Manager, Manufacturing Talent Acquisition - West

McCain Foods Limited

$97K — $130K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree required; Human Resource Management or related field preferred
  • 6+ years of progressive in-house talent acquisition management experience in manufacturing
  • Proven track record of leading transformation and large scale change initiatives
  • Comfort with ambiguity and managing in a matrixed structure
  • Experience with rapid growth
  • Creative sourcing skills and solid technology proficiency
  • Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Expertise in providing recruitment strategy as a business partner
  • Ability to operate independently while supporting a Global and Regional HR Team

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic leadership and mentorship to a team of four recruiters
  • Design and execute innovative sourcing and recruitment strategies for diverse roles
  • Act as brand ambassador for McCain's manufacturing divisions and manage online presence
  • Partner with leadership teams to enhance full life cycle recruiting efforts
  • Build a comprehensive talent acquisition strategy with metrics to support recruitment efforts
  • Reinforce a consistent recruiting process focused on candidate experience
  • Coach team and business on talent assessment and hiring best practices
  • Balance hands-on recruitment with team management responsibilities

Benefits

  • Health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug)
  • Retirement savings benefits
  • Leave support for medical, family, and bereavement
  • Vacation and holidays included
  • Company-supported volunteering time
  • Access to mental health resources
Full Job Description
Position Title: Manager, Manufacturing Talent Acquisition - West

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Requisition ID: 42506

About the role .

As a key member of the North American Talent Acquisition team, the Manager owns the success of the North American Manufacturing talent strategy and execution for the NA West locations. Acting as a strategic HR partner, the Manager will ensure delivery of the shared business goals, strategies, and initiatives as it pertains to hiring within our largest region. This hands-on role will focus on leading a team of manufacturing recruiters to build talent pipelines, creating process efficiencies, and elevate the McCain brand across five (5) of our manufacturing plant locations throughout Canada and the United States to meet current and future business needs.

This person can sit out of any of our corporate offices in Canada (Toronto, ON; Florenceville, NB) or Manufacturing sites within the West Canadian region (Carberry, MB; Portage, MB; Coaldale, AB).

What you'll be doing .

  • Provide strategic leadership and development to four recruiters across North America; Ensure they are equipped with the right tools to stay motivated and engaged through direction, mentorship, and recognition
  • Own, design and execute innovative sourcing and recruitment strategies relevant to hourly and salaried hiring populations across various geographies
  • Act as brand ambassador for McCain Potato divisions and lead a resource that is aligned to develop and manage McCain's online presence and strategy to enhance the brand image in all markets
  • Partner with Manufacturing leadership teams (HRBPs, Plant HR and Plant Leadership) to own and evolve full life cycle recruiting efforts to build an innovative and agile workforce based on data, trends, and market intelligence
  • Build a talent acquisition strategy to showcase the ROI, including but not limited to systems, processes, reporting and metrics to support recruiting, sourcing, and retention strategies
  • Reinforce a consistent recruiting process delivering an excellent candidate and hiring manager experience, with supporting metrics and KPIs
  • Educate and coach the team and business on talent assessment skills and hiring best practices as it pertains to day to day needs as well as projects related to expansions, relocation of talent and vendor support
  • Facilitate/lead team discussions regarding internal talent movement and alignment to workforce plans
  • Support hand's on recruitment of the largest manufacturing site in the NA network, balancing the responsibility of both a full desk and people management
  • Leads the continuing evolution of our talent acquisition manufacturing team in an environment that demands quick thinking, workload balancing, aggressive sourcing skills and a proactive approach


What you'll need to be successful .

  • Bachelor's Degree Required; Human Resource Management or related field preferred
  • 6+ years of progressive experience as an in-house talent acquisition manager in a manufacturing environment
  • Proven track record of leading transformation and large scale change initiatives in manufacturing talent acquisition
  • Comfort with ambiguity and managing in a matrixed structure with shifting priorities
  • Experience with rapid growth is important
  • Creative sourcing skills, a digital-first mindset, and solid technology skills
  • Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Expertise as a business partner to business operations with proven experience in providing recruitment strategy to leadership
  • Ability to act independently as well as being part of a Global and Regional HR Team
  • Ability to remain agile, supporting multiple sites/plants


About this Team .

We are a team of 20 recruiters and specialists alike, spanning Early Careers through Senior Leadership roles across the US and Canada, including operations and talent brand. With Manufacturing at the heart of what we do, this leader plays a critical role in shaping the future of talent acquisition at McCain.

Compensation Package : $97,500.00 - $130,000.00 . CAD annually + Bonus Eligibility

The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Benefits: At McCain, we're on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person's needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with country, provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level, location and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.

Your well-being matters to us, and we're here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work - and at home.

Job Family: Human Resources
Location(s): CA - Canada : Ontario : Toronto || CA - Canada : Alberta : Coaldale || CA - Canada : Manitoba : Carberry || CA - Canada : Manitoba : Portage la Prairie || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Florenceville-Bristol

Company: McCain Foods (Canada)

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