Talent Acquisition Coordinator

The Talent Acquisition Coordinator leads full-cycle recruiting for hourly and salaried positions in a fast-paced automotive fastener manufacturing environment. The role is the primary recruiting resource for temporary-to-hire and direct-hire staffing and supports candidate sourcing & selection, onboarding, employee retention, training coordination, employee engagement, and related Human Resources initiatives. This position is accountable for building sustainable talent pipelines, improving recruiting speed and quality, reducing reliance on external staffing agencies, maintaining accurate recruiting data, and providing hiring managers with practical guidance on fair, consistent, and compliant selection practices.

• Full-cycle recruiting for hourly, skilled trades, technical, administrative, and leadership positions. Director of Human Resources will support higher level salaried and executive recruiting.
• Manage temporary-to-hire and direct-hire staffing strategies. Develop sourcing strategy to move away from temporary-to-hire model to an in-house recruiting approach.
• Candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection, offers, pre-employment steps, and onboarding & orientation coordination.
• Recruiting systems, candidate records, metrics, reporting, and process improvement.
• Hiring manager training and coaching on interviewing and compliant selection practices.
• Employer branding, community outreach, job fairs, school partnerships, and referral programs.
• HR Generalist support including training, engagement activities, audits, and general administration.

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for hourly, skilled trades, technical, administrative roles. Provide recruiting support as needed for leadership & executive level positions.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies that expand direct recruiting capability and reduce unnecessary reliance on temporary-to-hire staffing.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for critical, recurring, and high-volume manufacturing positions.
• Screen applicants, conduct interviews, coordinate hiring manager interviews, facilitate candidate evaluation, and support selection decisions.
• Manage offer processes, pre-employment screenings, onboarding activities, and the coordination and hosting of new-hire orientations.
• Use social media, professional networks, employee referrals, direct sourcing, job fairs, community events, and vocational-school partnerships to identify candidates.

• Maintain accurate and timely recruiting activity and candidate records in applicant tracking and HRIS platforms.
• Develop and maintain a weekly recruiting scorecard for site leadership summarizing; requisition aging, candidate progression through application, interview, offer, onboarding, hire; agency spend, source effectiveness, new hire 30 & 90 day retention.
• Evaluate recruiting funnel performance and recommend improvements to application, screening, interview, selection, and onboarding processes.
• Drive continuous improvement and practical optimization of applicant tracking technologies and recruiting workflows.
• Maintain consistent communication with candidates and hiring managers throughout the recruiting process.

• Partner with hiring managers and HR department to define position requirements, selection criteria, sourcing plans, interview steps, and decision timing.
• Train and coach hiring managers on interviewing techniques, behavioral interviewing, legal and regulatory hiring requirements, candidate evaluation methods, documentation, and fair and consistent hiring decisions.
• Promote structured interviews and job-related selection criteria.

• Assist with HR department initiatives to expand broader HR experience through - performance management, training coordination, engagement activities & recognition, and retention initiatives. Talent Acquisition & Recruiting initiatives will have priority to expanded Generalist support.
• Support maintenance of employee records, audits, reporting, and HR administrative processes.
• Protect confidential employee, candidate, and organizational information.

• 1. Recruiting experience:
  Three…