Enterprise Talent Acquisition Leader - Multi-Site Manufacturing

Hilmar Cheese Company Inc.; Hilmar (CA); On-site; USD 119,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc. is seeking a strategic Talent Acquisition Manager to lead enterprise-wide recruiting across California, Texas, and Kansas. You will build and guide a high-performing team, strengthen the employer brand, and align hiring with workforce planning and business needs.

This role partners with HR, operations, and senior leadership to drive data-driven hiring across locations. You will oversee full-cycle recruitment for hourly to executive roles, develop standardized

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or related field.
• 8+ years of progressive talent acquisition experience, including leadership responsibility within a multi-site organization.
• Demonstrated success recruiting across manufacturing, operations, engineering, technical, professional, and leadership functions.
• Experience leading recruiting teams, developing workforce planning strategies, establishing recruiting metrics, and implementing process improvements.
• Experience overseeing employment branding, university relations, internship, and early-career strategies.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders on talent strategy, organizational growth, and workforce planning.
• Strong leadership, coaching, team development, and stakeholder relationship skills, with the ability to influence and build credibility at all levels.
• Expertise in talent acquisition strategy, sourcing methodologies, labor market analysis, workforce planning, recruiting technologies, applicant tracking systems, talent analytics, and employment branding.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute enterprise-wide talent acquisition strategies and recruiting operations to meet current and future workforce needs across all Hilmar locations and job levels.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing Talent Acquisition team, including the Early Careers & University Relations Manager, establishing performance expectations, development plans, succession strategies, and a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with HR Business Partners, Compensation, hiring managers, and senior leadership to align recruiting priorities with business goals, workforce plans, organizational growth, job architecture, market competitiveness, and internal mobility opportunities.
• Oversee full-cycle recruiting and proactive talent sourcing for hourly manufacturing, skilled trades, engineering, technical, professional, leadership, and executive positions, ensuring consistent candidate experience and strong hiring manager partnerships.
• Establish standardized recruiting processes, workflows, tools, and service standards across locations; leverage technology, automation, and process improvement to enhance efficiency, scalability, and consistency.
• Develop and monitor recruiting metrics, dashboards, and analytics, including time-to-fill, quality of hire, source effectiveness, recruiter productivity, candidate experience, and hiring manager satisfaction; use labor market intelligence and workforce data to inform decisions and recommendations.
• Lead Hilmar’s employment branding and talent attraction strategy in partnership with Marketing, Communications, and business leaders, including recruitment campaigns, social media, and community, educational, and industry partnerships.
• Provide strategic direction and oversight for Early Careers & University Relations through the Early Careers & University Relations Manager, ensuring alignment with workforce plans and business priorities and evaluating the effectiveness of internship, co‑op, scholarship, university relations, and workforce development programs.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships across Human Resources, Operations, Engineering, Finance, and business leadership, serving as a trusted advisor on talent strategy, labor market conditions, workforce planning, and emerging talent needs.
• Oversee recruiting systems, vendor relationships, recruiting agencies, and external talent partners, ensuring compliance with applicable employment laws, regulations, and company policies.
• Contribute to enterprise HR strategy and organizational priorities as an active member of the Human Resources Leadership Team, using data‑driven insights and strategic recommendations to support business outcomes.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Leadership

Workforce planning

Recruiting analytics

Employer branding

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field

Tools

ATS

HRIS

Job description

Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc. is seeking a strategic Talent Acquisition Manager to lead enterprise-wide recruiting across California, Texas, and Kansas. You will build and guide a high-performing team, strengthen the employer brand, and align hiring with workforce planning and business needs.

This role partners with HR, operations, and senior leadership to drive data-driven hiring across locations. You will oversee full-cycle recruitment for hourly to executive roles, develop standardized