Talent Acquisition Specialist

At Lhoist North America, our core values of Respect, Courage, and Integrity are more than words. We respect people, encourage courageous innovation, and uphold integrity in everything we do. If these principles resonate with you, you may find your next great opportunity with us. We believe our people make the difference. That’s why we invest in talent by offering meaningful opportunities to grow your skills, expand your knowledge, and pursue your interests.

Our work environment prioritizes safety, fosters collaboration across teams, and embraces inclusion. Here, you’ll be challenged to grow, and you’ll be supported throughout your career journey. Join us and help shape the future of Lhoist North America.

The Talent Acquisition (T.A.) Specialist is responsible for hourly recruitment sourcing in the East Lime and Minerals divisions, while also providing recruiting process support for the T.A. team on salaried recruitment. Key duties include candidate identification and attraction, company branding, candidate experience, onboarding, and social media initiatives. Day‑to‑day responsibilities will include development of offer letters, initiation and review of pre‑hire screens and assessments, support of new hire orientation, assistance with updating job position descriptions, scheduling candidate screenings and participating in interviews, providing recurring updates to hiring managers, HRBPs, and stakeholders, communicating and processing candidate dispositions, and other HR tasks as needed (i.e. employee benefits, employee engagement).

• Develop and implement strategies to research, source, recruit, and retain diverse hourly candidates that will directly contribute to the Company’s growth and business goals.
• Manage the hourly recruitment process for the East Lime and Minerals Divisions.
• Partner with managers to meet staffing needs by introducing top talent to the company, becoming a trusted recruitment business partner by understanding hiring needs, identifying trends, and making recommendations.
• Nurture relationships with managers and prospective talents, providing an excellent experience to both.
• Work collaboratively with the Recruitment team and HR teams.
• Perform general recruitment responsibilities: filing Workday data entry, posting jobs, launching assessments, sending candidates required site safety forms, scheduling candidate travel, assisting with candidate’s onsite interview agenda, setting up video, phone, and onsite interviews, developing offer letters, assisting with onboarding/offboarding activities such as pre‑employment testing and background checks, and training.
• Assist and track updates of RRE’s (job descriptions) for hourly positions across locations of East Lime & Minerals Divisions.
• Lead all new hire orientations for employees, assist hiring managers with developing onboarding processes, and update records of new staff and organizational announcements.
• Follow up with search firms, consultants, vendors, college/universities, and others who offer access to potential diverse candidates and knowledge and opportunities that will help the company grow and progress its diversity goals.
• Maintain accurate data in HRIS Workday system for employees and new hires, including photos in their personnel profile.
• Assist with managing data and analytics related to recruitment and retention efforts within the assigned division.
• Participate in the planning, coordination, and execution of other HR activities when directed such as employee engagement, benefits open enrollment campaign, MVR process, and employee communication.
• Promote safety awareness and compliance across the organization.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Ability to coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously and handle large amounts of data.
• Ability to recommend and make decisions quickly.
• Must have proven hands‑on experience in month‑end closing for multiple plant, multiple‑state environment.
• Proven self‑directed, influence with the ability to follow clear directions as required.
• Strong sense of urgency in meeting customer needs and demands.
• Solid coordination and administrative knowledge with…