Talent Acquisition Manager – Manufacturing & Operations

Plexus•Neenah, WI

About The Position

The Talent Acquisition Manager leads and mentors a recruiting team focused on high-volume hourly and skilled technician hiring across Plexus’s U.S. manufacturing facilities. The role drives site-level hiring velocity, optimizes frontline candidate pipelines, and delivers responsive staffing strategies for fast-paced plant operations. The manager partners with business leaders to understand staffing needs, develop creative solutions, and plan for future talent needs using internal and external talent. The role monitors talent trends and recommends practices or technology that support business needs while managing costs. It also leads sourcing and employment-branding efforts, oversees full-cycle recruitment, uses metrics and data analytics to improve results, and coaches and develops the recruiting team.

Requirements

Ability to drive results through others.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Highly motivated, self-starting, and innovative approach to adopting talent acquisition best practices that meet business objectives.
Strong analytical and metric-based skills.
Ability to engage and influence people at multiple organizational levels.
Advanced creative and innovative thinking skills.
Intermediate computer skills.
Intermediate social networking skills.
Bachelor’s degree with 6 or more years of related experience preferred; an equivalent combination of education and/or experience will be considered.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree with 6 or more years of related experience.

Responsibilities

Partner with business leaders to understand needs, develop creative staffing solutions, and plan for future talent needs using internal and external talent.
Stay informed about talent trends and recommend practices or technology that support business objectives while managing costs.
Design and execute creative sourcing strategies to engage talent aligned with Plexus culture and diversity and inclusion efforts.
Use approaches such as university recruiting, social media, job boards, hiring events, and technology.
Build the local employment brand by promoting Plexus differentiators to increase attraction, quality of hires, and retention.
Own and lead the team’s full-cycle recruitment processes and performance, serving as a recruitment advisor and delivering operational excellence and customer service.
Oversee recruiting from sourcing and screening through assessment, selection, and supporting candidates through their first day.
Educate and use metrics, tools, and resources so the team understands recruitment goals and practices.
Use data analytics to drive decisions and continuous improvement.
Exemplify Plexus Core Values and hold the team accountable for demonstrating them.
Evaluate potential, drive succession planning, and provide employees with the development and coaching needed to reach their potential.