Talent Acquisition Specialist

About Us

We’re working towards an ambitious future, one we want to build together with all our colleagues. This is why we are looking for an exceptional Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our new site opening team in Canada.

We have multi-category expertise with a focus on quality and innovation. We deliver what customers need and consumers want with expert taste and growth mindset.

Our business began with meat, and we've developed a market-leading expertise with unmatched quality globally. We’re always investing in new technology to deliver more value, efficiency and consumer-led innovative solutions.

This role is at the heart of driving our business capability and building a fantastic environment for all our colleagues.

This opportunity is offered as a 6-month, fixed-term contract.

What we are looking for:

We are looking for a professional and experienced Resourcing Specialist to join our growing People & Culture Team. As a Resourcing Specialist you will support the People & Culture Manager to provide excellence in the end-to-end resourcing process (360) which will require excellent organisational and time management skills as well as being system savvy to use all the appropriate tools available to you.

Your role will include anything from developing brand and attraction campaigns including compelling copy writing, effective talent pipelining, succession planning, sourcing and selection of suitable candidates. You will support Hiring Managers with sourcing, selecting, shortlisting and interviewing candidates through a significant period of hiring and growth.

Key responsibilities as a Resourcing Specialist will be to:

• Supporting the sourcing of candidates for all roles, from Blue Collar to White Collar in Canada.
• Partner with hiring managers to ensure that for any roles there is a robust planning process which captures the need, the sourcing plan, selection approach and clarifies the roles of key parties during the recruitment and selection process.
• Deliver against KPIs of time, cost, sourcing mix and candidate/line manager experience, each routinely tracked and reported against.
• Lead and/or support (as appropriate) the co-ordination of any recruitment campaigns and recruitment drives as required.
• Accountable for briefing 3rd parties on roles and ensuring the business receives a high-quality service from them.
• Work with the People & Culture Manager to provide specialist advice and guidance to managers on the most appropriate selection and testing methods available for a role, assisting with the sourcing, development or creation of specialist exercises or tests where required and the ongoing development and contribution towards a Company suite of selection tools.

Required experience/expertise to succeed as a Resourcing Specialist will include:

• Proven In-House/agency recruitment resourcing experience.
• Effective sourcing understanding and capability; experience of fully utilising ATS system(s), proven track record in utilising creative and effective ways to source and engage the calibre of candidates we wish to attract directly.
• Sound knowledge and experience with different effective selection and assessment techniques.
• Confidence, organisation and interpersonal skills to be able to approach passive candidates, hiring managers and any customer alike.
• Strong Influencing, facilitation and coaching skills with exceptional stakeholder management skills.
• Customer focused with a collaborative approach.
• Natural sales and marketing flair.
• Highly organised with effective time management.

Diversity & Inclusion

Hilton Foods Canada is committed to building a culture of diversity and inclusion and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees. At Hilton Foods Canada, we welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. If you require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please advise the HR representative. All requests for an accommodation and the accommodation measures will be handled in a confidential manner at all times.