Talent Acquisition Manager

Brainworks; United States; On-site; USD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Brainworks HR Search partnered with a growing manufacturer to hire a hands-on Talent Acquisition Manager who will build and lead its recruiting function, with autonomy to standardize processes and enhance hiring practices.

This role leads full-cycle recruitment for production and corporate roles, partners with hiring managers on staffing, and develops compliant, efficient hiring workflows with strong candidate pipelines.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of talent acquisition or full-cycle recruiting experience.
• Experience independently building and formalizing recruiting processes and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement standardized recruiting processes, procedures, and best practices.
• Build a structured talent acquisition function with consistent hiring practices.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand staffing needs and establish recruitment strategies.
• Lead full-cycle recruitment for production and corporate roles.
• Build relationships with local workforce organizations and educational institutions to strengthen pipelines.
• Improve hiring efficiency, candidate quality, and retention through stronger screening and interviewing.
• Train hiring managers on interviewing techniques, candidate evaluation, and compliant hiring.
• Coordinate onboarding with HR and manage pre-employment processes.
• Track recruiting activity, pipeline metrics, time-to-fill, and other KPIs to identify improvements.
• Identify opportunities to reduce early turnover through better candidate assessment.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Full-cycle recruiting

Job description

Brainworks HR Search is partnered with a growing manufacturer is seeking a hands‑on Talent Acquisition Manager to build and lead its recruiting function. This is an individual contributor role with significant autonomy and the opportunity to establish standardized recruiting processes, improve hiring practices, and develop a more structured approach to talent acquisition.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement standardized recruiting processes, procedures, and best practices.
• Build a more structured and compliant talent acquisition function, establishing consistency across hiring practices.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand staffing needs, develop job requirements, and establish effective recruitment strategies.
• Lead full-cycle recruitment for both production and corporate-based roles.
• Build relationships with local workforce organizations, educational institutions, and community resources to strengthen candidate pipelines.
• Improve hiring efficiency, candidate quality, and retention through stronger screening, interviewing, and selection processes.
• Train and guide hiring managers on interviewing techniques, candidate evaluation, and compliant hiring practices.
• Partner with HR on onboarding coordination, hiring documentation, and pre-employment processes.
• Track recruiting activity, pipeline metrics, time-to-fill, and other key performance indicators to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Identify opportunities to reduce early turnover through improved candidate assessment and alignment with position requirements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of talent acquisition or full-cycle recruiting experience.
• Demonstrated experience independently building, improving, or formalizing recruiting processes and infrastructure.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary $95k - $105k (DOE) + bonus
• Full benefits package offered