Junior Talent Partner
Lendable
Driver Recruiter
Smithfield Foods
full-time
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Location: Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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JuniorMid-Level
About the role
- Manage the entire recruitment lifecycle (full-cycle recruitment) for all functional areas across multiple locations simultaneously.
- Ensure a smooth and engaging candidate experience through timely communication, clear feedback, and professionalism.
- Collaborate with department leaders and HR teams; offer expert guidance and consultation on recruitment strategies and deliver exceptional support to hiring managers.
- Leverage various sourcing strategies to find and attract top talent and proactively build and maintain candidate pipelines.
- Research labor market trends to strategically align sourcing strategy with current industry conditions.
- Gain understanding of various roles (including manufacturing) through job shadowing to improve hiring fit and reduce turnover.
- Continuously evaluate and refine recruitment processes to enhance efficiency, reduce time-to-hire, and improve the candidate experience.
- Use applicant tracking systems (ATS) to manage candidates and provide regular recruitment updates and metrics to leadership; maintain accurate recruitment records to meet regulatory standards.
- May perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university and 2+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Proficient in computer applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel).
- Demonstrates a strong sense of urgency, attention to detail, initiative and sound judgment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Leverages emotional intelligence to build and foster relationships both internally and externally.
- Excels in fast-paced, dynamic environments; maintains a respectful, approachable, and team-oriented demeanor.
- Strong multi-tasking and organizational skills.
- Must possess a high level of professionalism, discretion and ability to handle sensitive information.
- Energized by collaboration through travel to other locations (~25% of the time); some travel may be at short notice or require overnight stays; must self-manage time while traveling.
- Experience in recruiting across all levels and functional areas.
- Experience with passive candidate recruiting and utilizing creative sourcing strategies.
- Strong knowledge of Federal, State, and employment regulations and policies.
- Proficiency in using a server-based applicant tracking system (Workday preferred).
- Proven experience working under recruiting KPIs, consistently meeting or exceeding performance targets.
- Experience in handling administrative duties related to recruitment and compliance.
- Prior experience recruiting for government contractors, including familiarity with relevant regulations and requirements.
- Project management skills, with the ability to plan and manage multiple recruitment initiatives and deadlines simultaneously.
