Talent Acquisition Specialist

Position Profile: The Talent Acquisition Specialist plays a critical role in sourcing, attracting, and hiring qualified talent across corporate, technical, and manufacturing departments at The Prestwick Companies. This position drives full-lifecycle recruitment, builds talent pipelines, manages applicant tracking, and delivers a positive candidate experience that aligns with company culture and growth objectives.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Execute full-cycle recruitment processes including candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling, conducting interviews as needed, and partnering with leadership to extend job offers.
• Partner with hiring managers to clarify department needs, define candidate profiles, and establish hiring expectations.
• Proactively source pipelines of candidates through job boards, social media, industry networking, and employee referral programs.
• Maintain accurate records within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), ensuring regular updates on candidate stages and key hiring metrics.
• Ensure all job postings and the hiring processes are compliant with the company’s Affirmative Action Plan (AAP).
• Represent the company at community job fairs, college recruitment events, and local trade shows to expand brand awareness.
• Engage in continuous improvement of interview guides, employer branding initiatives, and recruitment strategy.

** This position is responsible for, but not limited to, all the tasks and duties listed above **

What Success Looks Like:  Efficiently filling open requisitions with high-quality candidates who align with company values, maintaining low time-to-fill metrics, and creating a seamless, transparent experience for both candidates and internal hiring managers.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field (or equivalent combination of education and recruitment experience).
• 2 to 5 years of recruiting or talent acquisition experience, ideally within a corporate or manufacturing/operations environment.
• Hands-on experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and job search platforms (LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, etc.).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong interpersonal relationship-building capabilities.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple open requisitions simultaneously.
• High degree of discretion, professional judgment, and confidentiality.

Physical Demands and Work Environment: 

• Frequently required to talk, hear, sit, twist, use hands/fingers to push, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms.
• Regularly required to stand and walk.
• Frequently walk onto the manufacturing floor and wear PPE as required.
• Position operates primarily in an office setting with occasional lifting and/or moving up to 15 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and depth perception.
• Travel as required for business needs and recruitment events.

** This role is benefit-eligible; approximately 30 hours per week. The hourly rate varies depending on relative experience. **