Talent Acquisition Specialist

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Position at Hinton Transportation Investments

Job Overview

The Talent Acquisition Specialist supports the business and talent acquisition strategy by providing top-notch, full-cycle recruitment and maintaining recruitment processes and standards. The role should be passionate about providing a positive candidate experience, supporting hiring managers throughout the hiring process and maintaining accuracy in recruiting operations. This role should have a good mix of interpersonal skill to connect with a wide variety of hiring managers and candidates, as well as technical skills to follow standards to a tee. A successful Talent Acquisition Specialist works with peers to provide a great employee experience that will ultimately impact business goals of profitability, revenue generation and a positive company culture.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Talent Acquisition Strategy Support
• Ensure candidates have a positive first impression of our company through our hiring process.
• Proactively support and contribute to the talent acquisition strategy through consistently and effectively executing assigned tasks and contributing insight into current processes.
• Execute promotional campaigns for the employee referral program and other sourcing efforts.
• Provide input on change management and process improvement efforts across Talent Acquisition responsibilities to ensure corporate consistency and support rollout to the business.
• Provide project support to People Operations efforts as requested which includes serving as a project team member and/or providing input to a project led by another department specialty.
• Full-Cycle Recruitment
• Maintain the company's job description library in partnership with Organizational Development.
• Guide hiring managers through job requisition process and prepare them for interviews and selection to ensure successful recruitment efforts.
• Perform applicant screening for hiring managers and participate in interviews as requested by hiring managers.
• Provide managers with meaningful insights and compensation data to inform their final hiring decisions.
• Enforce the standard offer process to ensure effectiveness of new hire selection and equal hiring practices across the business.
• Plan and attend job fairs and recruitment events.
• Recruitment Processes
• Utilize standard talent acquisition metrics to measure success of recruitment efforts and department needs.
• Manage any and all applicant tracking systems (ATS) and job boards for job postings and applicant management.
• Provide regular updates on all open job requisitions to leadership.
• Coordinate interview availability between hiring managers and candidates.
• Ensure compliance with laws and regulations relevant to recruitment and hiring practices (ex. EEOC, ADA, etc.) and act as a subject matter for the department staff and hiring managers.

Skills and Qualifications

• A bachelors degree in human resources, management, business or related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in talent acquisition, workforce planning, recruiting and/or human resources.
• Experience in a transportation and/or distribution industries preferred.
• Ability to understand and document needs of stakeholders in an unbiased and accurate way.
• Proficiency with all Microsoft Office software, both desktop and online versions, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, Outlook, Teams, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to improve outcomes in talent acquisition or related human resources functions.
• Knowledge of talent acquisition practices and strategies, strong research ability, and experience applying the same to meet specific business talent needs.
• Excellent organizational, prioritization and time management skills while responding to multiple requests at one time.
• Ability to keep a high-level of integrity, professionalism and confidentiality.
• Ability to stay detail-oriented in mundane and tedious tasks.
• Ability to stay consistent in following tasks and processes.
• Ability to communicate to management and employees in a way that is understandable, clear, concise and meaningful.
• Demonstrated commitment to customer service excellence and ability to offer responsive and solution-oriented assistance.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to lift/carry 5 lbs. frequently.
• Must be able to lift/carry 25 lbs. occasionally.
• Must be able to lift/carry 50 lbs. infrequently.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

*** This is an experienced, mid-level Talent Acquisition role that is responsible for foundational recruiting execution and strategic partnership.***

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