Talent Acquisition Specialist
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%