Associate Talent Acquisition Specialist

Cleveland-Cliffs; Olde West Chester (OH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Education assistance

Paid time off

Variable compensation

Job summary

Cleveland-Cliffs is seeking an Associate Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our West Chester, Ohio team. You will support recruiting activities across the organization, partnering with hiring managers, HR teams, and business leaders to attract, hire, and onboard top talent.

Responsibilities include sourcing and screening candidates, coordinating interviews and offers, building talent pipelines with Workday and LinkedIn Recruiter, and supporting internship and early careers programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, or a related field.
• 1–2 years of recruiting or staffing experience.
• Experience using an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) or HR technology platforms.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and customer service skills.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Source, screen, and engage candidates through job boards, social media, referrals, networking, and proactive outreach.
• Coordinate interviews and assist with employment offers while delivering a positive candidate experience.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines using recruiting technologies (Workday, LinkedIn Recruiter).
• Coordinate pre-employment activities, including background checks and medical examinations.
• Support internship and early careers programs and campus recruiting activities.

Skills

Communication

Relationship building

Customer service

Organizational skills

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/related field

Tools

ATS

Job description

Location: West Chester, OH

Do you enjoy connecting great people with meaningful career opportunities? Cleveland-Cliffs is seeking a motivated and organized Associate Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our Talent Acquisition team in West Chester, Ohio. In this role, you will support recruiting activities across the organization while partnering with hiring managers, HR teams, and business leaders to attract, hire, and onboard top talent.

Summary Of Responsibilities

• Source, screen, and engage candidates through job boards, social media, referrals, networking, and proactive outreach.
• Coordinate interviews and assist with employment offers while delivering a positive candidate experience.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs using recruiting technologies, including Workday and LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Coordinate pre-employment activities, including background checks and medical examinations.
• Support the administration and growth of Cleveland-Cliffs' internship and early careers programs.
• Partner with the Early Careers Manager on campus recruiting activities, career fairs, university outreach, and student engagement initiatives.
• Represent Cleveland-Cliffs at recruiting events, career fairs, and community outreach programs.
• Travel periodically for recruiting events and campus recruiting activities.
• Support Talent Acquisition projects, process improvement initiatives, and other department activities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Communications, Psychology, Marketing, or a related field.
• One to two years of recruiting, talent acquisition, staffing, or corporate HR experience.
• Experience utilizing an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) or HR technology platforms.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and customer service skills.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to work onsite five days per week in West Chester, Ohio.

Ability to travel periodically for career fairs, campus recruiting events, and other Talent Acquisition activities.

Cleveland-Cliffs is a leading North America-based steel producer with focus on value-added sheet products, particularly for the automotive industry. The Company is vertically integrated from the mining of iron ore, production of pellets and direct reduced iron, and processing of ferrous scrap through primary steelmaking and downstream finishing, stamping, tooling, and tubing. We offer an excellent total compensation package, including

• competitive pay with variable compensation opportunity
• health insurance
• retirement plan
• education assistance
• paid time off
• and more

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is an equal opportunity employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability. We are a drug-free workplace and conduct pre-employment screening as a condition of employment.