Talent Acquisition Consultant jobs in South Portland, ME

Position Summary

Join our exciting team of next generation Talent Acquisition & Engagement professionals! Our professionals play a pivotal role in the development and execution our recruitment marketing strategy to ensure Casella’s employment brand and culture is visible and attractive to top talent. The Talent Acquisition Partner uses technology and face to face branding techniques to create an engaging environment for individual career growth. The successful candidate will provide full, life cycle recruiting to their assigned client group including sourcing, screening, qualifying, interviewing and managing candidates while advising hiring managers through the assessment and selection process.

This position requires extensive travel throughout Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts as well as other Eastern States as required.  

Key Responsibilities

Brand Development

• Implements strategies that define and articulate Casella’s employment brand, organizational culture, employee value proposition, and key differentiators through community outreach, social media, professional engagement, and networking.
• Develops effective recruitment strategies that attract quality candidates from diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Cultivates strategic relationships with secondary and post-secondary schools, technical centers, and community based training programs to educate faculty and students on the opportunities and rewards of a career in environmental and waste services developing a pipeline of apprentice candidates for Casella's CDL and Diesel Technician training programs.

Sourcing and Recruiting

• Builds and maintains ongoing pipeline of qualified talent by collaborating with external recruiting firms to communicate organizational needs, negotiate service level agreements and manage recruitment process to maximize return on investment for targeted searches.
• Assesses candidates for cultural, competency and skill fit, quickly synthesizing candidate and hiring manager feedback and routinely pre-closing candidates to ensure high acceptance rates.
• Maintains candidate activity in the applicant tracking system (ATS) including dispositioning candidates and ensuring compliance with all policy and regulatory requirements to ensure data integrity.

Business Partner Support

• Collaborates with regional and division leaders to determine current and future staffing needs to ensure a ready and available workforce to meet customer service standards, business needs, and revenue growth.
• Operates as a business partner by advising hiring managers on effective interviewing techniques and collaborating with others throughout the organization ensuring a smooth process and meeting required business objectives.
• Collaborates with our leaders and other key players to ensure a diverse pool of strong talent for current and future leadership positions through positive candidate relationship management.
• Partners with hiring managers to create accurate job descriptions that include the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for each role and working with compensation team to secure job evaluations, market analysis, and grade assignments.

Education, Experience & Qualifications

The successful candidate will possess a high level of energy, ability to engage various audiences, and thrive in a fun, positive work environment. Candidates should have 3-5 years of customer facing experience. Candidates should be skilled in networking, community engagement, and developing multimedia campaigns using current technology. Working knowledge of ATS, HRIS, or other HR technology systems is a must. Ability to travel up to 70% of the time, with overnight travel comprising about 20% of total time, is required.

Outstanding analytical, problem resolution and decision-making skills are required. Superior interpersonal, communications and presentation skills along with a demonstrated ability to provide empathic support while maintaining objective professionalism is essential. Candidates must be able to explain and teach complex ideas concisely.

Bachelor’s degree in human resources management, business, or other related field and SHRM-CP or PHR certification are a plus.

Attributes

Positive, self-motivated individual, who embodies commitment and dedication to the customer and organization, is proactive and results-oriented, exercises sound judgment and has the ability to multitask and to see the larger picture while focusing on detailed information.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life & Disability Insurance, Paid Maternity & Parental Leave, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Stock Purchase Program, 401K, Employee Assistance Plan, Wellness Incentive, Employee Discounts, Tuition Reimbursement, Career Pathway Programs, and much more!