Talent Acquisition Specialist

Position Summary
The Talent Acquisition Specialist supports the full-cycle recruitment process to help attract, evaluate, and hire talent across multiple sites, ensuring a positive candidate experience and alignment with the company’s current and future staffing needs. This role partners closely with hiring managers and HR leadership to support sourcing strategies, help maintain talent pipelines, and advise on talent selection, while staying current on industry trends. The Talent Acquisition Specialist contributes to hiring initiatives and helps build relationships with candidates and internal teams to support company growth.

Responsibilities and Essential Duties

• Own and execute the full-cycle recruitment process including sourcing, screening, interviewing, coordinating offers, pre-employment testing/background screening, and onboarding.
• Help develop and apply effective sourcing strategies to attract high-quality candidates for both hourly and salaried roles across multiple sites.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to understand open roles and provide timely support during the recruitment process.
• Support candidate selection efforts and internal talent movement in coordination with HR leadership.
• Maintain a strong candidate experience throughout the hiring process, ensuring clear communication and a positive employer brand impression.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for high-volume and hard-to-fill roles by proactively engaging passive candidates.
• Participate in job fairs, community events, and school outreach to promote company visibility and attract candidates.
• Assist in the research of labor market trends, competitor hiring practices, colleges, trade schools, and local organizations to identify and cultivate new talent pipelines.
• May assist HR leadership with reviewing and updating job descriptions on an ongoing basis to ensure accuracy and alignment with business needs.
• May support contact with temporary employment agencies to communicate the need for job orders to help management review temporary headcount and hours.
• Collaborate with HR and other departments on onboarding, and new hire orientation process improvements.
• Maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive employee and organizational information, exercising discretion and professionalism at all times.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant employment laws, policies, and procedures during the recruitment process.
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment at all times, following cGMP and SOP guidelines.
• Understand and abide by BMSC’s Employee Handbook at all times.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Technical Skills Required

• Proficient in using HRIS and Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), as well as job boards (e.g., Indeed, ZipRecruiter) and social media platforms for recruitment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; comfortable interfacing with candidates, hiring managers, and leadership at all levels.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook); familiarity with HRIS and LMS platforms.
• Must be detail-oriented and results driven with good problem-solving skills.
• Experience in a CPG Manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) is required.

Experience Required

• A Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field is preferred, or equivalent work experience.
• A minimum of 2 years of recent experience in Corporate Recruitment or Talent Acquisition is required.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly sit, stand, and walk for extended periods of time.
• Ability to sit, balance, climb, stand, bend, squat, squeeze, kneel, turn, crouch, stoop repeatedly.
• Physically able to lift 30 pounds.
• Frequent exposure to varying temperatures, loud noises, heavy machinery, fumes, airborne particles, moving mechanical parts, electrical, chemicals, and vibrations.
• Frequent use of computer screen.
• Exposure to repetitive motions (making substantial movements/motions of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers)
• Ability to work irregular or extended hours, including weekends and nights as needed.