Bilingual Recruiter

American Foods Group, LLC•Wright City, MO

About The Position

The Recruiter assists with full-cycle recruiting for the facility, supporting the hiring process from proactive sourcing and screening through selection, interviews, offer management, pre-employment screening, onboarding, and hiring. The role delivers a strong candidate experience from first contact through new-hire orientation and ensures recruitment activities follow hiring policies and affirmative action/EEO requirements. The Recruiter manages job postings and applicant data in iCIMS, communicates affirmative action plans and goals to hiring managers, completes Form I-9 employment eligibility verifications, coordinates post-offer processes and housing or lodging as needed, and develops relationships with community and educational organizations and employment agencies. The role also coordinates job fairs, promotes opportunities through varied recruiting channels, maintains recruiting reports, keeps current on recruiting practices and employment legislation, and identifies innovative ways to attract candidates and build future talent pipelines. This position works in a professional office environment and regularly visits production facility work environments. It requires flexible hours based on plant activities and needs, and travel to other company locations and recruiting or campus events. The job description notes that other related duties may be assigned to meet the organization's ongoing needs. America's Heartland Packing is described as a 775,000-square-foot greenfield project scheduled to open in early 2025.

Requirements

Must be able to work in the United States without sponsorship.
Diploma or GED.
1–3 years of recruiting experience in a manufacturing environment.
Ability to communicate effectively in English, including speaking, reading, and writing.
Strong expertise in talent acquisition, including sourcing, lead generation, recruiting, candidate assessment, selection, and onboarding for positions ranging from hourly production to management.
Current knowledge of employment laws and regulations.
Strong work ethic and personal responsibility for outcomes.
Ability to work flexible hours based on plant activities and needs.
Ability to travel to other company locations and recruiting and campus events.
Ability to assess needs, influence, collaborate, deliver, and partner with all organizational levels, including leadership and the public.
Self-starter able to multitask, prioritize effectively, and work with the broader HR team in a fast-paced, changing environment.
Professional and results-driven, with the ability to perform duties with minimal direction.
Excellent verbal and written interpersonal and communication skills.
Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Effective negotiating skills.
Ability to support diversity.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team and exercise mature judgment.
Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with ongoing discretion and secure information management.

Nice To Haves

Associate or bachelor's degree in Human Resources or a related field.
Prior experience in high-volume production recruitment.
Ability to communicate effectively in Spanish, including speaking, reading, and writing.

Responsibilities

Support full-cycle recruiting, including proactive sourcing, screening, selection, interviewing, offer management, pre-employment screening, onboarding, and hiring.
Deliver a first-class candidate experience from initial contact through onboarding and new-hire orientation.
Use iCIMS to maintain internal and external job postings and applicant and candidate data throughout recruitment, selection, and hiring.
Communicate affirmative action plans and goals to hiring managers and support compliance with applicable federal and state laws and regulations.
Complete employment eligibility verifications in accordance with the company Form I-9 compliance program.
Conduct post-offer processes and coordinate housing or lodging as needed.
Research, contact, and build relationships with community services, colleges, high schools, employment agencies, and recruiters to identify talent and share company information, opportunities, and benefits.
Make presentations and maintain relationships with recruiting partners and community organizations.
Recommend policies and practices to improve the organization's attractiveness, and monitor job offers and compensation practices while emphasizing benefits and perks.
Attend and coordinate onsite and offsite job fairs.
Attract candidates through social media and other channels, including job services, newspapers, online media, radio, billboards, local publications, colleges, and high schools.
Maintain recruiting reports, including production staffing, interview, and rehire reports.
Maintain recruiting knowledge through educational opportunities, professional publications, personal networks, and professional organizations.
Understand current legislation, enforce applicable regulations with managers, and recommend procedures to avoid legal challenges.
Continually identify innovative ways to attract talent and build a pipeline of future candidates.
Perform other related duties as needed to meet ongoing organizational needs.