Talent Acquisition Specialist

PennEngineering®; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

PennEngineering seeks a Talent Acquisition Specialist at our Winston-Salem plant to lead full-cycle recruitment for hourly and salaried roles. You will partner with hiring managers to define talent needs, craft sourcing strategies, and build strong candidate pipelines, including interns and apprentices.

You will engage campuses and events, manage interviews and offers, and support onboarding, employee engagement, and ongoing TA initiatives.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years’ experience in Talent Acquisition.
• Experience in full-cycle recruiting with multiple interview techniques.
• Proficiency with social media, resume databases, and professional networks.
• Experience using LinkedIn Talent Solutions to source candidates.
• Proficiency in documenting processes and keeping up with industry trends.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with hiring managers to identify talent needs and criteria.
• Develop hiring profiles and sourcing strategies for hourly and salaried roles.
• Attend events, campus information sessions, and host onsite at Winston-Salem plant.
• Recruit interns and apprentices and manage early talent pipelines.
• Organize job fairs and recruitment events to build candidate pipelines.
• Review resumes and screen candidates per job requirements.
• Create interview questions and counsel on candidate selection.
• Extend offers and oversee background checks.
• Engage temporary workers as needed and facilitate onboarding.
• Support Corporate Talent Acquisition initiatives and maintain recruitment records.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Full-cycle recruiting

LinkedIn Talent Solutions

Sourcing

Interviewing

Tools

LinkedIn Talent Solutions

Resume databases

Social networks

Job description

Position Summary

• Partner with hiring managers to identify talent needs and candidate selection criteria
• Develop hiring profiles and respective sourcing strategies for both hourly and salaried roles; and creative sourcing methods particularly for hard to fill roles.
• Partner with schools and local outreach programs to create brand awareness of our opportunities and represent PennEngineering as an employer of choice, attending events and hosting information sessions on campus and on site at the Winston- Salem plant
• Recruit interns and apprentices to develop talent pipelines; manage early talent programming for interns and apprentices Organize and attend job fairs and recruitment events to build a strong candidate pipeline, host onsite events as appropriate
• Review resumes and screen candidates based on job description and hiring manager requirements
• Support hiring managers in the creation interview questions that reflect the requirements for each position and counsel hiring manager on candidate selection and offers
• Create and extend offers, and oversee the background check process
• Engage temporary workers as needed by the business
• Facilitate onboarding for new hires
• Facilitate employee engagement activities as needed
• Support Corporate Talent Acquisition initiatives as requested.
• Maintain records of all materials used for recruitment, including interview notes and related paperwork, to share with key stakeholders

Location

Winston-Salem

Requirements

• 3-5 years’ experience as a Talent Acquisition Specialist is required
• Experience in full-cycle recruiting, using various interview techniques and evaluation methods
• Proficiency with social media, resume databases, and professional networks is required
• Experience in using LinkedIn Talent Solutions to proactively source candidates is highly preferred
• Proficiency in documenting processes and keeping up with industry trends
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills along
• High sense of urgency and organizational skills