Talent Acquisition & Recruiting Specialist

Role Overview Talent Acquisition & Recruiting Specialist is a highly visible individual contributor responsible for sourcing, assessing, and hiring qualified salaried individual contributors and select supervisor and manager roles within assigned scope across multiple business units, ensuring a positive, consistent experience for both candidates and hiring managers. Responsibilities Manage full‑cycle recruiting for approximately 18–25 requisitions at a time, leading the process from strategic intake through offer and onboarding handoff in alignment with enterprise TA processes and service level agreements. Partner with HR partners and hiring managers to understand workforce needs, clarify role requirements and success profiles, establish selection criteria, and build structured interview plans. Source and engage both active and passive talent through multiple channels—including job boards, LinkedIn, referrals, events, internal databases, and direct outreach—while aligning with enterprise talent attraction and sourcing strategies. Develop and maintain strong talent pipelines for critical, niche, and hard‑to‑fill roles that support current and future business priorities. Actively support internal mobility by identifying and engaging internal candidates, partnering with HR and hiring leaders on internal movement opportunities, and ensuring fair, consistent assessment of internal and external talent. Screen and interview candidates to evaluate work history, skills, experience, and alignment with company values and culture. Coordinate interviews and debriefs, ensuring hiring teams are prepared, aligned on evaluation criteria, and consistently follow fair, compliant selection processes that reflect enterprise TA policies and workflows. Advise hiring managers on candidate assessments, selection decisions, and offer strategies to support high‑quality hiring outcomes. Provide clear, timely, and professional communication to candidates and hiring managers throughout the recruitment lifecycle, reinforcing the employer brand and delivering an excellent candidate experience. Maintain accurate, up‑to‑date candidate and requisition data in the applicant tracking system (e.g., Workday, SmartRecruiters) to support reporting, compliance, and enterprise talent acquisition dashboards. Ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and company policies, including documentation standards and data privacy requirements. Collaborate with the broader talent acquisition and HR teams on sourcing strategies, employer branding initiatives, and recruiting projects, contributing insights and feedback to enhance processes, tools, and the centralized TA model. Qualifications Typically 3–5 years of full life‑cycle recruiting or related HR experience, with progressive growth in sourcing, candidate assessment, and partnership with hiring managers in fast‑paced, competitive markets. Proven success recruiting mid‑ to senior‑level talent across technical and non‑technical functions; experience in manufacturing, industrials, dynamic technology business, or complex B2B environments strongly preferred. Proven proactive sourcing capability, including direct outreach to passive candidates and building targeted talent pipelines. Experience solving complex recruiting challenges and delivering measurable results as an individual contributor. Proficiency with applicant tracking systems, preferably Workday and/or SmartRecruiters, including requisition and pipeline management. Comfort with basic reporting and data analysis using Excel or similar tools. Familiarity with structured interviewing and competency‑based assessment methods. Attributes & Skills Strong business presence, able to build credibility and trust with plant leaders, functional managers, and HR partners. Exceptional written and verbal communication, emphasizing clarity, transparency, and a high‑quality candidate experience. Skilled at managing multiple requisitions and stakeholders in a fast‑paced environment while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail. Effective stakeholder management and influencing skills, using data and market insights to guide expectations and decision‑making. High integrity, sound judgment, and strong ownership mindset, consistently following through on commitments and driving outcomes. Organized and detail‑oriented, with disciplined documentation habits and adherence to established processes. Collaborative and team‑oriented, comfortable working across functions, locations, and a matrixed organizational structure. Customer‑focused and consultative, building long‑term, trust‑based relationships with candidates and hiring managers. Aligned with company values of Trust, Teams, and Excellence, and committed to safety, quality, and continuous improvement. Total Rewards Salary range: $78,200.00 – $117,200.00, depending on experience. Position may be eligible for a performance‑based bonus plan. Benefits Package Health benefits 401(k) retirement savings program with company match PTO and more Equal Opportunity & Accommodations IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IDEX gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal, state or local laws. 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