Sr Talent Acquisition Specialist

Your Opportunity is Here with HSM • Hickory, NC

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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 with plant leaders, managers, and HR, visits facilities to understand production needs, and supports hourly recruiting as well as professional and exempt hiring. The specialist will help improve candidate communication, recruiting processes, hiring events, and talent pipelines.

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.
• A degree in human resources, business, psychology, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
• Recruiting experience 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 through direct outreach, referrals, job boards, schools, workforce partners, and community relationships.
• Engage candidates through proactive calls, thoughtful screening, and timely follow-up.
• Partner with managers and HR to define job requirements, pay parameters, selection criteria, and hiring timelines.
• Adjust recruiting priorities as production needs change, share market feedback, and keep searches moving.
• Coordinate interviews, feedback, approvals, and offers, maintaining accurate applicant tracking system records and resolving delays with relevant partners.
• Plan and execute onsite and virtual hiring events, coordinating outreach, scheduling, candidate flow, interviewers, follow-up, and results tracking.
• Use recruiting activity and hiring outcomes to identify bottlenecks and improve sourcing, communication, and recruiting processes.
• Travel to facilities, recruiting events, and community partners as needed.

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 onsite 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