Talent Acquisition Specialist

American Crane & Equipment Corporation; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

American Crane & Equipment Corporation is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to own the full recruiting lifecycle for a diverse set of roles across manufacturing, engineering, and field service. You will partner with Hiring Managers, design sourcing strategies, conduct structured interviews, and maintain compliant ATS records.

Ideal candidates will have full-cycle recruiting experience, strong interviewing skills, and the ability to build pipelines for hard-to-fill positions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Psychology, Communications or related field preferred.
• Experience in manufacturing, skilled trades, engineering or industrial recruiting valued.
• Experience with ATS; ADP Workforce Now experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage assigned exempt and non-exempt requisitions from intake through accepted offer.
• Develop recruiting strategies based on role requirements, urgency, and market conditions.
• Review applications and evaluate qualifications against requirements.
• Conduct structured interviews assessing technical and behavioral fit.
• Provide evidence-based hiring recommendations to Hiring Managers.
• Maintain momentum with proactive candidate follow-up and interview coordination.
• Translate business needs into practical candidate-selection criteria and onboarding readiness.

Skills

Full-Cycle Recruiting

Interviewing

Candidate Evaluation

Sourcing Strategy

Hiring Manager Partnership

Proactive Sourcing

Documentation & ATS

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Psychology/Communications

Equivalent combinations of education and experience

Tools

ADP Workforce Now

Job description

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Talent Acquisition Specialist

Full Time Professionals American Crane & Equipment Corporation & Shop, Douglassville, PA, US

5 days ago Requisition ID: 1280

Salary Range: $60,000.00 To $75,000.00 Annually

NOW HIRING: TALENT ACQUISITION SPECIALIST

Department: Human Resources – Talent Acquisition

Location: On-site only | 531 Old Swede Road, Douglassville, PA 19518 (No remote work available)

Schedule: Monday–Friday | 8:00AM–4:30PM | Full-time

Compensation: Competitive salary based on recruiting experience, sourcing capability, interviewing expertise, technical recruiting exposure, and market data

Help Us Build the Team That Makes It Possible.

Behind every engineer who designs our equipment, every skilled trades professional who builds it, and every technician who supports our customers is a hiring process responsible for finding the right people to help our organization grow.

We're looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist who wants to own that responsibility.

This is a full-cycle recruiting role for someone who can manage requisitions independently, build credibility with Hiring Managers, conduct meaningful interviews, develop sourcing strategies, evaluate candidates objectively, and keep hiring processes moving without waiting to be managed through every step.

You’ll recruit across a diverse organization that includes skilled trades, engineering, manufacturing, field service, sales, and professional support functions.

You’ll help build the workforce behind ACECO's continued growth, and you’ll have some fun while doing it.

What This Role Really Is

This is an end-to-end Talent Acquisition role with real ownership.

You’ll manage assigned requisitions from intake through accepted offer while serving as the primary recruiting partner for candidates and Hiring Managers.

That means understanding what the business actually needs, developing the recruiting strategy, sourcing talent, conducting structured interviews, evaluating technical and behavioral alignment, presenting evidence-based hiring recommendations, coordinating next steps, supporting offer decisions, and maintaining accurate documentation throughout the process.

We aren’t looking for someone who simply schedules interviews and sends resumes to Hiring Managers.

We want a recruiter who develops an informed point of view and can confidently answer: Should we hire this person…and why?

Who Thrives Here — and Who Doesn’t

You’ll do well here if you take ownership of your requisitions, communicate before someone has to ask for an update, and genuinely enjoy learning unfamiliar jobs.

You should be comfortable recruiting a welder in the morning, discussing an engineering search in the afternoon, and developing a sourcing strategy for a difficult-to-find field technician before the day is over.

Strong Talent Acquisition Specialists at ACECO are curious, organized, responsive, comfortable asking follow‑up questions, and willing to respectfully challenge assumptions when the evidence suggests a different hiring decision.

This role is likely not a fit if you prefer transactional recruiting, depend primarily on inbound applicants, hesitate to give Hiring Managers your professional recommendation, dislike documentation and process discipline, or need constant direction to keep requisitions moving.

What Success Looks Like in Your First 90 Days

During your first 30 days, you’ll learn ACECO's business, recruiting process, ATS, employment brand, hiring standards, interview methodology, compliance requirements, and the types of positions we recruit. You’ll begin building relationships with Hiring Managers and observing interviews and recruiting workflows.

During days 31–60, you’ll begin independently managing assigned requisitions, conducting structured interviews, developing sourcing strategies, presenting candidate recommendations, and maintaining proactive communication with candidates and Hiring Managers.

By days 61–90, you should be confidently managing your recruiting portfolio, identifying hiring risks before they become bottlenecks, building candidate pipelines, providing evidence-based recommendations, and operating as a trusted recruiting partner rather than simply a process administrator.

Why Join the ACECO Talent Acquisition Team?

Recruit Across the Entire Business

You’ll recruit skilled trades, engineers, field service technicians, operational professionals, and other critical positions across a custom manufacturing organization.

Learn the Business, Not Just the Requisition

Our recruiters are expected to understand the work they’re recruiting for. That means spending time with Hiring Managers, learning departments, understanding technical requirements, and occasionally getting out onto the manufacturing floor.

Have a Voice in Hiring Decisions

We expect our recruiters to develop professional judgment and provide clear, evidence-based recommendations—not simply forward candidates to Hiring Managers.

Build Difficult Talent Pipelines

Some of our most important positions aren’t easy to find. You’ll develop sourcing expertise for specialized skilled trades, engineering, technical service, and other difficult-to-fill talent markets.

Develop as a Talent Acquisition Professional

You’ll participate in recruiter calibration, interview observations, coaching, sourcing strategy discussions, process improvement, and continued professional development.

Make a Visible Impact and Enjoy Coming to Work

Recruiting directly supports ACECO’s workforce growth. Your ability to identify and attract the right talent affects production capability, engineering capacity, customer service, and long-term organizational success.

What You’ll Do

Full-Cycle Recruitment

• Independently manage assigned exempt and non-exempt requisitions from intake through accepted offer
• Conduct detailed requisition intake discussions with Hiring Managers
• Develop recruiting strategies based on role requirements, urgency, labor‑market conditions, and available talent
• Review applications and evaluate qualifications against established requirements
• Conduct structured interviews assessing technical qualifications, behavioral competencies, motivation, accountability, and long‑term alignment
• Provide clear, evidence‑based Inclined / Not Inclined hiring recommendations
• Maintain recruiting momentum through proactive candidate follow‑up, interview coordination, and Hiring Manager communication
• Identify recruiting risks and recommend solutions before they affect hiring timelines
• Serve as a consultative recruiting partner to Hiring Managers
• Help translate business needs into practical candidate‑selection criteria
• Prepare Hiring Managers for interviews with candidate context, interview guidance, and evaluation expectations
• Provide objective candidate recommendations supported by interview findings
• Respectfully challenge assumptions when appropriate using recruiting expertise, candidate evidence, and market information
• Maintain consistent communication regarding pipeline health, recruiting risks, and next steps

Candidate Experience

• Serve as the primary Talent Acquisition contact throughout the candidate lifecycle
• Deliver professional, responsive, and transparent communication
• Set realistic expectations regarding positions, schedules, hiring processes, and employment requirements
• Protect ACECO’s employer brand through every candidate interaction
• Maintain timely follow‑up throughout interviewing and offer stages

Strategic Sourcing & Pipeline Development

• Build sourcing strategies for current and future workforce needs
• Identify and engage passive candidates
• Develop pipelines for skilled trades, engineering, technical, professional, and difficult‑to‑fill positions
• Build relationships with trade schools, colleges, community organizations, industry groups, and referral networks
• Use multiple sourcing channels rather than relying exclusively on applicants
• Track sourcing effectiveness, response rates, and pipeline health
• Build and maintain organized talent communities for recurring hiring needs

Offer Management

• Prepare and extend employment offers within approved compensation parameters
• Support candidate questions, counteroffers, and offer‑stage communication
• Partner with Hiring Managers throughout offer decisions
• Coordinate clean handoffs into pre‑employment and onboarding processes
• Ensure required recruiting documentation is complete before onboarding

Recruiting Operations & Compliance

• Maintain accurate, complete, and audit‑ready ATS documentation
• Document candidate interactions, interview findings, and hiring decisions objectively
• Support compliant recruiting practices related to EEO, OFCCP/AAP requirements, applicable employment laws, company policies, and customer requirements
• Monitor requisition aging, recruiting activity, and pipeline health
• Support recruiting metrics, dashboards, and reporting
• Contribute to improvements in interview practices, candidate communication, templates, documentation, and recruiting workflows

What We’re Looking For

This role requires availability to work full‑time hours on‑site (no remote work available) Monday–Friday, 8:00AM–4:30PM.

Candidates should be located within a reasonable daily commuting distance of:

531 Old Swede Road
Douglassville, PA 19518

If relocation is necessary, the selected candidate must relocate prior to starting. American Crane & Equipment Corporation does not provide relocation assistance.

Ideal Candidates Should Be Able to Demonstrate the Following:

• Full‑cycle recruiting ownership
• Strong interviewing and candidate‑assessment skills
• Ability to make and communicate evidence‑based hiring recommendations
• Hiring Manager partnership and consultative recruiting ability
• Proactive sourcing beyond inbound applications
• Strong candidate communication and follow‑through
• Excellent organization across multiple active requisitions
• Professional judgment and confidentiality
• Strong ATS documentation and process discipline
• Ability to respectfully challenge assumptions and influence decisions
• Curiosity and willingness to learn technical or unfamiliar positions
• Ownership, accountability, reliability, and continuous improvement

Experience

• Professional recruiting or Talent Acquisition experience strongly preferred
• Experience independently managing multiple requisitions through the full recruiting lifecycle preferred
• Experience conducting structured or behavioral interviews preferred
• Experience sourcing passive candidates and building talent pipelines preferred
• Experience partnering directly with Hiring Managers preferred
• Manufacturing, skilled trades, engineering, industrial, field service, technical, or similarly specialized recruiting experience is highly valued
• Experience with difficult‑to‑fill or niche recruiting is a plus
• Experience working within an ATS required; ADP Workforce Now experience is a plus

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, Communications, or a related field preferred
• Equivalent combinations of education and relevant Talent Acquisition experience will be considered

Technical & Recruiting Skills

• Full‑cycle recruiting and requisition management
• Structured and behavioral interviewing
• Candidate evaluation and selection
• Active and passive candidate sourcing
• Boolean searching and talent research
• Offer management
• ATS documentation and workflow management
• Recruiting metrics and pipeline analysis
• Microsoft Office and Microsoft Teams
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Understanding of compliant hiring practices and appropriate interview boundaries

Skills & Attributes

• Personal accountability and ownership
• Strong professional judgment
• High attention to detail
• Confidence communicating recommendations
• Curiosity and willingness to learn
• Ability to balance speed with hiring quality
• Comfort receiving and applying coaching
• Collaborative team mindset
• Commitment to Safety, Quality, Continuous Improvement, and GRIT

Requirements

• Authorization to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship
• Ability to verify identity and employment authorization in compliance with Form I‑9 requirements
• Eligibility to access information or technology governed by applicable U.S. export‑control laws where required
• Willingness to undergo a background check in accordance with applicable laws
• Willingness to undergo a pre‑employment drug screen and randomized drug testing during employment
• Ability to work full‑time on‑site and meet the posted work schedule
• Ability to maintain reliable attendance and punctuality
• Ability to protect confidential candidate, employee, compensation, and business information
• Willingness to follow all company policies, procedures, and applicable recruiting compliance requirements
• Willingness to wear required PPE when entering manufacturing areas
• Willingness to complete required safety, compliance, and role‑specific training
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation
• Ability to maintain professional conduct aligned with company values and expectations

Work Environment

This is primarily an office‑based Talent Acquisition role with regular interaction throughout ACECO's manufacturing and operational environment.

Recruiters may spend time in manufacturing areas to better understand positions, meet Hiring Managers, observe work environments, support new hires, participate in shop walks,