Talent Acquisition Specialist

TITLE:  Talent Acquisition Specialist

JOB TYPE:  Full-Time

LOCATION:  Geneseo, IL

Come Grow with Us!

Are you passionate about finding and hiring the best talent and making a positive impact in people’s lives? We are looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to support our rapidly growing business.

What You’ll Do

Wyffels Hybrids invites you join our family as the Talent Acquisition Specialist, building and implementing a centralized, professional recruiting function to ensure the organization attracts exceptionally qualified candidates. You will report directly to the Manager of Talent and will play a key role in executing the organization’s talent acquisition strategy.

Why Wyffels Hybrids?

We are an independent U.S. Farm Family-Owned Company driven by our core values of Passion, Perseverance, Integrity, Empowerment, and Respect.  We offer competitive pay, attractive benefits, and an unparalleled culture that focuses on relationships that foster both individual and organizational success.

People who choose to work at Wyffels are a different breed; they buy into the Wyffels culture of doing 100 Little Things just a little bit better and those little things add up to a big advantage for our farmer customers. Our people believe that true success happens when we are all pulling the rope in the same direction. That success is highlighted by our triple digit growth over the last decade and being the #1 Independent Seed Brand in the Central Corn Belt. We play to win on product, performance, service, and doing things our way – the Wyffels Way.

Job Description Highlights

• Creates and implements an effective, centralized end-to-end recruiting process and supporting tools.
• Partners with HR and hiring managers to understand staffing needs and goals. 
• Facilitates the full hiring process, including candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing, hiring recommendations, and onboarding.
• Provides training on hiring process, interviewing best practices and other topics related to hiring top talent.

• Assists in the development of employer brand strategy for recruitment.
• Incorporates employer brand in recruitment processes, onboarding program, and recruitment platforms, i.e. career page, recruiting sites, social media, etc.
• Creates a new employee onboarding process designed to engage and educate employees joining the organization.
• Partners with HR and leaders to develop and implement a comprehensive internship program.
• Oversees internship program; coordinates with department leaders to ensure goals of the program are met. 
• Builds and maintains strong and positive relationships with external partners, schools, and recruitment platforms.
• Analyzes recruitment data; creates and maintains reports to measure effectiveness of recruitment activities.
• Organizes and attends job fairs, campus events, and other networking opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business Administration, or a related field plus 3 years of relevant experience OR 6 years of progressive HR experience.
• Demonstrated experience in talent acquisition; proficiency in end-to-end recruitment processes, proficiency in applicant tracking software, understanding of employment law, EEO, and ADA,
• Demonstrated knowledge of labor market; understanding of fair and competitive market salaries, candidate availability, and demand for candidates in agriculture industry.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Talent Acquisition best practices and trends, and labor market.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to build strong relationships and network.
• Data-driven mindset with the ability to leverage analytics to improve recruitment efforts.

• Excellent time management and ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadline.