Talent Acquisition Specialist

Full Life Cycle Recruiter – Food Manufacturing (On-Site | Chicagoland Area)

We are seeking an experienced Full Life Cycle Recruiter to join our team in the Chicagoland area (northern suburbs). This role will serve as a strategic talent partner supporting high-volume and professional hiring within a food manufacturing environment. During the first 90 days, the primary focus will be building talent pipelines and executing proactive sourcing strategies to ensure a strong slate of qualified candidates for current and future openings.

This position requires a recruiter with prior food manufacturing experience who understands the unique challenges of recruiting within production, maintenance, quality, engineering, supply chain, and leadership functions.

The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, possesses strong relationship-building skills, and can influence hiring managers while delivering an exceptional candidate experience. This is an on-site role requiring close collaboration with operations leaders and business stakeholders.

• Partner closely with Talent Acquisition leadership to understand workforce needs and establish recruiting priorities.
• Develop recruiting strategies to support hourly, skilled trades, technical, and salaried positions.
• Conduct candidate screening and schedule interviews.
• Provide a best-in-class candidate experience.

• Spend approximately 60-70% of time sourcing passive and active candidates.
• Build pipelines for production leadership, maintenance, engineering, quality, supply chain, warehouse, and operations roles.
• Utilize Linked In Recruiter, Indeed Resume, and industry-specific sourcing methods.

• Maintain applicant tracking systems and candidate records.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws and company hiring policies.
• Support employer branding and community outreach initiatives.

• 3–7+ years of full life cycle recruiting experience within a food manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated success recruiting hourly manufacturing, maintenance, engineering, quality, supply chain, and leadership positions.
• High-volume recruiting experience.
• Proven sourcing expertise and ability to identify passive talent.
• Strong interviewing, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience using ATS platforms and sourcing tools such as Linked In Recruiter, Indeed Resume, or similar technologies.
• Ability to work on-site in the Chicagoland area (northern suburbs).

• Strategic Sourcing
• Talent Pipeline Development
• Relationship Building
• Business Partnership
• Influence Without Authority
• Candidate Experience
• Stakeholder Management
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Organizational Agility
• Communication & Collaboration
• Time Management and Prioritization
• Continuous Improvement