Talent Acquisition Specialist
Listed on 2026-10-12
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HR/Recruitment
Recruiter / Talent Acquisition
Description
Talent Acquisition Specialist
Location: Johnson Creek and Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Schedule: Full-time
Travel: Regular travel between locations and occasional recruiting events
Compensation: $50,000 base salary with the opportunity to earn up to $35,000 in annual incentive compensation. Incentives include quarterly recruiting performance and successful placements & retention bonus.
About the RoleDo you enjoy meeting new people, starting conversations, attending events, and building relationships? Are you outgoing, resourceful, and energized by connecting the right person with the right opportunity? If so, this may be the role for you.
Saelens is growing, and we are looking for a relationship-driven recruiter who will actively seek out talent—not simply wait for applications. You will lead full-cycle recruiting, build candidate pipelines, and represent Saelens throughout the community.
What You Will Do- Proactively source candidates and build pipelines for production, skilled trades, technical, professional, and leadership roles.
- Represent Saelens at job fairs, trade shows, schools, community events, and networking functions.
- Build relationships with technical colleges, workforce organizations, community partners, and prospective candidates.
- Discover and recruit potential candidates before they even know they are looking for a change
- An outgoing, confident personality and genuine interest in meeting and getting to know people.
- Two or more years of recruiting, talent acquisition, staffing, or related experience.
- Strong communication, organization, follow-through, creativity, and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to travel for recruiting purposes and to regularly attend networking events some of which may be outside standard business hours.
- Manufacturing, industrial, or skilled-trades recruiting experience is preferred
Saelens is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, experience, business needs, and other lawful considerations.
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