Strategic Talent Acquisition Lead - Manufacturing Launch

WNC Corporation; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

WNC Corporation in El Paso, TX seeks a senior Talent Acquisition leader to build and execute the workforce strategy for a greenfield manufacturing launch. You will translate the workforce plan into waves by function, skill, shift and source, and own capacity planning for direct labor and professional roles.

You will lead recruiting across manufacturing engineering, automation, quality, IT and plant leadership, develop an employer-branding strategy with local institutions, manage vendor

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Psychology, or related field.
• 7–10 years of progressive talent acquisition experience.
• Experience leading recruiting programs or teams in manufacturing or high-volume environments.
• Knowledge of US recruiting compliance, EEO/ADA, FCRA, I-9/E-Verify.
• Strong agency management, sourcing, analytics, and structured interviewing.
• Experience recruiting in El Paso/Borderplex preferred; bilingual is a plus.
• Experience with Workday Recruiting or ATS; Excel/Power BI desirable.
• Ability to work in a fast-changing greenfield environment with high accountability.

Responsibilities

• Build and execute the talent acquisition strategy for the El Paso launch.
• Own recruiting capacity planning for various roles and maintain dashboards.
• Design mass-hiring model including events, agencies, onboarding.
• Lead recruitment for manufacturing engineering, automation, quality, IT, finance and plant leadership.
• Develop employer branding and sourcing partnerships with local institutions.
• Benchmark pay, shift premiums, sign-on incentives; provide data-based recommendations.
• Govern agency/vendor selection, terms, SLAs and candidate ownership.
• Ensure compliant recruiting processes under federal and Texas laws.
• Partner with HR and immigration counsel on work visa strategies.
• Create requisition intake, interview guides, selection criteria, offers and SOPs.
• Train hiring managers on structured interviewing and candidate experience.
• Coordinate with HR Ops, payroll, IT, facilities to process candidates.
• Manage candidate experience and bilingual pre-boarding materials.
• Oversee recruiting budget and cost-per-hire reporting.
• Build internal mobility and pipelines; contingency hiring plans.
• Lead, coach, and develop recruiting staff as volume grows.
• Participate in workforce-readiness reviews and escalate risks.
• Perform other recruiting duties as launch needs arise.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Mass hiring

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

Bilingual English/Spanish

Workforce planning

ATS / Workday Recruiting

Excel / Power BI reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR / related field

Tools

Workday Recruiting

Excel

Power BI

Job description

WNC Corporation in El Paso, TX seeks a senior Talent Acquisition leader to build and execute the workforce strategy for a greenfield manufacturing launch. You will translate the workforce plan into waves by function, skill, shift and source, and own capacity planning for direct labor and professional roles.

You will lead recruiting across manufacturing engineering, automation, quality, IT and plant leadership, develop an employer-branding strategy with local institutions, manage vendor