Talent Acquisition Lead

Seakeeper Inc•Leesport, PA

38d•Onsite

About The Position

As our Talent Acquisition Lead, you’ll be our talent jedi, working behind the scenes to build strategic talent pipelines and hire best-in-class talent using new-age recruiting technology with a focus on quality and speed! This is not a role for a passive operator. We are seeking someone who will thrive in a hypergrowth, fast-paced environment who is excited about recruiting high volume, repeatable skillsets! You’ll ensure candidates’ interaction with our brand is authentic, responsive, and second-to-none. You’ll help make Seakeeper an employer of choice by attracting top talent that will propel us to the next level. In this role you’ll wear several hats including: Unicorn Hunter - Sourcing, engaging, and hiring talent: Managing the full-cycle recruitment process for corporate/administrative support, sales, and manufacturing roles with a heightened focus on keeping our pipeline full of people ready to hire for frontline roles in production Using new-age recruiting technology such as AI technologies and LinkedIn you’ll build and maintain proactive candidate pipelines for skillsets that are repeatable high-volume roles such as CNC Machinists, Sales Representatives, and Mechanical Assemblers Reviewing new applicants daily that come in via job postings and interviewing the highest quality talent Seeking out local job fairs and employer branding events to help build talent pipelines, positioning Seakeeper an employer of choice in our key markets and attending those events Moving candidates through the process quickly and efficiently, while eliminating unnecessary steps in the interview and talent process Talent Wrangler - Maintaining weekly communication: Sending candidate summaries and weekly status reports and updates to hiring managers in advance of touchpoints Building strong relationships with our hiring managers and partnering with them by educating, guiding, and consulting them on the best talent practices including educating on them on what “good” looks like on a resume Serving as a key resource to frontline leaders when it comes to best-in-class hiring practices and employee retention strategies Communicating with our Employee Experience Manager and Benefits & Compliance team to ensure all necessary onboarding steps are complete prior to a new employee’s first day Educating Hiring Managers on Seakeeper’s compensation strategy and extending offers that align with our internal compensation strategies Building strong relationships with candidates throughout the hiring experience while managing expectations appropriately, both with hiring managers and candidates Culture Champion – Setting incoming talent up for success and enhancing Seakeeper’s culture: Ensuring new hires are set up for success on their first day by entering the IT ticket, Wrike onboarding request, managing pre-employment screenings, checking professional references, and sending first day emails to new hires Acting as the main point of contact to our external temp agency, which includes coordinating temp interviews, converting them to permanent employees as needed, and entering purchase order requests Assisting with scheduling interviews which may include arranging flights, hotels, conference rooms etc. and assisting with a variety of other talent administration tasks Assisting with the creation and posting of job descriptions with the support of the hiring manager and Director of Talent Acquisition as needed Staying up to date on new, competitive outlets to post jobs and build talent pipelines from Supporting onsite activities and tasks, as needed, to help our overall people and culture strategy

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree
Minimum 5 years of experience working in a talent acquisition support role, or high-volume recruitment role including exposure to recruitment tools, ideally LinkedIn Recruiter or Indeed Sourcing
Be comfortable interviewing in-person and on video
Have impeccable interpersonal skills, work well and connect with people at all levels
A ferocious attention to detail
Be flexible and have an openness to doing things differently
Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with the utmost discretion
Team player who is committed to building a positive environment for all employees
Self-motivated with unquestionable integrity and have superior time management, multitasking, organizational, and prioritization skills
Strong command of Microsoft Office products

Nice To Haves

Experience managing a requisition load of 20+ job openings in a hypergrowth, startup environment
Experience hunting, hiring and courting passive talent using LinkedIn Recruiter and other modern AI sourcing tools
Experience utilizing an ATS for candidate tracking and compliance
Experience interviewing candidates using Microsoft Teams (video)
Experience recruiting professional level/salaried roles
A personal passion/interest in the recreational marine/boating industry

Responsibilities

Managing the full-cycle recruitment process for corporate/administrative support, sales, and manufacturing roles with a heightened focus on keeping our pipeline full of people ready to hire for frontline roles in production
Using new-age recruiting technology such as AI technologies and LinkedIn you’ll build and maintain proactive candidate pipelines for skillsets that are repeatable high-volume roles such as CNC Machinists, Sales Representatives, and Mechanical Assemblers
Reviewing new applicants daily that come in via job postings and interviewing the highest quality talent
Seeking out local job fairs and employer branding events to help build talent pipelines, positioning Seakeeper an employer of choice in our key markets and attending those events
Sending candidate summaries and weekly status reports and updates to hiring managers in advance of touchpoints
Building strong relationships with our hiring managers and partnering with them by educating, guiding, and consulting them on the best talent practices including educating on them on what “good” looks like on a resume
Serving as a key resource to frontline leaders when it comes to best-in-class hiring practices and employee retention strategies
Communicating with our Employee Experience Manager and Benefits & Compliance team to ensure all necessary onboarding steps are complete prior to a new employee’s first day
Educating Hiring Managers on Seakeeper’s compensation strategy and extending offers that align with our internal compensation strategies
Building strong relationships with candidates throughout the hiring experience while managing expectations appropriately, both with hiring managers and candidates
Ensuring new hires are set up for success on their first day by entering the IT ticket, Wrike onboarding request, managing pre-employment screenings, checking professional references, and sending first day emails to new hires
Acting as the main point of contact to our external temp agency, which includes coordinating temp interviews, converting them to permanent employees as needed, and entering purchase order requests
Assisting with scheduling interviews which may include arranging flights, hotels, conference rooms etc. and assisting with a variety of other talent administration tasks
Assisting with the creation and posting of job descriptions with the support of the hiring manager and Director of Talent Acquisition as needed
Staying up to date on new, competitive outlets to post jobs and build talent pipelines from
Supporting onsite activities and tasks, as needed, to help our overall people and culture strategy