Talent Acquisition Specialist

Metrie

$80K — $90K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of full-cycle recruitment experience with a focus on manufacturing and related environments.
  • Proven track record of sourcing and attracting passive candidates for technical, professional, and leadership roles.
  • Ability to build and engage talent pipelines using effective sourcing strategies.
  • Experience influencing hiring leaders and acting as a recruitment advisor during the hiring process.
  • Strong skills in developing recruitment processes, tools, and best practices.
  • Solid organizational and project management skills, capable of juggling multiple priorities effectively.
  • Knowledge of immigration programs and workforce planning as additional assets.

Responsibilities

  • Lead full-cycle recruitment for salaried positions across North America.
  • Develop sourcing strategies and talent pipelines in partnership with hiring leaders.
  • Engage passive candidates through direct sourcing and networking efforts.
  • Provide expertise and best practices for effective hiring decisions.
  • Support site-level teams with recruitment frameworks and job fair strategies.
  • Research immigration pathways and workforce solutions to address hiring challenges.
  • Monitor labour market trends to inform workforce planning and recruitment needs.

Benefits

  • Participation in profit-sharing program.
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage starting on day one.
  • Access to RRSP and DPSP programs.
  • Employee recognition programs and opportunities to connect across the organization.
Full Job Description
What you'll do

This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact across Metrie's Manufacturing business in North America. Reporting to the People & Culture Business Partner, you will lead full-cycle recruitment for salaried positions across multiple locations while helping shape how we attract, assess, and develop talent. In addition to recruitment, you'll support workforce planning, succession planning, and leadership pipeline initiatives that strengthen our future talent bench. Working closely with site-based P&C teams, you'll help enhance hiring effectiveness through recruitment best practices, innovative workforce solutions, and talent initiatives that support strong operational teams today and into the future.

Location:In-office, 4 days per week at our Langley office.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead full-cycle recruitment for salaried Manufacturing positions across North America.
  • Partner with hiring leaders to develop sourcing strategies, build talent pipelines, and attract top talent.
  • Identify and engage passive candidates through direct sourcing, networking, headhunting, and market mapping strategies.
  • Provide recruitment expertise, tools, and best practices to support effective hiring decisions.
  • Support site-based P&C teams with hourly recruitment frameworks, job fair strategies, candidate assessment tools, and hiring best practices.
  • Support immigration and workforce challenges by researching immigration pathways, identifying talent opportunities, and exploring workforce solutions.
  • Monitor labour market trends and talent availability to support workforce planning and hard-to-fill recruitment needs.
  • Track recruitment metrics and provide insights on hiring effectiveness and market trends.
  • Support Manufacturing talent initiatives, including workforce planning, succession planning, workforce upskilling, talent assessment, and leadership pipeline development.

What You Bring
  • 5+ years of full-cycle recruitment experience, including direct sourcing, headhunting, and talent pipeline development.
  • Experience recruiting salaried positions within manufacturing, operations, industrial, or related environments.
  • Demonstrated ability to identify, engage, and attract passive candidates for difficult-to-fill technical, professional, sales and leadership roles.
  • Strong talent mapping, pipeline development, and proactive sourcing capabilities using a variety of recruitment channels and market intelligence.
  • Ability to influence and partner effectively with leaders at all levels, acting as a trusted advisor throughout the hiring process.
  • Experience developing recruitment processes, tools, interview guides, and hiring best practices.
  • Strong organizational, communication, and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities across locations.
  • Experience supporting workforce planning, succession planning, talent assessment, or broader talent management initiatives is considered an asset.
  • Experience researching labour market trends, talent availability, and workforce challenges to inform hiring strategies and business decisions.
  • Experience with applicant tracking systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, and other sourcing tools.
  • Knowledge of immigration programs, workforce planning, or manufacturing labour markets is an asset.

What you'll enjoy
  • Competitive pay range
  • Participation in Metrie's profit-sharing program
  • Working for a well-established leader in the industry
  • Comprehensive benefits, including health, dental, and vision coverage effective on your first day of employment
  • RRSP and DPSP programs
  • Employee recognition programs and opportunities to connect, collaborate and celebrate success across the organization


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