Talent Acquisition & HR Specialist
About The Position
The Talent Acquisition & HR Specialist primarily attracts talent, builds community relationships, and promotes the Company as an employer of choice. The position leads recruiting outreach, builds partnerships with educational institutions and community organizations, identifies qualified candidates, and maintains a pipeline to support current and future workforce needs. The Specialist represents the Company to prospective employees by communicating its culture, career opportunities, employee development programs, and long-term growth potential. In addition to talent acquisition, the position supports selected Human Resources and Organizational Development functions, including onboarding, benefits and 401(k) administration, payroll support, training, and employee development. The Specialist also provides backup coverage for designated responsibilities of the HR & Organizational Development Manager, maintaining routine HR services and escalating sensitive matters or decisions requiring management approval. The position is primarily performed in a professional office environment and includes local travel for recruiting and outreach. The employee may attend recruiting and community events, including occasional events outside normal business hours.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, or a related field.
- Strong communication, networking, relationship-building, and organizational skills.
- Ability to present the Company and its career opportunities confidently and professionally.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple recruiting activities and deadlines.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ability to learn HRIS, payroll, and applicant tracking systems.
- Ability to handle confidential information responsibly.
- Willingness to attend recruiting and community events, including occasional events outside normal business hours.
- Valid driver’s license and ability to travel locally for recruiting and outreach activities, as required.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in recruiting, talent acquisition, campus recruitment, sales, marketing, or community engagement.
- Familiarity with technical education, skilled trades, diesel technology, power systems, marine, or other industrial environments.
- Experience building relationships with schools, colleges, or workforce development organizations.
- Familiarity with employee benefits, 401(k) plans, payroll, or HR administration.
- Experience using applicant tracking systems and recruiting metrics.
Responsibilities
- Manage recruiting activities for assigned positions, from candidate identification and screening through interview coordination and offer support.
- Partner with department managers to understand staffing needs, position requirements, and workforce planning priorities.
- Review resumes, assess candidate qualifications, conduct initial screenings, and present qualified candidates to hiring managers.
- Maintain a pipeline of prospective candidates, particularly for technical, service, parts, and other specialized dealership positions.
- Develop and maintain relationships with educational institutions, trade programs, workforce development organizations, community partners, and professional associations.
- Coordinate campus recruitment, career fairs, job fairs, internships, apprenticeship outreach, school visits, and other talent pipeline and community engagement initiatives.
- Promote the Company’s career opportunities, culture, employee development programs, and growth potential to prospective employees and community partners.
- Coordinate recruiting campaigns, job postings, candidate communications, interviews, and follow-up activities.
- Maintain accurate candidate records, recruiting documentation, and applicant tracking information.
- Track recruiting activity and outcomes, including applicant flow, qualified candidates, time to fill, source effectiveness, and hiring results; recommend process and outreach improvements.
- Collaborate with the HR & Organizational Development Manager on employer branding and workforce development initiatives.
- Support employee onboarding, new-hire documentation, orientation, personnel records, and HRIS maintenance.
- Assist with employee status changes, transfers, promotions, separations, HR policies, procedures, forms, employee communications, compliance activities, and HR reporting.
- Respond to routine employee questions and refer complex or sensitive matters to the HR & Organizational Development Manager.
- Assist with benefits enrollment, employee questions, qualifying life events, benefits reconciliation, and coordination with benefits providers.
- Support 401(k) administration, including enrollment communications, employee education, contribution changes, and coordination with the plan administrator.
- Provide payroll processing support, including timekeeping review, discrepancy follow-up, and payroll record maintenance.
- Maintain confidential employee, payroll, benefits, and training records; escalate discrepancies or complex issues appropriately.
- Support employee development, career-pathing, training coordination, stay interviews, employee development meetings, engagement initiatives, and learning opportunities.
- Provide backup coverage for designated HR and Organizational Development responsibilities and assist with special projects, reporting, and HR initiative implementation.
- Exercise independent judgment within assigned authority and Company policies, and escalate sensitive employee relations matters, significant compliance concerns, and decisions requiring management approval.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
