Talent and Culture Specialist

About Us

PEAK Event Services is proud to be the premier event rental and tenting company in New England! Joining the PEAK team means being part of a team that makes it happen. At PEAK, we find joy in bringing important moments to life. To our clients, it all feels like magic, but in reality, there’s a lot of work that goes into our work — strategy, creativity, and grit.

Each new event brings its own brand of challenges, and we’re just the team to solve them. We’re motivated and inspired to deliver unique experiences in our own ingenious ways. This extra effort and determination helps us deliver stressless events for our clients, while providing us with transformative opportunities to learn, grow, and spread joy.

What You'll Do

We have an excellent opportunity in our Human Resources Department for a Talent and Culture Specialist. The Talent and Culture Specialist will be responsible for achieving talent acquisition objectives throughout the organization. Primary duties include supporting the Human Resources Department through the development and execution of recruiting plans, networking through various outlets, and employing traditional sourcing strategies while simultaneously developing new, creative recruiting ideas. Supporting staff, managers and assisting with HR initiatives will be an integral part of this role as well. This position reports to the Senior Human Resources Manager and is located in Stoughton, MA with weekly travel to our Portsmouth, RI location.

The Day-to-Day

• Partnering with hiring managers to determine hiring needs
• Manage high volume recruiting for multiple departments, across different locations, including exempt and non-exempt positions
• Creating job descriptions and job ads
• Managing company job postings and utilizing Paylocity’s recruiting module
• Determining applicant qualifications through interviews, response analysis, and comparing qualifications to job requirements
• Conducting regular follow-ups with managers to determine the effectiveness of recruiting plans and implementation
• Researching and recommending new sources for active and passive candidate recruiting
• Staying current on the company’s organization structure, policies, and federal and state laws regarding employment practices
• Serving as a liaison with area employment agencies, colleges, and industry associations and creating new contacts within the industry, attending job and career fairs
• Completing timely reports on employment activity
• Partnering with management to communicate human resources policies, procedures, and protocols
• Serves as liaison between management and employees by handling questions, interpreting and administering policies and helping resolve work-related problems
• Provide coaching and education to management team in dealing with employee performance issues, including corrective action and employee separations
• Document and handle employee complaints; leads investigations when employee complaints or concerns are brought forth within area of responsibility
• Recommend employee relations practices necessary to establish a positive employer- employee relationship and promote a high level of employee morale and motivation
• Plan events and activities to boost company morale
• Cultivate a workplace environment that is beneficial to employee morale
• Complete Special Projects and other duties as assigned

What We're Looking For

• 5 years of HR experience with full cycle recruiting experience
• Experience with managing and prioritizing multiple searches and projects, multitasking
• Ability to execute various recruiting strategies, including candidate management, diversity sourcing, and interview process management
• General knowledge of employment laws and practices
• Solid ethics, morals and sound judgment
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including heavy calendar scheduling in Outlook
• HRIS experience, (Paylocity knowledge a plus)
• Ability to operate autonomously and with infrequent direction or supervision
• Ability to create spreadsheets and presentational formats through all applications
• Operates with the highest level of honesty and integrity
• Ability to travel for recruitment meetings and career fairs and maintain a flexible schedule
• Excellent written and communication skills

Why You’ll Like Working Here

• Our incredible compensation combo of Competitive Pay, Paid Time Off Paid Holidays
• Support for your personal life wellbeing
• We like to celebrate we do it often!
• Encouragement for Volunteer Days giving back to our communities
• We foster and embrace an inclusive and diverse work culture

Our Full Suite of Benefits:

• Medical, Dental Vision Insurance
• Company-Paid Basic Life AD&D Insurance
• Short Term & Long Term Disability Insurance
• Telehealth Wellness
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Travel Assistance
• 401K Retirement Plan Employer Matching

More About Us

• We’re not just a rental events company – our PEAK Code drives the work we do, every day.
• We’re partners in problem solving. We collaborate in order to push through challenges and succeed together.
• We are employers of respect. Our relationships mean the world to us and we hold ourselves to the highest level of accountability.
• We are advocates for our communities. From sponsoring events and organizations to volunteering and donating our time, we support our communities and are committed to social responsibility.
• We are keepers of the craft. Our attention to detail, commitment to excellence and devotion to our clients allows us to go “Above and Beyond”.

PEAK is an EEO Employer. We seek diversity and culture-add candidates, not necessarily “culture-fits” or more of the same. We believe diversity makes us better, and we seek to create a workplace where all feel a sense of belonging. Please let us know if you need any assistance or accommodation in the application process.