The World’s Best Pork from the Industry’s Best Team
As one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies and one of the largest pork processing plants in Canada we provide premium pork products to those who desire responsibly raised, healthy, quality pork through their commitment to local farmers, families, and communities worldwide. Produced By Families for Families
We invest in our employee’s potential and value to the company by providing professional development and training for all roles and succession planning to align job interests and potential. Hiring from within is our go to growing our own right here.
Job Purpose
The Talent Coordinator is responsible for handling the full cycle recruitment for production and co-op student positions and aiding in salaried recruitment where needed. This includes all aspects of recruitment efforts, from resume screening to offer letters. This position is also responsible for all online job posting maintenance and maintaining records in our ATS.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Recruit for high volume production positions to ensure plant is fully staffed, hitting orientation targets based on recruitment forecasts and hiring needs
- Screen and recommend applicants using ATS
- Schedule and maintain POET scheduling and tracking for internal and external hires
- Conduct high volume of phone screens and schedule interviews
- Deal with high volume of incoming calls, solve applicant issues and escalate to Talent Acquisition Team Lead as required while providing excellent customer service
- Complete reference checking process
- Manage administrative onboarding processes
- Maintain electronic filing of candidate records
- Responsible for recruitment tracking using spreadsheets and ATS
- Scheduling candidates for plant tours, ensuring all participants are aware of scheduling (including production supervisors and the reception desk)
- Manage internal and external online job postings
- Coordinate orientations with Training team for new hires and facilitate the recruitment portions of orientation
- Responsible for the end-to-end recruitment of co-op students and completing funding applications for co-op wages
- Attend career fairs and networking events, adding high potential candidates to talent pools
- Assist in foreign recruitment preparation for skilled and semi-skilled production positions (tracking)
- Follow up regularly with hiring managers and candidates to ensure that the recruitment process moves forward in a timely manner
- Assist with Talent projects and initiatives
- Act as a back up to the Talent Acquisition Team Lead for last minute coverage
- Other duties as required
Personal Development
- Attend company required training
- Remain current with technical knowledge in areas of responsibility
- Attend regular 1:1 coaching/update sessions
Qualifications
- Post-secondary education in Human Resources and CHRP designation preferred
- 2 - 5 years of experience with high volume, in-house recruitment
- Experience in manufacturing/production recruitment is preferred
- Intermediate MS Office knowledge
- Strong understanding of recruitment metrics and process improvement
- Clear understanding of full-cycle recruitment
- Clear understanding of legal requirements
- Outstanding communication skills and team player with a positive attitude day in day out
- High level of professionalism and ability to work with confidential and sensitive information
- Ability to remain calm in stressful situations and prioritize when needed
- A desire to build strong working relationships
- Detail oriented and strong organization- & multitasking skills
- Strong sense of urgency and ability to adapt to changing circumstances
- Demonstrated creativity in recruitment efforts
Key Competencies
Service Excellence
- Displays personal ownership and a sense of urgency over any issues or complaints that arise from the customer experience
- Maintains an outstanding customer experience despite time pressures or obstacles
Accountability and Initiative
- Takes initiative and demonstrates a “do whatever it takes” work ethic to get the work done
- Avoids excuses or blaming others when it comes to keeping promises
Communicating with Clarity
- Listens attentively and probes to clearly understand the nuance of others’ thoughts
- Presents complex information in a way that is engaging for the listener
Working Conditions
- Some weekend work might be required
- Some irregular hours might be required
- Some late evenings may be required
Physical Requirements
N/A
Why Work at Conestoga Meats?
- Growing company with opportunity to grow with team and department
- Stable full-time hours; no rotating shifts
- Employee referral bonus program (minimum $300 per hire)
- Competitive benefits package for you and your family at 3 months of service
- Pension plan and company matching at 1 year of service
- Floater day given on top of vacation days
- Diverse workforce; translation of communication materials into 8 languages
- Discounts on quality pork products
- Employee assistance program (financial assistance, mental health resources)
- Social Committee events (food trucks, gifts, games)
- BBQ's and wellness programs
- On-site training and company provided equipment
- Employee scholarship program and English courses
Reason for vacancy: existing position (40 hours per week).
If this sounds like the job for you, please submit your resume online at: https://jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-CA/conestoga/CANDIDATEPORTAL
Conestoga Meats welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
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