Sr Talent Acquisition Specialist

HSM • Hickory, NC

3d

About The Position

HSM is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist to manage recruiting from intake through offers and handoff to pre-employment and onboarding partners. The role partners closely with plant leaders, managers, and HR, including visiting facilities to understand production needs and supporting professional and exempt hiring in addition to hourly recruiting.

The specialist builds candidate pipelines through direct outreach, referrals, job boards, schools, workforce partners, and community relationships. They develop practical hiring plans with managers and HR, coordinate interviews and offers, maintain applicant tracking system records, organize onsite and virtual hiring events, and use recruiting activity and outcomes to improve sourcing, communication, and processes. Travel of up to 20% to facilities, recruiting events, and community partners is required.

Requirements

• At least five years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including substantial experience recruiting hourly manufacturing, production, warehouse, or similar high-volume operations talent.
• Experience independently managing multiple requisitions and hiring manager relationships while responding to time-sensitive staffing needs.
• Strong sourcing skills and a proactive approach to building candidate relationships.
• Ability to advise hiring managers, navigate differing perspectives, and follow through on agreed hiring plans.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, communication, and discretion with confidential information.
• Proficiency with applicant tracking systems, online sourcing tools, and Microsoft Office.
• Ability to travel up to 20% to facilities, recruiting events, and community partners.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with professional or exempt searches, or interest and demonstrated potential to develop that capability.
• Degree in human resources, business, psychology, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
• Recruiting across multiple manufacturing locations or states.
• Automotive or commercial vehicle manufacturing experience.
• Hiring event coordination experience.
• Experience improving recruiting processes or supporting ATS implementation and adoption.
• Familiarity with production, skilled trades, engineering, and quality hiring.

Responsibilities

• Build candidate pipelines using direct outreach, referrals, job boards, schools, workforce partners, and community relationships; proactively contact, screen, and follow up with candidates.
• Partner with managers and HR to define hiring requirements, pay parameters, selection criteria, and timelines, adjust priorities as production needs change, provide market feedback, and keep searches moving.
• Coordinate interviews, feedback, approvals, and offers, maintain complete applicant tracking system records, and work with partners to resolve delays.
• Plan and execute onsite and virtual hiring events, including outreach, scheduling, candidate flow, interviewer coordination, follow-up, and results tracking.
• Use recruiting activity and hiring outcomes to identify bottlenecks and improve sourcing, communication, and recruiting processes.
• Manage recruiting from intake through offers and handoff to pre-employment and onboarding partners.
• Visit facilities and partner with plant leaders to understand production needs.
• Support professional and exempt hiring while building on hourly recruiting experience.

Benefits

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance plans, including an innovative global healthcare option for qualified participants.
• 401(k) with company match, fully vested from day one.
• Competitive paid time off: three weeks of vacation and nine company-paid holidays.
• Free on-site medical clinics for employees and covered dependents.
• 24/7 Teladoc access with no copay.
• Tuition reimbursement, professional development assistance, and career growth opportunities.
• Discounts with HSM partners, including Dollywood Parks & Resort and Verizon Wireless.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed