Talent Acquisition Specialist - Early Careers

Position Title: Talent Acquisition Specialist - Early Careers
Position Type: Temporary - Full-Time
Grade: Grade 04
Requisition ID: 44521
Early Careers Talent Specialist
Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada
In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.
About the role .
McCain is seeking a Talent Specialist (12-Month Contract) to join our North America Talent team. Reporting to the Manager of North American Early Careers, this role will support shaping the future talent pipeline of McCain. From attracting top student and early-career talent, curating strong University partnerships, and creating an exceptional intern experience, you'll help bring our talent strategy to life.
The Specialist is the foundation of our Early Careers team success. By providing outstanding operational support, fostering strong collaboration, and ensuring excellence in execution, you will help our team attract and hire top talent that drives McCain's continued growth.
What you'll be doing.

• Build and sustain positive and productive relationships with internal stakeholders, external career services, faculty members, alumni, student organizations, professional associations and diversity groups across North America

• Support the recruitment and selection process for interns, co-ops, and full-time rotational development programs.
• Help execute campus recruitment strategies, career fairs, networking events, and employer branding initiatives that build strong candidate pipelines.
• Coordinate candidate interviews, communications, and hiring activities to deliver an outstanding candidate experience.
• Partner with hiring managers, recruiters, and HR teams to ensure a smooth onboarding experience for new hires.
• Help design and deliver a best-in-class summer intern program that fosters learning, engagement, and professional growth.
• Support intern-to-full-time conversion efforts, helping high-potential talent launch long-term careers with McCain.
• Act as a strategic support for the total early careers function across North America (US and Canada), aligned to enterprise initiatives including ad hoc project needs

What you'll need to be successful.

• 2+ years of experience in an administrative, coordination, recruiting, or customer-facing role; recruitment or talent program experience strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree required
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and comfort learning new technology and systems.
• Excellent communication skills with a passion for delivering an exceptional candidate experience.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, and solutions-focused.
• A collaborative team player who values integrity, continuous learning, and building strong relationships.

About McCain .
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Leadership principles .
At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.
AI & Digital Capabilities
At McCain, AI and digital capabilities are part of how we work and innovate. We value curiosity toward emerging technologies and the thoughtful, responsible use of AI-enabled tools to improve outcomes as part of our future-ready culture
The McCain experience .
We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you'll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we're better together.
Compensation Package : $58,800.00 - $78,500.00 . CAD annual base salary equivalency, paid in alignment to contract term
The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs. This posting is for an existing vacancy.
Benefits: At McCain, we're on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person's needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Should this role hold a duration 12 months or longer, you will be eligible for our full benefits suite. This includes the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with applicable law and can vary by work level, location, and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.
Your well-being matters to us, and we're here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work - and at home.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know , and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.
Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCain's Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy , as applicable. McCain leverages AI in the hiring process, though all final decisions are made by humans. You can understand our approach to AI and how your personal information is being handled here .
Job Family: Human Resources
Location(s): CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Florenceville-Bristol
Company: McCain Foods (Canada)