Sr Talent Acquisition Specialist

Your Opportunity is Here with HSM
  • Hickory, North Carolina
    8 days ago

    Job Description

    About Us

    HSM Company History  |  HSM HEART Company Values  |  Who is HSM to our customers? 

    Since 1944, HSM has helped customers turn ideas into reality. A third generation, privately held company, HSM is shaping the future of domestic manufacturing as a Tier 1 manufacturing and engineering partner to OEMs, consumer brands, and retailers. Guided by HEART and GRIT, we empower our people to bring ideas, take ownership, and drive our customers’ success. We’re proud to be a Build America, Buy America company, combining domestic expertise with the latest technologies to compete globally. Join us to build what comes next.

    Why this opportunity stands out

    • Own your searches. Manage recruiting from intake through offers and the handoff to pre-employment and onboarding partners.
    • Get close to the business. Visit facilities, understand production needs, and become a trusted recruiting partner to plant leaders.
    • Expand your experience. Support professional and exempt hiring while building on your strengths in hourly recruiting.
    • Help shape how we recruit. Contribute ideas that improve candidate communication, recruiting processes, hiring events, and talent pipelines.

    What You’ll do

    • Connect people with opportunity. Build candidate pipelines through direct outreach, referrals, job boards, schools, workforce partners, and community relationships. Engage candidates through proactive calls, thoughtful screening, and timely follow-up.
    • Turn staffing needs into practical hiring plans. Partner with managers and HR to define requirements, pay parameters, selection criteria, and timelines. Adjust priorities as production needs change, share candid market feedback, and keep searches moving.
    • Deliver a well-organized hiring experience. Coordinate interviews, feedback, approvals, and offers with care and accuracy. Maintain complete applicant tracking system records and work with the right partners to resolve delays.
    • Bring hiring events to life. Plan and execute onsite and virtual events, from outreach and scheduling through candidate flow, interviewer coordination, follow-up, and results tracking.
    • Find ways to improve. Use recruiting activity and hiring outcomes to identify bottlenecks and strengthen sourcing, communication, and processes.

    What You’ll bring

    • At least five years of full cycle recruiting experience, including substantial experience recruiting hourly manufacturing, production, warehouse, or similar high-volume operations talent.
    • Experience independently managing multiple requisitions and hiring manager relationships while responding to time-sensitive staffing needs.
    • Strong sourcing skills and a proactive approach to building candidate relationships.
    • The ability to advise hiring managers, navigate differing perspectives, and follow through on agreed hiring plans.
    • Strong organization, attention to detail, communication, and discretion with confidential information.
    • Proficiency with applicant tracking systems, online sourcing tools, and Microsoft Office.
    • Experience with professional or exempt searches, or the interest and demonstrated potential to develop that capability.
    • Ability to travel up to 20% to facilities, recruiting events, and community partners.
    • A degree in human resources, business, psychology, or a related field is preferred; equivalent relevant experience will be considered.

    Experience that will help you stand out

    Recruiting across multiple manufacturing locations or states; automotive or commercial vehicle manufacturing experience; hiring event coordination; and experience improving recruiting processes or supporting ATS implementation and adoption. Familiarity with production, skilled trades, engineering, and quality hiring is especially valuable.

    Ready to bring your recruiting experience closer to the business? Apply to join HSM Solutions and help build the teams behind TSM’s manufacturing operations.

    Why Join Us?

    • Health & Wellness: Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance plans, including an innovative global healthcare option for qualified participants.
    • Retire: 401(k) with company match, fully vested from day one.
    • Paid Time Off: Competitive PTO: 3 Weeks of Vacation + 9 company paid holidays.
    • On-Site Medical Clinics: Free for you and covered dependents.
    • Teladoc: 24/7 access with no copay.
    • Professional Development: Tuition reimbursement, professional development assistance and career growth opportunities.
    • Discounts: Enjoy discounts with HSM partners, including Dollywood Parks & Resort, Verizon Wireless, and more.

    EEOC

    At HSM, we believe that our diversity creates a productive workplace. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectionate or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

    #IND1

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationHickory, North Carolina
    Websitehttps://www.hsmsolutions.com

    Skills

    • Alliance/Partner Marketingunmatched
    • Applicant Tracking Systemunmatched
    • Candidate Pipelineunmatched
    • Co-Paymentsunmatched
    • Community Relationsunmatched
    • Consumer Brandingunmatched
    • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
    • Customer/Client Researchunmatched
    • Dental Insuranceunmatched
    • Detail Orientedunmatched
    • Diversityunmatched
    • Emerging Technologyunmatched
    • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
    • Event Managementunmatched
    • Follow Throughunmatched
    • Human Resourcesunmatched
    • International Healthunmatched
    • Manufacturingunmatched
    • Manufacturing Operationsunmatched
    • Microsoft Officeunmatched
    • Needs Assessmentunmatched
    • OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer)unmatched
    • Onboardingunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Psychologyunmatched
    • Requirements Managementunmatched
    • Sales Closing Skillsunmatched
    • Staff Requirementsunmatched
    • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
    • Technical Recruitingunmatched
    • Telephone Skillsunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Tuition Reimbursementunmatched
    • Vision Planunmatched
    • Warehousingunmatched
    • Willing to Travelunmatched
    • Wireless Communicationsunmatched

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