Talent Acquisition And Hr Specialist

About Our Client: About Our Client: Our client has been designing, patenting and manufacturing some of the window industry’s most revolutionary window and door technology in Toronto. Our client is family-owned and 100% Canadian.

Position Scope:

The Talent Acquisition and HR Specialist will be responsible for hiring top talent to fuel the growth of the organization while facilitating a strong employee experience for all employees. This individual will be responsible for managing end-to-end recruitment and supporting talent acquisition projects and initiatives. Working closely with the Sales Training Manager and Senior Management, the role provides a “best in class” candidate experience.

Responsibilities:

• Ad Hoc Human Resources responsibilities as requires.
• Create employment documentation including offer letters, employment verification and internal moves
• Support HR on other special projects / talent retention initiatives and other duties as required.
• Work with the Sales Training Manager to analyze People metrics such as time-to-hire, turnover, etc., and provide strategic proposals for improving recruitment and retention metrics.
• Applying a diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) lens across talent attraction and recruitment initiatives, including updating training for hiring team participants.
• Acting as the primary point of contact for candidates throughout the entire recruitment process, offering a high-touch experience.
• Managing end-to-end recruitment process in a manner that ensures a positive candidate experience, providing recommendations to the leadership team for process improvement.
• Supporting hiring teams through the recruitment process by creating interview guides that reflect the requirements for each position and providing guidance on applicant screening and interview techniques, as required.
• Implement and administer employee policies
• Manage benefits enrollment and billing
• Administer background and security checks
• Develop Social Media initiatives, to develop employee brand with compelling talent acquisition focus for posts on various media accounts.
• Working in collaboration with the Sales Training Manager and Senior Management to develop long-term talent strategies to ensure recruitment needs of the company are met.

Required Skills and Knowledge:

• Strong interpersonal and customer service skills with clients and team members
• Excellent computer skills in Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Ability to work well independently as well as effectively within a team
• Exceptional detail orientation and organization skills (with strong sense of urgency and follow up/follow through)
• ‘Can-do’ attitude and proactive, solution-focused individual
• Takes personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work; achieves results with little oversight
• Excellent organizational skills to oversee and manage all recruiting activities and the ability to report on the status of organizational wide talent acquisition
• The ability to work under pressure, multitasking and prioritizing changing priorities, while collaborating within a fast-paced dynamic team.
• Experienced in leveraging LinkedIn and other recruitment job boards for end-to-end recruitment
• Strategically minded and able to work in a fast-paced environment

Education and Experience:

• At least 2 years of experience in talent acquisition / end-to-end recruitment.
• CHRP/CHRL would be an asset
• Experience recruiting for Sales and Administrative roles.
• A degree/diploma from an accredited institution in Business Administration (Human Resources Management preferred) or equivalent experience.

Application Instructions: To apply, please send a resume to Melanie McQueen at [email protected]

Summit Search Group is a fair and equitable search firm. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment and selection process.