Talent Acquisition Specialist POST NUMBER: 456060
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
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Intake & Workforce Planning: Lead structured intake meetings; define success profiles, interview teams, timelines, and compensation parameters.
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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.
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Process Ownership: Manage full cycle recruiting (postings ? screen ? schedule ? assess ? debrief ? offer ? background/drug/E-Verify ? onboarding) with strong candidate communication throughout.
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Plant Partnership: Collaborate with operations, HRBPs, and safety leaders; understand shift structures, overtime needs, and seasonality; advise on market data and hiring trade-offs.
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Employer Brand: Draft compelling job ads; ensure consistent, inclusive messaging; track campaign performance and iterate.
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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).
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Onboarding Coordination: Partner with HR/Operations to deliver a smooth Day-1 (badging, safety orientation, training schedules).
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Events & Community: Plan and execute hiring events, plant tours, and partnerships with local workforce boards and vocational programs.
Qualifications
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2–4 years of recruiting experience; manufacturing or industrial hiring strongly preferred.
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Proven success filling hourly production roles at scale plus a selection of exempt/salaried roles.
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Proficiency with an ATS (e.g., Workday, iCIMS, Greenhouse, UKG) and sourcing tools (LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, niche boards).
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Strong interviewing & assessment skills; comfortable coaching hiring managers on structured selection and DEI best practices.
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Organized, metrics-driven, and calm under urgency; excellent written and verbal communication.
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Willingness to travel to plant sites (10–25%) for hiring events and onsite interviews.
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Bilingual (e.g., English/Spanish) a plus.
Success Metrics
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Time-to-fill and time-to-start by role family/shift
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Offer acceptance rate and 30/90-day retention
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Quality of hire (manager satisfaction, ramp milestones)
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Slate diversity and source effectiveness
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Candidate & hiring manager experience scores (CSAT)
Tools & Environment
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ATS/HRIS (e.g., Workday, iCIMS, Greenhouse, UKG)
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Sourcing platforms (LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, Handshake/trade schools)
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Microsoft 365/Google Workspace; basic reporting in Excel/Sheets
Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
EEO Notice
Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.
Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .
Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.
By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
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Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual’s skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.