A Typical DayThe Talent Acquisition Manager leads Hilmar's enterprise-wide talent acquisition strategy and recruiting operations across California, Texas, and Kansas, attracting and hiring talent from hourly manufacturing roles through professional, technical, leadership, and executive positions. As a member of the Human Resources Leadership Team, this role develops a high-performing Talent Acquisition team, strengthens Hilmar's employer brand, drives recruiting consistency and process excellence, and partners with senior leaders to align talent strategies with workforce planning and long-term business needs.
Job Responsibilities- Develop and execute enterprise-wide talent acquisition strategies and recruiting operations to meet current and future workforce needs across all Hilmar locations and job levels.
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing Talent Acquisition team, including the Early Careers & University Relations Manager, establishing performance expectations, development plans, succession strategies, and a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Partner with HR Business Partners, Compensation, hiring managers, and senior leadership to align recruiting priorities with business goals, workforce plans, organizational growth, job architecture, market competitiveness, and internal mobility opportunities.
- Oversee full-cycle recruiting and proactive talent sourcing for hourly manufacturing, skilled trades, engineering, technical, professional, leadership, and executive positions, ensuring consistent candidate experience and strong hiring manager partnerships.
- Establish standardized recruiting processes, workflows, tools, and service standards across locations; leverage technology, automation, and process improvement to enhance efficiency, scalability, and consistency.
- Develop and monitor recruiting metrics, dashboards, and analytics, including time-to-fill, quality of hire, source effectiveness, recruiter productivity, candidate experience, and hiring manager satisfaction; use labor market intelligence and workforce data to inform decisions and recommendations.
- Lead Hilmar's employment branding and talent attraction strategy in partnership with Marketing, Communications, and business leaders, including recruitment campaigns, social media, and community, educational, and industry partnerships.
- Provide strategic direction and oversight for Early Careers & University Relations through the Early Careers & University Relations Manager, ensuring alignment with workforce plans and business priorities and evaluating the effectiveness of internship, co-op, scholarship, university relations, and workforce development programs.
- Build and maintain strong partnerships across Human Resources, Operations, Engineering, Finance, and business leadership, serving as a trusted advisor on talent strategy, labor market conditions, workforce planning, and emerging talent needs.
- Oversee recruiting systems, vendor relationships, recruiting agencies, and external talent partners, ensuring compliance with applicable employment laws, regulations, and company policies.
- Contribute to enterprise HR strategy and organizational priorities as an active member of the Human Resources Leadership Team, using data-driven insights and strategic recommendations to support business outcomes.
What You Will Need- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field.
- 8+ years of progressive talent acquisition experience, including leadership responsibility within a multi-site organization.
- Demonstrated success recruiting across manufacturing, operations, engineering, technical, professional, and leadership functions.
- Experience leading recruiting teams, developing workforce planning strategies, establishing recruiting metrics, and implementing process improvements.
- Experience overseeing employment branding, university relations, internship, and early-career strategies.
- Experience partnering with senior leaders on talent strategy, organizational growth, and workforce planning.
- Strong leadership, coaching, team development, and stakeholder relationship skills, with the ability to influence and build credibility at all levels.
- Expertise in talent acquisition strategy, sourcing methodologies, labor market analysis, workforce planning, recruiting technologies, applicant tracking systems, talent analytics, and employment branding.
- Strong business acumen, analytical, project management, change management, communication, and process improvement skills.
- Ability to balance strategic leadership with operational execution in a fast-paced environment.
What Will Put You Ahead- Experience leading talent acquisition strategy across multiple locations and diverse business functions within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
- Demonstrated success using recruiting analytics, labor market intelligence, and workforce data to influence business decisions and improve hiring outcomes.
- Experience implementing recruiting technology, automation, and scalable processes to improve efficiency, consistency, and candidate experience.
- Proven ability to build strategic talent pipelines through employer branding, university partnerships, and early-career development programs.
- Experience influencing senior leaders and driving cross-functional initiatives in a complex, multi-site organization.
Physical Demands & Work EnvironmentThe work is primarily performed in an office environment, and the physical demands are characteristic of a mostly sedentary role. Specific details of the essential functions of the position is available in the Job Safety Analysis, made available on request.
Food safety is a companywide responsibility and each employee must know their role in the manufacture and distribution of safe, wholesome, and high quality products.This description is a general statement and does not include other duties as assigned
Salary Range: USD ($119,409.00 - $179,114.00) ANN
