At Bell & Evans, we’re proud to be America’s oldest branded chicken company, leading the industry with innovation, quality, and an uncompromising commitment to doing things the right way. As we continue to grow, we’re looking for motivated, early-career professionals who are eager to make an impact and grow their careers with a company that values integrity, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
Location:
Fredericksburg, PA
Department:
Human Resources – Talent & Organizational Development
Reports To:
Manager, Talent Acquisition
Position Summary
The Talent Acquisition Specialist is responsible for delivering full-cycle recruiting within a defined business segment, partnering closely with HRBPs and operational leaders to proactively identify, attract, and secure talent aligned with workforce plans. This role moves beyond transactional recruiting to focus on pipeline development, workforce strategy execution, and candidate experience excellence.
Key Responsibilities
1. Strategic Talent Partnership
- Partner with HRBPs and business leaders to understand workforce plans, turnover trends, and hiring forecasts
- Translate business needs into proactive recruiting strategies by function (production, technical, leadership)
- Participate in workforce planning discussions and hiring prioritization
2. Full-Cycle Recruiting Ownership
- Manage requisitions from intake through offer acceptance
- Lead intake meetings to define success profiles and selection criteria
- Drive structured interview processes and selection consistency
- Ensure timely movement of candidates and requisition closure
3. Sourcing & Pipeline Development
- Build and maintain active pipelines for recurring and hard-to-fill roles
- Leverage multiple sourcing channels (Indeed, referrals, community outreach, trade schools, etc.)
- Develop specialized sourcing strategies:
- Production: high-volume, bilingual outreach, community partnerships
- Technical: passive candidate sourcing, trade networks
- Leadership: targeted sourcing, professional networking
4. Candidate Experience & Employer Brand
- Deliver a consistent, high-quality candidate experience
- Serve as brand ambassador in the community and talent market
- Support hiring events, job fairs, and community engagement
5. Process & Compliance Excellence
- Ensure compliance with all employment laws and internal processes
- Maintain data integrity within ATS
- Support standardized hiring workflows and documentation
6. Metrics & Continuous Improvement
- Track and manage key metrics:
- Time-to-fill
- Quality of hire
- Candidate conversion rates
- Identify process inefficiencies and recommend improvements
- Support implementation of structured selection tools and assessments
7. Onboarding Partnership
- Partner with onboarding team to ensure seamless transition from offer to start
- Support early-stage retention through strong candidate alignment
Qualifications
- Bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred (required for Production roles)
- 3+ years of recruiting experience (manufacturing or high-volume preferred)
- Experience supporting specialized recruitment (skilled trades or leadership roles preferred)
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Experience with ATS systems and data-driven recruiting
- Knowledge of employment laws and hiring compliance
Skills Required
- 3+ years of recruiting experience
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Experience with applicant tracking systems and data-driven recruiting
- Knowledge of employment laws and hiring compliance
- Bilingual English and Spanish proficiency for production recruiting roles
- Bilingual English and Spanish proficiency for non-production roles
- Manufacturing or high-volume recruiting experience
- Experience supporting specialized recruitment, including skilled trades or leadership roles
What We Do
Join Bell & Evans and become part of a proud, diverse family of 1,800 team members who work together every day to produce the best chicken in the world. Our family-owned business dates back to 1894 as the oldest branded chicken company in America. Since our beginning, Bell & Evans focuses on quality and produces only premium chicken, no commodity, maintaining the highest animal welfare standards in our industry. We are an innovator that believes in transparency, uncompromising quality, service, teamwork, and honest, common-sense practices. 100% of our operations are located in the small, rural town of Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania. At Bell & Evans, you can enjoy: • Competitive pay • Full-time schedule • Great health benefits and on-site wellness clinics • Athletic trainers for on-site occupational health • Employee store with discount on Bell & Evans products • State-of-the-art facilities and the latest technology If you are ambitious and take pride in your work, we are the employer for you. As we continue to grow, opportunities for advancement are endless!
