Talent Acquisition Partner

Role Overview

The Talent Acquisition Partner is responsible for the full-cycle recruitment of hourly positions across the company, including sourcing, outreach, screening, interviewing, and tracking candidates to fill current and future staffing needs.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full-cycle recruitment process for hourly positions from requisition approval through offer acceptance and onboarding.
• Review all new applicants within 24 hours and disposition candidates promptly within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Source qualified candidates using job boards, social media, employee referrals, networking, community outreach and other recruiting channels.
• Conduct proactive outreach to passive candidates through phone calls, text messaging, email, and social media to build talent pipelines.
• Develop and maintain a pipeline of qualified candidates for current and future hiring needs.
• Screens resumes and conduct phone interviews to evaluate candidates' qualifications, experience, and cultural fit.
• Cook up interviews between candidates and hiring managers and ensure timely communication throughout the hiring process.
• Extend employment offers and manage the pre-employment process, including background checks, drug screenings, and onboarding requirements.
• Build and maintain relationships with hiring managers to understand staffing needs, workforce planning, and position requirements.
• Provide hiring managers with regular updates on recruiting activity, candidate pipelines, and hiring progress.
• Maintain accurate and timely candidate records and recruiting activity within the ATS.
• Prepare and distribute weekly recruiting reports to leadership.
• Conduct regular outreach to temporary associates eligible for conversion and partner with operations leaders to identify conversion opportunities.
• Develop recruiting strategies to attract qualified hourly talent in competitive labor markets.
• Represent the company at job fairs, hiring events, community events, workforce development programs, and industry networking opportunities.
• Establish and maintain relationships with local colleges, universities, technical schools, trade schools, military transition programs, and workforce development organizations to build early-career talent pipelines.
• Coordinate and participate in campus recruiting events, career fairs, classroom presentations, internships, apprenticeships, and other workforce development initiatives.
• Build partnerships with community organizations, workforce boards, veterans' organizations, and local employment agencies to expand candidate sourcing efforts.
• Promote the company's employment brand through social media, recruiting campaigns, and community engagement.
• Ensure an exceptional candidate experience through timely communication, professionalism, and consistent follow-up.
• Ensure all recruiting activities comply with company policies and applicable federal, state, and local employment laws.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruiting processes, increase efficiency, and reduce time to fill.
• Support special recruiting initiatives, workforce planning projects, and People Operations programs as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Position Requirements

• Ability to manage multiple open requisitions while meeting established recruiting timelines.
• Ability to review and disposition applicants within established service-level expectations.
• Ability to travel to company facilities, career fairs, colleges, workforce agencies, and community recruiting events as needed.
• Ability to occasionally work outside of normal business hours to support hiring events, career fairs, or business needs.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred; equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Minimum of three (3) years of recruiting experience, preferably supporting high-volume hourly recruiting.
• Experience recruiting within manufacturing, distribution, logistics, warehousing, transportation, or industrial environments preferred.
• Experience using an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and Human Resources Information System (HRIS).
• Experience with college recruiting, workforce development programs, and community outreach preferred.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) highly desired.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of full-cycle recruiting principles, practices, and sourcing strategies.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local employment laws related to recruitment and hiring, including Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), ADA, FLSA, OFCCP and applicable hiring regulations.
• Knowledge of applicant tracking systems, recruiting technologies, and recruiting metrics.
• Understanding of recruiting best practices, candidate engagement, and employment branding.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and Teams.
• Familiarity with social media recruiting platforms such as Indeed, Zip Recruiter, Instagram, and Facebook.

Skills and Abilities

• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills with the ability to establish credibility with candidates, hiring managers, educational institutions, and community partners.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple requisitions and competing priorities simultaneously.
• Demonstrated ability to proactively source and attract qualified candidates through multiple recruiting channels.
• Ability to build and maintain talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
• Strong interviewing and candidate assessment skills.
• Ability to analyze recruiting metrics and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to maintain accurate records and documentation.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and maintain confidentiality.
• Strong customer service orientation with a commitment to providing a positive candidate and hiring manager experience.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a team environment.
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing business needs and hiring priorities.
• Demonstrated initiative, accountability, and a results-oriented approach to achieving recruiting goals.

Physical Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in a cold storage facility which may require some exposure to low temperatures. This job may involve occasional exposure to some disagreeable elements such as dust, noise, etc. May be subject to various noise levels, at times, can be loud. Environment may be fast paced at times.

Physical Requirements

• This is not an all-inclusive list but is intended to give an overview of the requirements for this position.
• Reasonable accommodation will be provided under appropriate circumstances and in accordance with applicable law.
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to: Continually: Sit, walk, speak, and hear Continually: Type, write, and read Occasionally: Stand, carry, lift push and reach up to 15 lbs.

Work Requirements

• Work hours may very depend on deadlines and needs of the company.
• Typical workweeks are the standard 40 hours.
• Environment may be fast paced and stressful.

Travel

• 20%