Talent Acquisition Specialist

Oil-Dri Corporation of America; Blue Mountain (MS); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, and vision coverages

Health Savings Account (HSA) and FSA

Company-paid life insurance and AD&D

Short-term and long-term disability

Paid parental leave

Paid time off and holidays

Fitness and wellness programs

Career growth and development

Job summary

Oil-Dri Corporation of America is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to support our Blue Mountain manufacturing facility as part of the Human Resources team. This role owns full-cycle recruiting from intake to onboarding, partnering with hiring leaders to meet immediate hiring needs and long-term workforce goals.

The position recruits for salaried and hourly teammates across levels, and uses sourcing, labor-market insight, and talent data to strengthen the pipeline and align hiring with

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of talent acquisition or talent/resource management experience.
• Full-cycle recruiting from intake through onboarding.
• Manufacturing recruiting in high-volume, fast-paced environment preferred.
• Hard-to-fill searches: engage and close candidates in competitive labor markets.
• Talent analytics: experience creating recruiting metrics.
• Community sourcing: experience with trade schools and local organizations.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with ownership of recruiting situations.

Responsibilities

• Build talent pipelines: develop sourcing and employer-brand strategies to attract talent.
• Lead full-cycle recruiting: manage intake, sourcing, screening, offers, onboarding, and communication.
• Recruit across levels: salaried and hourly hires from entry-level to senior management.
• Align hiring profiles: intake meetings to connect needs, descriptions, and target profiles.
• Assess talent: screen candidates for openings and future opportunities.
• Use talent data: analyze hiring, retention, succession, and talent-pool data.
• Strengthen market positioning: identify motivators and competitive factors.
• Build partnerships: relationships with management, cross-functional teams, trade schools, community orgs.
• Influence through communication: deliver presentations, training, and business cases.
• Support HR priorities: contribute to HR projects and team needs.

Skills

Full-Cycle Recruiting

Manufacturing Recruiting

Hard-to-Fill Searches

Talent Analytics

Community Sourcing

Communication Skills

Market Insights

Job description

Compensation:

Competitive salary + annual bonus

• This position is based at an active mine and manufacturing site and requires daily onsite presence.
• Regular in-person attendance consistent with the Company's established work schedule is an essential function of this position to facilitate effective collaboration, communication, and business operations.

About Oil-Dri

Founded in 1941, Oil-Dri Corporation of America is a leading global manufacturer of specialty sorbent products serving both consumer and business markets. Headquartered in Chicago, Oil-Dri is a publicly traded, family-controlled organization built on honesty, integrity, and accountability. Our mission is simple: Create Value From Sorbent Minerals®.

About the Role

The Talent Acquisition Specialist supports Oil-Dri's Blue Mountain manufacturing facility as part of the Human Resources team. This role owns full-cycle recruiting while building talent strategies that support both immediate hiring needs and the organization's long-term workforce goals.

The position recruits salaried and hourly teammates from entry level through senior management, partners closely with hiring leaders, and uses sourcing, labor-market insight, recruiting data, onboarding support, and retention information to strengthen the talent pipeline.

Your Impact

• Build Talent Pipelines: Develop and implement creative sourcing and employer-brand strategies to attract potential talent.
• Lead Full-Cycle Recruiting: Manage intake, sourcing, screening, selection support, offers, onboarding activities, and candidate communication.
• Recruit Across Levels: Support salaried and hourly hiring from entry-level positions through senior management.
• Align Hiring Profiles: Conduct intake meetings to connect business needs, job descriptions, and target candidate profiles.
• Assess Talent: Screen candidates for current openings and future opportunities.
• Use Talent Data: Develop, maintain, and analyze hiring, retention, succession, and talent-pool data to support deliberate action plans.
• Strengthen Market Positioning: Identify candidate motivators and competitive factors affecting attraction and acceptance.
• Build Partnerships: Establish meaningful relationships with management, cross-functional stakeholders, trade schools, and community organizations.
• Influence Through Communication: Deliver presentations, training, and business cases related to talent acquisition priorities.
• Support HR Priorities: Contribute to Human Resources projects and broader team needs as assigned.

What You Bring

• Experience: 3-5 years of talent acquisition or talent/resource management experience.
• Full-Cycle Recruiting: Demonstrated expertise managing recruiting from intake through onboarding.
• Manufacturing Recruiting: Experience creatively sourcing salaried and hourly talent in a high-volume, fast-paced manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
• Hard-to-Fill Searches: Ability to engage and close candidates in competitive labor markets.
• Talent Analytics: Experience creating and maintaining recruiting metrics strongly preferred.
• Community Sourcing: Experience or exposure recruiting through trade schools and local community organizations.
• Communication: Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the confidence to take ownership of recruiting situations.
• Values: A collaborative approach and strong commitment to honesty, integrity, and ethical decision-making.

Preferred Experience

• Manufacturing recruiting in challenging or limited labor markets
• High-volume hourly and salaried recruiting
• Recruiting metrics, dashboards, workforce planning, or succession data
• Trade-school, community-organization, and local-market partnerships

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive pay + annual bonus opportunity
• 401(k) with 6% company match
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
• Company-paid life insurance and AD&D coverage
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Paid parental leave
• Paid time off and company holidays
• Fitness and wellness programs
• Career growth, training, and professional development opportunities

Equal Opportunity Statement

Oil-Dri is committed to providing equal opportunity for all teammates and qualified candidates without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, mental or physical disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Accordingly, all employment decisions and personnel actions or programs such as hiring, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, transfers, reductions in workforce, and training, etc. will be consistent with the principle of equal employment opportunity.