Contract Talent Acquisition Partner

Role Overview

• Partner with hiring managers across manufacturing, operations, and engineering functions to deliver full-cycle recruiting support for salaried and exempt professional and technical roles.
• Lead end-to-end recruitment activities including intake meetings, workforce planning, sourcing strategy development, candidate screening, interviewing, offer development, and hiring.
• Develop and execute proactive sourcing strategies for manufacturing and engineering talent, including quality engineers, manufacturing engineers, electrical and mechanical engineers, supply chain professionals, program managers, and operations leadership roles.
• Utilize a variety of sourcing methods such as LinkedIn Recruiter, niche job boards, professional associations, referrals, workforce boards, internet sourcing, and agency partnerships to build robust talent pipelines.
• Serve as a trusted consultant and business partner to hiring teams by providing market insights, talent availability data, and hiring recommendations based on candidate qualifications, interview feedback, and assessment results.
• Collaborate closely with hiring teams throughout the recruitment lifecycle to ensure timely communication, aligned expectations, and a high-quality candidate experience.
• Conduct candidate application reviews and audits to ensure compliance with ATS processes, data accuracy, and hiring standards.
• Identify and implement regional and local sourcing strategies tailored to plant-based, salaried, and hard-to-fill professional and technical roles.
• Track, analyze, and report on key recruiting metrics such as time-to-fill, candidate flow, source effectiveness, and requisition aging.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field required, or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of full lifecycle recruiting experience.
• Proven experience sourcing and recruiting manufacturing, engineering, and technical talent.
• Experience recruiting across multiple levels, including entry-level, professional, and senior-level salaried technical roles.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and applicant tracking systems (ATS).
• Strong experience with internet-based resume databases and direct sourcing tools.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• 401K
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• accident benefits
• life insurance
• disability benefits
• paid vacation & holidays