Recruteur junior / Junior Recruiter

GEA Group; Drummondville; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

GEA Group is seeking a proactive Recruiter to own Canada recruitment and support NAM hiring for a 12-month term. On-site in Drummondville, you’ll collaborate with hiring managers and HR across multiple countries to drive talent attraction, build pipelines, and ensure an exceptional candidate experience.

You will coordinate full-cycle recruitment, develop engaging campaigns, conduct interviews, and report on KPIs to optimize hiring. Travel within Canada and USA may be required.

Qualifications

• 1+ year in talent acquisition or recruitment, with full-cycle experience across various roles.
• Relevant academic background in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a similar discipline.
• Strong active sourcing skills and experience identifying and engaging passive candidates.
• Ability to independently manage multiple recruitment projects while maintaining high-quality standards.
• Experience optimizing recruitment processes, systems, and workflows.
• Strong stakeholder management and consulting skills.
• Experience with Workday or another HCM/ATS platform is considered an advantage.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in English and French, both written and spoken.
• Willingness and ability to travel within Canada and USA as business needs require.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the full recruitment process, from workforce planning and requisition intake through to hiring, for positions across Canada and North America.
• Partner closely with French- and English-speaking hiring managers to understand current and future talent needs and provide strategic recruitment guidance and recommendations.
• Develop and post job advertisements and create engaging recruitment campaigns to attract high-quality candidates.
• Conduct interviews and support hiring managers throughout the candidate assessment, selection, and decision-making process.
• Proactively source candidates and build relationships through a variety of channels, including professional networks, social media platforms, job boards, and direct outreach initiatives.
• Develop and maintain talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill positions.
• Drive continuous improvement, optimization, and standardization of recruitment processes, tools, and best practices.
• Serve as the primary liaison between the various GEA recruitment teams.
• Support employer branding initiatives, including participation in job fairs, partnerships with educational institutions, networking events, and other talent attraction activities.
• Represent GEA as an employer of choice to prospective candidates and talent communities.
• Monitor and report on key recruitment metrics (KPIs) and leverage data and analytics to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of hiring activities.
• Ensure a positive candidate experience and promote GEA’s values throughout the recruitment process.
• Travel as required to support recruitment and employer branding activities.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Full-cycle recruitment

HR background

Active sourcing

Stakeholder management

Workday/ATS experience

Bilingual EN/FR

Travel willingness

Education

HR / Business degree

Tools

Workday

Job description

Your responsibilities and tasks

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About the Role

We are looking for a proactive and business-oriented Recruiter who will take ownership of recruitment activities for our operations in Canada while also supporting hiring needs across selected locations within the NAM region for a fixed term of 12 months

Based on site in Drummondville, Qc., you will work closely with hiring managers, HR colleagues, and business leaders across multiple countries. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a growing international organization while driving recruitment excellence, talent attraction, and employer branding initiatives. You will act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers and play a key role in ensuring an exceptional candidate’s experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

As our Recruiter, you will:

• Coordinate the full recruitment process, from workforce planning and requisition intake through to hiring, for positions across Canada and North America.
• Partner closely with French- and English-speaking hiring managers to understand current and future talent needs and provide strategic recruitment guidance and recommendations.
• Develop and post job advertisements and create engaging recruitment campaigns to attract high-quality candidates.
• Conduct interviews and support hiring managers throughout the candidate assessment, selection, and decision-making process.
• Proactively source candidates and build relationships through a variety of channels, including professional networks, social media platforms, job boards, and direct outreach initiatives.
• Develop and maintain talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill positions.
• Drive continuous improvement, optimization, and standardization of recruitment processes, tools, and best practices.
• Serve as the primary liaison between the various GEA recruitment teams.
• Support employer branding initiatives, including participation in job fairs, partnerships with educational institutions, networking events, and other talent attraction activities.
• Represent GEA as an employer of choice to prospective candidates and talent communities.
• Monitor and report on key recruitment metrics (KPIs) and leverage data and analytics to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of hiring activities.
• Ensure a positive candidate experience and promote GEA’s values throughout the recruitment process.
• Travel as required to support recruitment and employer branding activities.

Your profile and qualifications

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To succeed in this role, you are a motivated and collaborative recruitment professional who thrives in an international environment and enjoys building strong relationships across cultures and functions.

We expect that the following qualifications will resonate with you:

• Minimum of one year of experience in talent acquisition or recruitment, with demonstrated experience managing full-cycle recruitment processes for a variety of positions and organizational levels.
• Relevant academic background in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a similar discipline.
• Strong active sourcing skills and experience identifying and engaging passive candidates.
• Ability to independently manage multiple recruitment projects while maintaining high-quality standards.
• Experience optimizing recruitment processes, systems, and workflows.
• Strong stakeholder management and consulting skills, with the ability to build credibility with hiring managers and business leaders.
• Experience with Workday or another HCM/ATS platform is considered an advantage.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in English and French, both written and spoken.
• Willingness and ability to travel within Canada and USA as business needs require.

Please note that GEA will only consider applications submitted through our application system.

About GEA

GEA is one of the largest suppliers for the food and beverage processing industry and a wide range of other process industries. Approximately 18,000 employees in more than 60 countries contribute significantly to GEA’s success – come and join them! We offer interesting and challenging tasks, a positive working environment in international teams and opportunities for personal development and growth in a global company.

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