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Contract Recruiter

B&G Foods
  • New Jersey
    2 days ago

    Job Description

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    The Contract Recruiter will partner with hiring managers to identify, attract, and hire top talent across a variety of functions. This individual will manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing and screening candidates through offer negotiation and onboarding support. The ideal candidate is a proactive recruiter with strong sourcing capabilities, excellent stakeholder management skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. 

    Responsibilities:

    • Manage full-cycle recruiting for exempt and non-exempt positions across multiple manufacturing sites.

    • Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring needs and develop effective recruitment strategies. 

    • Source qualified candidates through job boards, social media, networking, referrals, and direct sourcing techniques. 

    • Screen resumes and conduct phone/video interviews to assess candidate qualifications and fit. 

    • Coordinate interview scheduling and facilitate communication between candidates and hiring teams. 

    • Present qualified candidates and provide recommendations to hiring managers. 

    • Manage offer development, negotiations, and acceptance processes. 

    • Ensure recruiting activities comply with applicable employment laws and company policies. 

    • Track recruiting metrics and provide status updates on open requisitions. 

    • Maintain accurate candidate and requisition records within the Applicant Tracking System (Workday). 

    Experience, Skills, Education:

    • Bachelor's Degree required.

    • 5+ years of full cycle recruitment required, with specialty in production, operations, maintenance, and light industrial preferred.

    • Applicant tracking system experience required, Workday preferred.

    • Experience sourcing passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter and other sourcing tools. 

    • Strong understanding of recruitment best practices and interviewing techniques. 

    • Excellent communication, organizational, and relationship-building skills. 

    • Ability to manage multiple requisitions simultaneously and meet recruiting deadlines required.

    • Ability to travel <10% nationwide.

    Equal Employment Opportunity:
    B&G Foods is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you’d like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please see www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationNew Jersey
    IndustryRetail
    Company Size1,000 to 1,499 employees
    Websitehttp://www.bgfoods.com/

    About Company

    B&G Foods and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute a diversified portfolio of high-quality, branded shelf-stable foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Based in Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods’ products are marketed under many recognized brands, including Ac’cent, B&G, B&M, Baker’s Joy, Bear Creek Country Kitchens, Brer Rabbit, Canoleo, Cary’s, Cream of Rice, Cream of Wheat, Devonsheer, Don Pepino, Emeril’s, Grandma’s Molasses, JJ Flats, Joan of Arc, Las Palmas, MacDonald’s, Mama Mary’s, Maple Grove Farms, Molly McButter, Mrs. Dash, New York Flatbreads, New York Style, Old London, Original Tings, Ortega, Pirate’s Booty, Polaner, Red Devil, Regina, Rickland Orchards, Sa-són, Sclafani, Smart Puffs, Spring Tree, Sugar Twin, Trappey’s, TrueNorth, Underwood, Vermont Maid and Wright’s. B&G Foods also sells and distributes Static Guard, a household product brand.

    Skills

    • Adobe Acrobatunmatched
    • Alliance/Partner Marketingunmatched
    • Best Practicesunmatched
    • Candidate Miningunmatched
    • Candidate Screeningunmatched
    • Candidate Sourcingunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Direct Sourcingunmatched
    • Geneticsunmatched
    • Interviewing Skillsunmatched
    • Legalunmatched
    • LinkedInunmatched
    • Manufacturingunmatched
    • Metricsunmatched
    • Needs Assessmentunmatched
    • Negotiation Skillsunmatched
    • Onboardingunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • Recruiting Strategyunmatched
    • Social Mediaunmatched
    • Social Networkingunmatched
    • Strategic Planningunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Willing to Travelunmatched

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