Talent Acquisition Specialist

Posted 5 Days Ago
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Pittsburgh, PA, USA
In-Office
Mid level
Other
The Role
Manages full-cycle recruitment, including job postings, sourcing, resume screening, interviews, offers, and onboarding. Develops sourcing strategies, supports employer branding, ensures a positive candidate experience, partners with hiring managers, conducts labor market research, and maintains compliance with hiring regulations. The role focuses on recruiting for manufacturing positions, including machinists, and requires strong communication, negotiation, organization, and recruiting systems skills.
Summary Generated by Built In
Come join our growing HR team! The Talent Acquisition Specialist will play a critical role in sourcing, attracting, and hiring top talent across various functions within the organization. This role requires a creative and strategic thinker who can effectively manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from job posting and candidate sourcing to interviewing and onboarding.
 
Who we are:
At SMS group, our people are our greatest asset. We offer an entrepreneurial environment that promotes a culture of innovation, growth, and inclusion. We offer company events, activities, and opportunities to participate in charitable initiatives that benefit the communities where we are located.
www.sms-group.us 


The right candidate will:

  • Full-Cycle Recruitment: Manage the entire recruitment process, including job postings, sourcing candidates, screening resumes, conducting interviews, and extending offers
  • Candidate Sourcing: Utilize a variety of channels (job boards, social media, networking events, employee referrals) to source and attract a diverse pool of qualified candidates
  • Employer Branding: Collaborate with the marketing team to develop and promote our employer brand, ensuring that we attract candidates who align with our company culture and values
  • Candidate Experience: Ensure a positive and seamless experience for all candidates, from initial contact through onboarding
  • Partnership Development: Build and maintain relationships with hiring managers to understand their staffing needs and provide guidance throughout the hiring process
  • Market Research: Stay up-to-date with industry trends, salary benchmarks, and recruitment best practices to ensure our hiring strategies are competitive and effective
  • Compliance: Ensure all recruitment activities are in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, as well as company policies
  • Special projects as assigned 


What you’ll need:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field, or equivalent work experience, required
  • A minimum of three years is required
  • At least two- four years handling all phases of the recruitment and hiring process in a fast-paced environment is highly preferred
  • Proven experience recruiting for high-demand positions in a manufacturing workshop environment.  (Example: Machinists)
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with good negotiation tactics
  • Ability to create and implement sourcing strategies for recruitment for a variety of roles within the industry
  • Proactive and independent with the ability to take initiative
  • Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
  • Familiarity with laws, regulations, and best practices applicable to hiring and recruitment
  • Proficient with or the ability to quickly learn applicant-tracking software or other recruitment systems
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software

 

What we offer: Competitive compensation. medical/dental/vision coverage, paid vacation, paid holiday time, 401k with a company match, training, a tuition reimbursement program and more! 

SMS group Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, gender identity or other categories protected by law. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a drug screen and physical capacity profile test.


 

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Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or a related field, or equivalent work experience
  • At least three years of experience
  • Two to four years of experience handling all phases of recruitment and hiring in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience recruiting for high-demand manufacturing workshop positions, such as machinists
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and negotiation tactics
  • Ability to create and implement recruitment sourcing strategies
  • Proactive, independent, and able to take initiative
  • Excellent time management skills and ability to meet deadlines
  • Familiarity with hiring and recruitment laws, regulations, and best practices
  • Proficiency with or ability to quickly learn applicant-tracking software and recruitment systems
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite or related software
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The Company
HQ: Pittsburgh, PA
755 Employees

What We Do

SMS group Inc. is responsible for new equipment sales, upgrades and modernizations for North American metals producers, and is a world leader in outsourced maintenance services for the steel and non-ferrous metals industry. SMS group Inc., a member of the SMS group family, is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At SMS group Inc., we are an original equipment supplier offering comprehensive maintenance and spare part services for metals production, continuous casting and rolling (flat and long products), tubes, welded pipes, forging, non-ferrous technology, and heat treatment plants - all from a single source. Apart from traditional refurbishment services for all major OEM equipment, you can also take advantage of our comprehensive field services and modernization projects. Steel production is our largest market, where we supply world class new equipment and actively support operations and maintenance devising solutions throughout the process from melting and casting to rolling and finishing. In addition to new equipment supply, our Forging division has experienced maintenance specialists who focus on closed and open-die forging, powder metal presses, extrusion presses, and ring rolling. New equipment supply, maintenance services, and spare parts inside the aluminum industry crosses a wide variety of products including flat rolling mill equipment, plate stretchers and extrusion presses. For tubes and pipes, our unique broad know-how covers the complete line of processes from ERW to spiral welded pipe as well as seamless producing operations utilizing equipment from cold drawing and pilger mills to piercing mills. It is our commitment to be the Leading Partner for our customers guiding and assisting our customers to make equipment and process decisions that allow them to remain competitive in an ever evolving global market, and serve as a single source for new equipment, maintenance and spare parts that our customers can trust and value.

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