Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

About the job

About the company

Our client is a global Tier 1 manufacturer in the automotive industry, with operations across North America and a strong commitment to its people, innovation and the communities where it operates.

Mission

We are looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our client's Human Resources team at their manufacturing plant in the Elizabethtown, Kentucky area. You will own end-to-end recruiting for the plant, building reliable hourly hiring pipelines for production and skilled trades while delivering strong salaried hires in engineering, quality, maintenance and supervision. You will partner closely with the HRBP and plant leadership, spend time on the shop floor and make sure the plant has the right people in the right roles at the right time.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for exempt and non-exempt salaried roles, from intake meetings with hiring managers through sourcing, screening, interviews, offer negotiation and close.

• Plan and execute high-volume hourly hiring for production, material handling, maintenance and skilled trades, aligned with production forecasts and headcount plans.

• Organize hiring events and open houses, manage staffing agency partners and run temp-to-hire conversions.

• Ensure compliance with EEO, FLSA, ADA, FCRA and OFCCP as applicable, and coordinate background checks, drug screens, physicals, I-9/E-Verify and offer letters.

• Build talent pipelines through job boards, LinkedIn, referrals, community and technical colleges, workforce development boards, veteran organizations and job fairs.

• Promote the company as an employer of choice in the local community.

• Partner with the HRBP on onboarding and early retention.

• Track and report time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, source effectiveness, offer acceptance and 90-day turnover, and use the data to improve the process.

Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology or a related field.

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably in manufacturing.

• Proven experience in high-volume hourly recruiting for production and skilled trades.

• Experience recruiting salaried technical and professional roles.

• Hands-on experience with an ATS and U.S. pre-employment processes.

• Working knowledge of U.S. employment regulations (EEO, FLSA, ADA, FCRA, I-9/E-Verify).

• Comfortable working on-site and spending time on the shop floor.

• Experience in the automotive industry (OEM or Tier 1) is a plus.

• Experience managing staffing agency partners is a plus.

• SHRM-CP, PHR, AIRS or similar certification is a plus.

• Experience with SAP SuccessFactors or Workday is a plus.

• Power BI or advanced Excel reporting is a plus.

Workplace type: On-site, Elizabethtown, Kentucky area.