Talent Acquisition Specialist

Company Description: Mitchell Distributing, part of the Mitchell Companies family, is the largest Anheuser-Busch wholesaler in Mississippi, serving approximately one-fourth of the state’s counties. The company operates warehouse locations in Meridian, Leland, Shannon, and Gulfport, along with a key location in Baltimore, Maryland. As a third-generation, family-owned business with roots dating back to the 1940s, Mitchell Distributing emphasizes long-term relationships and community involvement. Team members join a stable organization that values integrity, hard work, and growth across its multi-location operations.

Build careers. Shape hiring. Make an impact.

Mitchell Companies is looking for a recruiter who can reach people, capture their interest, and turn that interest into qualified applications. You'll lead recruiting across our organization, with particular focus on recurring warehouse and delivery needs. Create compelling campaigns, build pipelines, and help managers make informed hiring decisions. Bring your creativity, business judgment, and follow-through to help shape how we attract and select talent.

What You'll Do

• Create recruiting campaigns and job advertisements that communicate the opportunity honestly and give candidates a reason to apply.
• Set hiring priorities and use position success profiles to build realistic job information, structured interviews, and scorecards.
• Build pipelines through targeted outreach, referrals, schools, and community partnerships.
• Coach managers on interviewing and evaluation, set response expectations, and resolve hiring delays.
• Manage recruiting through offer acceptance, then introduce HR to take over the new-hire relationship.
• Use hiring and campaign data to improve applicant flow, source effectiveness, offer acceptance, and successful starts.
• Partner with HR and operations on early retention patterns and recommend action on pay, schedule, and job-condition barriers.

What We're Looking For

Business understanding, relationships with clear accountability, and creative recruiting with persuasive communication.

• At least three years of full-cycle recruiting experience and a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Experience creating campaigns, advertisements, or outreach that generated qualified applicants.
• The confidence to coach managers, influence decisions, and address barriers candidly.
• Curiosity and initiative to test approaches and improve results.
• Strong organization and follow-through, plus experience with an ATS and recruiting data.
• Distribution, manufacturing, logistics, or multi-location high-volume recruiting experience is preferred. ADP Workforce Now experience and HR or TA certification are a plus.

Why Mitchell Companies?

Join an HR team strengthening hiring across a growing organization, with room to bring fresh ideas and build partnerships. Reporting to the Director of Human Resources, this role works on-site, Monday through Friday, with periodic travel. Ready to bring creative recruiting ideas to Mitchell Companies? Apply today.