Talent Acquisition Specialist

About the Role

The Talent Acquisition Specialist supports Senergy Petroleum’s workforce growth by identifying, attracting, evaluating, and hiring qualified candidates across operational, professional, technical, sales, and safety-sensitive positions. This role manages the full recruitment lifecycle and partners with hiring managers to ensure a smooth hiring process.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full recruitment process from position approval through accepted offer and pre-employment onboarding.
• Partner with hiring managers to define position requirements, preferred qualifications, hiring priorities, and timelines.
• Develop and post accurate, engaging, and inclusive job advertisements.
• Review applications, screen candidates, and conduct telephone, virtual, and in-person interviews.
• Coordinate interviews and facilitate candidate selection discussions with hiring managers and interview teams.
• Prepare and extend employment offers in coordination with HR leadership and compensation guidelines.
• Maintain consistent and professional communication with candidates throughout the recruitment process.
• Coordinate pre-employment requirements, including background checks, motor vehicle record reviews, drug and alcohol testing, physical examinations, and employment verification.
• Develop sourcing strategies for high-volume, difficult-to-fill, technical, professional, and safety-sensitive positions.
• Source candidates through job boards, professional networking platforms, social media, employee referrals, schools, community organizations, workforce agencies, and industry contacts.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for frequently recruited positions (e.g., drivers, warehouse associates, technicians, sales professionals, customer service employees, and administrative personnel).
• Participate in career fairs, hiring events, open houses, school partnerships, and community outreach activities.
• Develop relationships with colleges, trade schools, military and veteran organizations, workforce agencies, and professional associations.
• Promote Senergy Petroleum’s culture, values, career opportunities, and employee experience through recruitment communications and employer-branding initiatives.
• Support the development of recruiting materials, social media content, career-site information, and candidate outreach campaigns.
• Serve as a trusted recruitment partner and resource to hiring managers throughout the hiring process.
• Conduct intake meetings to clarify job responsibilities, qualifications, recruiting challenges, and candidate expectations.
• Provide timely updates regarding candidate pipelines, interview activity, hiring timelines, and potential recruiting obstacles.
• Assist managers with developing job-related interview questions and consistent candidate evaluation criteria.
• Provide guidance on sourcing strategies, labor-market conditions, candidate availability, and selection practices.
• Promote objective, consistent, and legally compliant hiring decisions.
• Deliver a professional, respectful, and responsive candidate experience.
• Collect feedback from candidates and hiring managers to improve the recruitment process.
• Maintain complete and accurate applicant records within the applicant tracking system and other HR systems.
• Ensure recruitment and selection activities comply with applicable employment laws, company policies, and recordkeeping requirements.
• Support Department of Transportation and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration hiring requirements for regulated positions.
• Coordinate with HR, Safety, Payroll, IT, and department leadership to support a smooth onboarding process.
• Protect the confidentiality of applicant and employee information.
• Assist with recruitment audits, equal employment opportunity reporting, and documentation requirements.
• Track open positions, candidate flow, time-to-fill, source effectiveness, offer acceptance rates, and other recruitment metrics.
• Prepare recruiting reports and status updates for HR and operational leadership.
• Evaluate recruiting resources, vendors, job boards, and hiring events for effectiveness.
• Recommend improvements to recruitment procedures, systems, templates, and candidate communications.
• Responsible for onboarding new hires and ensuring I9/E-Verify compliance.

Work Environment

• Typically performed in an office setting.
• Able to sit and stand for extended periods of time.
• Able to move about the office setting and customer sites.
• Able to climb stairs and ladders, kneel, bend, and stoop.
• Heavy use of phone, computer, and office equipment.
• Able to lift up to 25 lbs.

Travel

10% travel may be required to Senergy Petroleum locations, career fairs, and recruiting events.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of federal and state employment laws related to recruiting, interviewing, equal employment opportunity, and applicant recordkeeping.
• Ability to analyze recruiting data and use information to improve hiring outcomes.
• Willingness to travel occasionally.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, multitasking environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including strong presentation and relationship-building abilities.
• Familiarity with Indeed, LinkedIn, other job boards, and Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) is a plus.
• Excellent computer skills (MS Office).

What You’ll Gain

• Hands-on experience in recruitment and talent acquisition processes.
• Exposure to a variety of roles and industries.
• Opportunities to network and build professional connections.
• A deeper understanding of organizational growth and workforce planning.