Talent Acquisition Specialist

Who Is Prince

Founded in 1959 by Ed Miller near Chicago, Prince Industries has grown from a one-man shop into a global manufacturing partner. With seven facilities across the U.S. and China, we serve industries from hydraulics to aerospace, handling everything from just-in-time components to high-volume assemblies.

At Prince, we don’t just make parts—we solve complex supply chain challenges. We are a strategic partner, focused on helping clients improve products, reduce costs, and simplify operations. Certified to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485, and AS9100 standards, we combine quality, innovation, and growth-minded thinking to deliver real value.

The Talent Acquisition Specialist is responsible for managing full-cycle recruitment for manufacturing, production, skilled trades, technical, and professional roles across assigned company locations. This role partners closely with hiring managers, HR, and plant leadership to understand workforce needs, develop effective sourcing strategies, and attract qualified candidates in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The Talent Acquisition Specialist supports both immediate hiring needs and long-term talent pipeline development while ensuring a consistent, positive candidate and hiring manager experience.

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for assigned manufacturing roles, including sourcing, resume review, phone screens, interview coordination, candidate follow-up, offer support, and pre-employment handoff.
• Recruit for hourly, skilled trades, production, machining, quality, maintenance, engineering, warehouse, administrative, and other manufacturing support roles.
• Partner with hiring managers and plant leadership to understand staffing needs, department priorities, shift requirements, skill requirements, and production timelines.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for high-volume, hard-to-fill, and critical manufacturing positions using job boards, resume databases, Linked In, referrals, staffing partners, trade schools, workforce organizations, and local outreach.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for recurring manufacturing needs such as CNC machinists, machine operators, inspectors, maintenance technicians, assemblers, fabricators, engineers, and production support roles.
• Provide hiring managers with market insight, candidate feedback, compensation considerations, and recruitment recommendations to support timely hiring decisions.
• Maintain accurate candidate, requisition, and recruiting activity records within the Applicant Tracking System.
• Create, review, and update job postings to ensure role requirements are accurate, clear, and aligned with approved job descriptions.
• Support a consistent and positive candidate experience through timely communication, professional follow-up, and clear expectations throughout the hiring process.
• Coordinate with HR, hiring managers, and internal support teams to ensure a smooth transition from offer acceptance to onboarding.
• Partner with staffing agencies and temporary labor vendors when needed to support urgent production hiring needs.
• Track recruiting metrics such as time-to-fill, candidate flow, source effectiveness, offer acceptance, and hiring manager feedback to identify process improvement opportunities.
• Support employer branding initiatives, hiring events, job fairs, apprenticeship programs, internship programs, and community workforce partnerships.
• Ensure recruiting practices follow company policies, employment laws, EEO guidelines, and applicable compliance standards.
• Participate in continuous improvement projects related to recruiting processes, ATS workflows, hiring manager training, reporting, and candidate experience.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Strong understanding of full-cycle recruitment processes, candidate sourcing, interviewing, selection, and offer coordination.
• Ability to learn and understand manufacturing roles, terminology, work environments, shift structures, and technical skill requirements.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate professionally with candidates, hiring managers,…