Associate Recruiter

Associate Recruiter

Location: Metairie, LA

Position Overview

The Associate Recruiter supports full-cycle recruitment process by screening resumes, sourcing candidates, coordinating interviews, and maintaining communication with applicants and hiring managers. This role helps ensure positive candidate experience while supporting human resources and talent pipeline development.

Key Responsibilities

• Builds close working relationships with hiring authorities and HR teams across all facilities in order to understand short, medium and long term recruiting needs and support recruiting initiatives.
• Recommends strategies to support the identified employment needs and secures agreement.
• Develops and recommends recruitment programs and collateral material, such as recruitment advertising, ad copy and brochures, to attract applicants and to fill specific job openings.
• Develops and maintains network of contacts to help identify and source high quality candidates.
• Initiates contact, screens and follows up with possible qualified candidates for specific openings, and refers candidates to hiring authorities as required.
• Reviews applications and interviews applicants to obtain work history, education, training, job skills and salary requirements.
• Develops and maintains contacts with schools, alumni groups, and other public organizations to find and attract candidates.
• Makes presentations at schools, organizations, and job fairs regarding the organization and opportunities.
• Utilizes on-line recruiting resources as needed.
• Works closely with facility and the Company's HR team to develop and share best practices, provide assistance on critical needs, and coordination on major initiatives.
• Delivers proactive communication to HR Director and HR Manager regarding progress against agreed-to business specific staffing plans.
• Provides staffing metrics as needed.
• Assists in ensuring compliance with applicant tracking and other business requirements.
• Coordinates with OSL vendors to assist in staffing facilities

Qualifications

One (1) to Two (2) years industrial or professional sourcing, recruiting and staffing experience preferred.

Skills and Abilities

• BS Degree preferred
• Presentation and communication skills, including written and oral communication
• Knowledge of talent sourcing, acquisition, recruiting and on-boarding strategies and practices.
• Knowledge of employment laws.
• Basic computer skills, including Word, Excel and preferred in PowerPoint.
• Works well with others.
• Good human relations and people skills.
• Ability to travel extensively at times.

Bollinger is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to minorities, females, veterans and disabled individuals, and without regard to sexual orientation and gender identity.