Talent Acquisition Specialist

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Talent Acquisition Specialist

About the Company

Our client is a growing manufacturer with a multi-site footprint and a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement. The Talent Acquisition Specialist will build strong pipelines for both hourly production and salaried roles to keep operations running at peak performance.

Position Summary

Own the end-to-end recruiting lifecycle for a mix of hourly/non-exempt (e.g., machine operators, assemblers, material handlers, maintenance techs, quality inspectors) and exempt roles (e.g., engineers, supply chain, EHS, supervisors). You'll partner with plant leadership to forecast needs, create sourcing strategies, run efficient processes, and deliver diverse slates on time and within budget.

Key Responsibilities
• Intake & Workforce Planning: Lead structured intake meetings; define success profiles, interview teams, timelines, and compensation parameters.
• Sourcing & Pipelines: Build proactive talent pools via job boards, social, referrals, community outreach, trade schools/apprenticeships, veterans groups, and local job fairs; run high-volume hourly recruiting for multiple shifts.
• Process Ownership: Manage full cycle recruiting (postings, screen, schedule, assess, debrief, offer, background/drug/E-Verify, onboarding) with strong candidate communication throughout.
• Plant Partnership: Collaborate with operations, HRBPs, and safety leaders; understand shift structures, overtime needs, and seasonality; advise on market data and hiring trade-offs.
• Employer Brand: Draft compelling job ads; ensure consistent, inclusive messaging; track campaign performance and iterate.
• Data & Compliance: Maintain clean ATS data, generate weekly dashboards (time-to-fill, time-to-start, offer acceptance, source effectiveness, slate diversity), and ensure compliance with company policies and applicable laws (EEO, OFCCP where applicable, I-9/E-Verify).
• Onboarding Coordination: Partner with HR/Operations to deliver a smooth Day-1 (badging, safety orientation, training schedules).
• Events & Community: Plan and execute hiring events, plant tours, and partnerships with local workforce boards and vocational programs.

Qualifications
• 2-4+ years of recruiting experience; manufacturing or industrial hiring strongly preferred.
• Proven success filling hourly production roles at scale plus a selection of exempt/salaried roles.
• Proficiency with an ATS (e.g., Workday, iCIMS, Greenhouse, UKG) and sourcing tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, niche boards).
• Strong interviewing & assessment skills; comfortable coaching hiring managers on structured selection and DEI best practices.
• Organized, metrics-driven, and calm under urgency; excellent written and verbal communication.
• Willingness to travel to plant sites (10-25%) for hiring events and onsite interviews.
• Bilingual (e.g., English/Spanish) a plus.

Success Metrics
• Time-to-fill and time-to-start by role family/shift
• Offer acceptance rate and 30/90-day retention
• Quality of hire (manager satisfaction, ramp milestones)
• Slate diversity and source effectiveness
• Candidate & hiring manager experience scores (CSAT)

Tools & Environment
• ATS/HRIS (e.g., Workday, iCIMS, Greenhouse, UKG)
• Sourcing platforms (LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Handshake/trade schools)
• Microsoft 365/Google Workspace; basic reporting in Excel/Sheets

Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco/Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual's skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, office location and other geographic considerations, as well as other business and organizational needs. With that said, as required by local law in geographies that require salary range disclosure, Vaco/Highspring notes the salary range for the role is noted in this job posting. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, and can participate in medical, dental, and vision benefits as well as the company's 401(k) retirement plan.

Seniority level
• Entry level

Employment type
• Full-time

Job function
• Human Resources
• Industries: Manufacturing

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