Senior Talent Acquisition Partner - Skilled Trades & Manufacturing

Global Power Components; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Power Components in Milwaukee, WI seeks a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to lead agency partnerships and multi-site hiring for skilled trades and manufacturing. You will mentor junior Talent Acquisition Partners and shape production hiring strategy across sites, partnering with site HR and operations to improve staffing outcomes.

This role drives analytics on fill rates, time-to-fill, and agency performance, escalating issues and implementing process improvements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience managing staffing agency relationships in a high-volume or production/industrial hiring environment.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, multi-site requisition strategy and drive decisions with limited oversight.
• Strong analytical skills, with experience translating hiring data into strategic recommendations.
• Experience mentoring or informally guiding less-tenured recruiters or specialists.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills across HR, site leadership, and agency partners.
• Ability to work onsite full-time in a manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent recruiting experience.
• Bilingual (Spanish) strongly preferred.
• Experience with Workday Recruiting or comparable ATS preferred.
• Manufacturing or industrial environment experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage a broader portfolio of staffing agency partnerships across multiple sites.
• Lead agency performance reviews and partnership discussions, bringing recommendations to the Talent Acquisition Manager.
• Serve as the senior escalation point for agency issues that Talent Acquisition Partners are unable to resolve independently.
• Design and drive recruiting strategy across a multi-site production portfolio, adapting approach for varying volume, urgency, and role complexity.
• Identify systemic staffing challenges and recommend strategic solutions.
• Analyze hiring metrics, including fill rate, time-to-fill, agency performance, and conversion rates, translating findings into actionable recommendations.
• Drive accountability for production hiring results and workforce readiness across assigned sites.
• Mentor and support Talent Acquisition Partners, sharing best practices on sourcing strategy, agency management, and stakeholder partnership.
• Serve as a resource for complex recruiting and staffing situations.
• Partner with Site HR Managers and Operations leaders on staffing priorities across multiple sites.
• Build strong relationships with supervisors to anticipate workforce needs before they become urgent.
• Support contingent workforce conversion efforts in partnership with the Contingent Workforce Coordinator.
• Escalate complex staffing, agency, or workforce issues with well-developed recommendations.
• Support broader talent acquisition initiatives and process improvements.

Skills

Staffing agency management

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Mentoring recruiters

Multi-site recruitment strategy

Bilingual Spanish

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Workday Recruiting

Job description

Title: Senior Talent Acquisition Partner

Company: Global Power Components - www.globalpowercomponents.com

Location: Milwaukee, WI (onsite 5-days/week)

Hire Type: Direct Hire

Position Summary

The Senior Talent Acquisition Partner – Skilled Trades & Manufacturing owns a broader agency portfolio and recruiting strategy across multiple sites, bringing seasoned judgment to complex staffing decisions and agency relationships. This role goes beyond day-to-day pipeline management to include mentoring Talent Acquisition Partners, shaping production hiring strategy at a multi-site level, and serving as an escalation point before matters reach the Talent Acquisition Manager. Reporting to the Talent Acquisition Manager, this role is a trusted advisor to Site HR Managers and Operations leaders on staffing strategy and a key partner in driving hiring results, workforce readiness, and agency performance across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Agency Partnership Leadership

• Own and manage a broader portfolio of staffing agency partnerships across multiple sites.
• Lead agency performance reviews and partnership discussions, bringing recommendations to the Talent Acquisition Manager.
• Serve as the senior escalation point for agency issues that Talent Acquisition Partners are unable to resolve independently.

Hiring Strategy

• Design and drive recruiting strategy across a multi-site production portfolio, adapting approach for varying volume, urgency, and role complexity.
• Identify systemic staffing challenges and recommend strategic solutions.
• Analyze hiring metrics, including fill rate, time-to-fill, agency performance, and conversion rates, translating findings into actionable recommendations.
• Drive accountability for production hiring results and workforce readiness across assigned sites.

Mentorship & Team Support

• Mentor and support Talent Acquisition Partners, sharing best practices on sourcing strategy, agency management, and stakeholder partnership.
• Serve as a resource for complex recruiting and staffing situations.

Site & Stakeholder Partnership

• Partner with Site HR Managers and Operations leaders on staffing priorities across multiple sites.
• Build strong relationships with supervisors to anticipate workforce needs before they become urgent.
• Support contingent workforce conversion efforts in partnership with the Contingent Workforce Coordinator.

Escalation & Manager Support

• Escalate complex staffing, agency, or workforce issues with well-developed recommendations.
• Support broader talent acquisition initiatives and process improvements.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience managing staffing agency relationships in a high-volume or production/industrial hiring environment, including contract and performance discussions
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, multi-site requisition strategy and drive decisions with limited oversight
• Strong analytical skills, with experience translating hiring data into strategic recommendations
• Experience mentoring or informally guiding less-tenured recruiters or specialists
• Excellent stakeholder management skills across HR, site leadership, and agency partners
• Ability to work onsite full-time in a manufacturing environment
• Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent recruiting experience
• Bilingual (Spanish) strongly preferred
• Experience with Workday Recruiting or comparable ATS preferred
• Manufacturing or industrial environment experience strongly preferred