About this position
Job Summary
The Talent Acquisition Specialist supports high-volume, full-cycle recruiting for hourly manufacturing and distribution roles across all Spectra locations. This role manages sourcing, applicant tracking, scheduling, metrics reporting, and exit interview coordination.
Key Responsibilities:
Full Cycle Recruiting (Hourly Roles): Source, prescreen resumes and conduct preliminary phone screens for leaders, make offers.
- Execute high-volume, full-cycle recruiting for hourly manufacturing, warehouse, and distribution roles from requisition approval through offer acceptance.
- Maintain steady hiring pipelines to meet production and operational staffing demands.
- Partner with hiring managers to understand role requirements, shift needs, and start-date priorities.
- Ensure all recruiting and selection activities are compliant with employment laws and company policies.
- Meet defined time-to-fill and quality-of-hire expectations
Recruiting Metrics & Reporting: Track fill times, hiring funnels, and weekly recruiting dashboards.
- Accurately track and report recruiting activity, including open requisitions, hires, time-to-fill, and source effectiveness.
- Provide weekly and monthly recruiting updates to the Talent Acquisition Manager and HR leadership.
- Ensure recruiting data is entered timely and accurately in the ATS.
- Support workforce planning discussions by providing reliable staffing metrics.
Data Analysis: Identify hiring trends, turnover patterns, and recommendations for improvement.
- Analyze recruiting and turnover data to identify trends, bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities.
- Monitor high-turnover roles and locations and flag risks to HR leadership.
- Use data insights to recommend adjustments to sourcing strategies, screening processes, or hiring practices.
- Support continuous improvement of recruiting processes through data-driven recommendations.
Exit Interviews: Conduct interviews, record data, identify actionable themes.
- Conduct exit interviews for hourly employees in a timely and consistent manner.
- Capture, document, and categorize feedback to identify root causes of turnover.
- Provide summarized exit interview trends to HR leadership on a regular basis.
- Partner with HR and Operations to support retention strategies informed by exit interview data.
Candidate Experience: Ensure timely communication and positive engagement.
- Deliver a positive, timely, and respectful candidate experience throughout the recruiting process.
- Maintain clear and consistent communication with candidates regarding application status, interviews, and next steps.
- Coordinate interview scheduling efficiently to minimize delays.
- Ensure offer and pre-employment steps are completed accurately and promptly.
ATS Management: Maintain postings, candidate records, and compliance documentation.
· Maintain accurate and compliant candidate and requisition records in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
· Ensure job postings are current, properly categorized, and aligned with approved job descriptions.
· Close requisitions timely and maintain clean system records.
· Support audits and reporting by ensuring ATS data integrity.
Required Skills & Competencies
- Strong communication and customer service skills
- High-volume recruiting capability
- Time management and multitasking
- Analytical mindset with comfort using metrics
- ATS experience (Paylocity preferred)
Qualifications & Experience
- Associate or bachelor’s degree preferred
- 3+ years recruiting experience in high-volume environments
- Manufacturing or warehouse recruiting experience preferred