Talent Acquisition Specialist

RECRUITMENT PARTNERS INC.; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

RECRUITMENT PARTNERS INC. is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to support full-cycle recruitment across multiple branches and facilities.

This role partners with hiring managers to attract, engage, and hire top talent while delivering a positive candidate experience and building proactive talent pipelines. The successful candidate will manage recruitment from intake through onboarding, support employer branding initiatives, and contribute to continuous improvement across hiring processes.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of full-cycle talent acquisition experience.
• Experience with ATS platforms such as UKG, Workday, Greenhouse, BambooHR, or iCIMS.
• Proven candidate sourcing through LinkedIn, job boards, referrals and other channels.
• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business or Psychology; RPR/CPHR asset.
• Experience interviewing with STAR or similar methods.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Experience recruiting in construction, manufacturing, distribution, or warehouse sectors is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring needs and create job postings.
• Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines for high-volume roles.
• Manage full-cycle recruitment: screening, interviews, and hiring recommendations.
• Deliver positive candidate experience with clear communication and onboarding coordination.
• Maintain recruitment records, monitor hiring metrics, provide pipeline updates.
• Collaborate with Marketing and partners to strengthen employer branding and events.

Skills

Strong communication

Relationship building

Organizational skills

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Psychology

RPR/CPHR asset

Tools

UKG

Workday

Greenhouse

BambooHR

iCIMS

Job description

Our client is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to support full-cycle recruitment across multiple branches and facilities. This role partners closely with hiring managers to attract, engage, and hire top talent while delivering a positive candidate experience and building proactive talent pipelines. The successful candidate will manage recruitment activities from intake through onboarding, support employer branding initiatives, and contribute to continuous improvement across the hiring process.

Your Success Will Be Defined By Your Ability To

• Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring needs, develop recruitment strategies, and create accurate job postings and role profiles
• Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines for high-volume and hard-to-fill positions through active sourcing and networking
• Manage the full-cycle recruitment process, including candidate screening, behavioural interviews, interview coordination, and hiring recommendations
• Deliver a positive candidate experience through clear communication, timely follow-up, and seamless onboarding coordination
• Maintain accurate recruitment records, monitor hiring metrics, and provide regular pipeline updates to support recruitment planning
• Identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes, tools, and hiring consistency across the organization
• Collaborate with Marketing and external partners to strengthen employer branding and support recruitment events and talent attraction initiatives

Your strengths include:

• 2-4 years of full-cycle talent acquisition experience, preferably in an in-house environment
• Experience using applicant tracking systems such as UKG, Workday, Greenhouse, BambooHR, iCIMS, or similar platforms
• Proven experience sourcing candidates through LinkedIn, job boards, referrals, and other recruitment channels
• Knowledge of recruitment metrics, hiring best practices, and employment legislation related to hiring
• Experience conducting structured behavioural interviews using STAR or similar methodologies
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, or a related field, with RPR or CPHR designation considered an asset
• Experience recruiting within construction, manufacturing, distribution, warehouse, sales, or related industries is considered an asset