Talent Acquisition Specialist

AWC, Inc.•St. George, LA

About The Position

AWC is seeking a driven, curious, and people-focused Talent Acquisition Specialist to join its Human Resources team. This early-career recruiting role supports growing manufacturing, distribution, and technical service teams and helps improve how AWC attracts, evaluates, and hires talent. The position focuses on finding suitable candidates, providing a positive candidate experience, and helping build successful teams. The Talent Acquisition Specialist manages full-cycle recruiting for assigned hourly, manufacturing, distribution, and operational positions. The role partners with hiring managers and HR and operational leaders, develops talent pipelines, supports structured and consistent selection practices, and uses recruiting data and feedback to improve hiring outcomes and processes.

Requirements

One to three years of experience in recruiting, talent acquisition, staffing, or a related field is preferred.
Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to connect with candidates and hiring managers at all levels.
Excellent organization, follow-through, and attention to detail.
A proactive, resourceful approach to finding and engaging talent.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Familiarity with applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn, and other recruiting tools.
Interest in using data and feedback to improve hiring decisions and outcomes.
Desire to learn, grow, and contribute to a collaborative HR team.

Nice To Haves

Experience recruiting for manufacturing, industrial, warehouse, skilled trades, or technical positions.
Experience with job boards, referrals, networking, community partnerships, and other creative recruiting channels.

Responsibilities

Manage full-cycle recruiting for assigned hourly, manufacturing, distribution, and operational positions, from sourcing through offer acceptance.
Partner with hiring managers to understand staffing needs, job requirements, and the skills and behaviors needed for success.
Source and engage candidates through job boards, referrals, networking, community partnerships, and other recruiting channels.
Conduct candidate screenings and coordinate interviews, assessments, offers, and pre-employment activities.
Deliver a responsive, professional, and engaging candidate experience throughout the hiring process.
Help develop and implement structured interviews, consistent screening practices, and job-related candidate assessments.
Work with hiring managers to establish clear selection criteria and support informed, consistent hiring decisions.
Use realistic job previews to help candidates understand job responsibilities, expectations, and work environments.
Partner with HR and operational leaders to evaluate early turnover trends and identify opportunities to improve recruiting outcomes.
Support initiatives to improve new-hire retention and reduce avoidable replacement hiring.
Develop relationships with technical schools, community colleges, workforce development organizations, and other talent sources.
Build candidate pipelines for recurring manufacturing, warehouse, and technical service positions.
Participate in career fairs, recruiting events, and community outreach.
Identify new and creative ways to attract talent in competitive labor markets.
Maintain accurate recruiting records and candidate information in the applicant tracking system.
Track recruiting metrics, including time-to-fill, candidate pipeline activity, hiring outcomes, and new-hire retention.
Identify opportunities to improve recruiting efficiency, processes, and hiring manager partnerships.
Collaborate with the HR team to continuously improve talent acquisition practices.