeline health, source effectiveness, and offer acceptance rates.
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance recruiting efficiency and results.

Employer Branding & Community Engagement

  • Represent the organization at career fairs, schools, workforce development events, and community outreach activities.
  • Support employment branding through social media and recruiting campaigns.
  • Develop partnerships that strengthen talent pipelines and workforce development efforts.

Competencies

  • Communication
  • Relationship Building
  • Planning & Organization
  • Talent Assessment
  • Detail Orientation
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Results Orientation
  • Professionalism & Integrity
  • Consultative Partnership
  • EEO Compliance

Education & Experience

  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field preferred.
  • 2+ years of recruiting, talent acquisition, or sourcing experience.
  • Experience recruiting for manufacturing, operations, professional, and corporate roles.
  • Demonstrated success sourcing candidates and building talent pipelines.
  • Experience with ATS platforms, LinkedIn Recruiter, and recruiting technologies.
  • Strong interviewing, communication, and relationship-building skills.
  • Multi-site recruiting experience and knowledge of employment laws preferred.

Travel

25%

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