Specialist II, Talent Acquisition

Overview

Full-cycle talent acquisition role at Nordson, focused on building recruitment pipelines and delivering a strong candidate experience while supporting internal hiring needs.

What you'll do

• Coordinate and administer the full recruitment life cycle for relevant position openings in a consultative manner.
• Coordinate the posting, advertising, and screening of applications and resumes.
• Schedule and attend candidate sourcing meetings with hiring managers to understand hiring needs.
• Conduct pre-screening interviews as appropriate, and schedule and participate in interviews as required.
• Evaluate candidates' job experience, education, skills, training, organizational fit, and future potential.
• Host candidate review meetings with the interview panel for candidate selection.
• Prepare and send offer letters.
• Complete pre-employment testing (drug/background) and reference checks.
• Facilitate the onboarding process.
• Develop job descriptions to ensure accuracy of essential duties, qualifications, experience and skills for each position within assigned area.
• Build applicant sources by researching and contacting community services, colleges, employment agencies, recruiters, social media, and internet sites; provide organization information, opportunities, and benefits; make presentations; maintain rapport.
• Post and maintain all job postings.
• Build networks to find qualified passive candidates.
• Assist with the development and implementation of the overall brand and Nordson Career Site experience.
• Coordinate and implement the employee referral program.
• Stay abreast of and support affirmative action efforts by analyzing utilization statistics.
• Actively seek sources of diverse candidates and foster working relationships with key groups and individuals.
• Manage assigned jobs in the applicant tracking system, ensuring all applicants are moved correctly and in a timely manner.
• Leverage technology to gain efficiencies when managing recruitment load.
• Assist with development and execution of HR Team and Management staff training and support with recruitment processes, applicant tracking system, behavioral interviewing techniques, job descriptions and candidate assessment.
• Generate reports of employment activity for assigned area as required (time to fill metric, requisition load, etc.).
• Support other HR activities and projects at the site where assistance is needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

What you'll need

• Minimum 4-6 years recruitment experience in a fast-paced environment including proactive sourcing of candidates.
• 2-4 years' experience using staffing tools such as applicant tracking software, HRIS systems, electronic job boards, social media and candidate sourcing applications.
• Time management skills and the ability to manage and coordinate multiple recruitment activities simultaneously.
• Must be flexible and able to adapt to shifting priorities.
• Ability to display initiative in sharing and timely updating of information.
• Ability to handle confidential information.
• Intermediate to advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Access/Outlook).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Outstanding customer focus including empathy, compassion and service orientation.
• Passionate and high energy, able to assist in selling future vision to customers.
• Strong detail orientation, with focus on data quality.
• Adaptability and flexibility, including being open to change and conducting business differently.
• Focused on continuous learning and developing new skills.
• Excellent process orientation focused on efficiency without losing sight of customer experience.
• Savvy with technology, including use of web-based platforms and case management tools.

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or related degree, or equivalent work experience.
• Manufacturing experience.
• Experience in Workday HRIS/ATS.

Details

• Location: USA - Ohio - Remote.
• Travel required: None.
• Working conditions: Office environment.