Workforce Development and Talent Acquisition Specialist

Grade 32 | Offer Range $73,235 - $90,000 | Location: League City (Hybrid)

About the Role

The Workforce Development (WFD) and Talent Acquisition Specialist supports a diverse array of responsibilities across Workforce Development and Recruiting functions. This position provides day-to-day support to Workforce Development Managers, interfacing with internal and external contacts to progress projects and initiatives, conduct industry outreach, and support INEOS-led workforce development programs. Additionally, this role supports talent acquisition through college campus recruiting, requisition management, candidate pre-screening, pre-hire processes, and onboarding. The position also assists with projects and ad-hoc needs of the Workforce Development function or broader HR department, including administrative support such as learning management system administration, invoice processing, and meeting/event coordination.

This is a public-facing role involving recruitment activities, industry events, local college job fairs, and interactions with INEOS vendors, service providers, and internal client groups at all organizational levels. The successful candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and passionate about building a skilled, engaged, and future-ready workforce.

Responsibilities

• Support of Workforce Development function
  • Coordinate workforce development programs, learning initiatives, mentoring programs, internships, apprenticeships, and leadership development activities.
  • Develop understanding of strategic goals of the Workforce Development function and support partnerships with schools, colleges, workforce boards, industry associations, and community organizations.
  • Participate in industry events (as guest, host, facilitator, or participant) representing INEOS to build future talent pipelines.
• Experienced Hire Sourcing and Talent Pipeline Development
  • Coordinate with HR Advisors to understand staffing needs of client groups and required profile of ideal candidates for frequently recruited positions.
  • Utilize Workday Recruiting and LinkedIn Recruiter to source, screen, and manage candidate lifecycle for multiple requisitions concurrently.
  • Facilitate post-offer process including initiating background checks, coordinating pre-hire drug screens, receiving and organizing candidate documentation, scheduling and conducting new hire orientation.
  • Continuously review and improve the recruitment process.
• College Campus Recruiting and Summer Program
  • Oversee internal College Recruiting Program by developing annual program timeline and event schedule, ensuring recruiter participation, planning and executing super recruiting events, receiving recruiter feedback, facilitating summer intern selection, and executing Summer Intern Program and Year 1 events.
  • Collaborate with HR Advisors to obtain annual college recruiting targets, facilitate summer intern selection process, and prepare graduate offers.
  • Coordinate with college campuses to stay informed on career fair and recruiting event schedules and maintain appropriate participation levels.
  • Liaise with program participants and sponsors to continually refine program quality and events.
• Administrative Support
  • Act as administrator for various internal and external learning management systems to perform maintenance, assist users, maintain user access, run reports, and launch courses.
  • Provide administrative support to HR and Workforce Development Leadership.
  • Prepare reports, presentations, correspondence, and meeting materials.
  • Receive and process invoices using SAP and track department expenses.
  • Schedule facilities and meals/arrangements as needed for WFD events.

Requirements

• Education & Experience
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Workforce Development, Education, or a related field is required.
  • 3 or more years of experience in Administration, Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, Recruiting, Workforce Development, Learning & Development, or related functions.
  • Experience in professional or college recruiting strongly preferred.
  • Experience using Workday is strongly preferred.
• Technical Skills
  • Knowledge of talent acquisition and recruiting practices, including resume screening, candidate sourcing, interviewing, onboarding, and applicant tracking systems (ATS).
  • Experience using Microsoft Office applications, Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS), Learning Management Systems (LMS), and Compliance Training Systems including training assignments, completion tracking, reporting, and user support.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in data collection, analysis, reporting, and maintaining accurate documentation.
  • Familiarity with employment laws and regulations for the industry.
• Behavioral Skills
  • Ability to maintain confidential information.
  • High attention to detail.
  • Comfortable communicating with all levels of the organization.
  • Customer-service mindset when working with candidates, employees, educational partners, and community stakeholders.
  • Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively within diverse teams while adapting to evolving operational needs.
  • Exceptional organization and project management skills.

Pay

$73,235 - $90,000

About the Company

Our culture is one of honesty and integrity with an emphasis on safety, health, and environmental performance. On our team, people are acknowledged for embracing new practices that help create real value for customers.