Talent Acquisition Specialist

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Job Summary

The Specialist, Talent Acquisition drives full cycle recruiting with a consultative, data- informed approach while managing the candidate experience throughout the process.  This role partners closely with the hiring leaders and HR business partners to attract, assess, and secure top talent while enhancing the overall candidate and hiring manager experience.  The Specialist, Talent Acquisition serves as a talent advisor, workforce strategist and ambassador of Nordson’s Employee Value Proposition.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinate and administer the full recruitment life cycle for relevant position openings in a consultative manner.  This includes:
  • Partnering with hiring manager to understand business objectives, workforce planning needs and ideal candidate profiles.
  • Coordinating the posting, advertising and screening of applications/resumes
  • Providing market insights, competitive intelligence, and recruitment strategies to ensure timely and high- quality hires
  • Facilitating intake meetings and establish clear recruitment plans for each requisition
  • Conducting pre-screening interviews as appropriate, scheduling and participating in on-site interviews as required
  • Sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates for organizational fit and future potential
  • Leveraging multiple sourcing channels including social platforms, referrals, networking, professional associations and community partnerships
  • Leading candidate review discussions and guide hiring teams toward efficient selection decisions
  • Preparing and assisting with the delivery of competitive offer packages in partnership with HR and leadership
  • Completing pre-employment testing (drug/background) and reference checks
  • Ensuring positive, engaging, and responsive candidate experience throughout the hiring process
• Build and maintain strong pipelines of active and passive candidates
• Analyze hiring trends and data to improve to improve diversity outreach and sourcing effectiveness
• Manage Workday applicant tracking system to maintain accurate, compliant, and timely documentation
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes and leverage technology to increase efficiency
• Track and report on key recruitment metrics
• Support broader HR initiatives and workforce projects as needed

Education and Experience Requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2 years of recruitment full life cycle experience
• Experience using Applicant Tracking Systems and recruitment technologies
• Knowledge of employment laws and compliance standards
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship
• Ability to work onsite in Westlake a couple times per month
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business, or related degree preferred
• Experience using Workday
• Experience recruiting in non-production in the manufacturing or medical technology industry

Preferred Skills and Abilities

Position Criteria & Skills

• Strong analytical, time management, communication, and consultative skills
• Strong interviewing, sourcing, and relationship management skills
• Ability to deal with ambiguity, adapt quickly and maintain momentum
• Proactive and self-directed, demonstrating ownership in the talent acquisition process
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skill
• Outstanding customer focus including attributes of empathy, compassion, and service orientation
• Must possess passion, high energy, strong attention to detail, and learning agility

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

Office environment. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Nordson Corporation provides equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees. No person is to be discriminated against in any aspect of the employment relationship due to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment drug screening and background/criminal check, consistent with applicable laws.Third party recruiters and agencies should not contact employees of Nordson or its subsidiaries directly. Any resumes sent to a hiring manager or submitted to Nordson employees are considered unsolicited and property of Nordson. Nordson will not pay a placement fee unless the agency or recruiter has a signed contract with Nordson’s Human Resources department in advance of submitting a candidate for consideration. Verbal and written approvals will not be considered a valid contract for service.