Talent Acquisition Specialist

Why You Will Love This Organization
Our client is an established organization in the manufacturing industry, offering an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a business where people, operational excellence, and continuous improvement are essential to success. With a diverse workforce spanning manufacturing, skilled trades, engineering, technical, professional, and corporate functions, the organization offers a dynamic environment where talent acquisition plays a critical role in supporting business growth.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative Human Resources team and work closely with leaders across the organization to attract top talent, strengthen workforce capabilities, and contribute to initiatives that enhance the employee experience. Beyond recruitment, you will have the opportunity to influence workforce planning, talent development, employee engagement, and broader HR practices.
The Impact You Will Have
As the Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will take ownership of the full-cycle recruitment process while developing proactive strategies to attract, assess, and secure high-quality talent across a wide range of roles. You will partner with hiring leaders to understand business priorities, anticipate workforce needs, and build sustainable talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill positions.
Your impact will extend beyond filling vacancies. By leveraging labour market insights, recruitment analytics, and creative sourcing strategies, you will help improve hiring outcomes, strengthen employee retention, and support the organization's long-term workforce strategy. You will also contribute to broader HR initiatives, making this an ideal opportunity for a recruitment professional who enjoys both strategic influence and hands-on execution.
What You Will Do

• Lead the full-cycle recruitment process, from approved requisition through offer acceptance and onboarding hand-off.
• Develop and execute targeted recruitment strategies across manufacturing, skilled trades, engineering, technical, professional, corporate, and leadership functions.
• Proactively source and engage candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, networking, referrals, industry associations, recruitment databases, and other channels.
• Manage recruitment for specialized, senior-level, and difficult-to-fill positions, identifying critical competencies and essential role requirements in partnership with hiring managers.
• Conduct candidate screening, interviews, assessments, reference coordination, and hiring recommendations to ensure strong candidate-role alignment.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for critical and recurring positions while fostering ongoing relationships with prospective candidates.
• Coordinate interviews, candidate communications, employment offers, pre-employment requirements, and onboarding hand-offs to deliver a positive candidate experience.
• Lead offer discussions within approved compensation parameters and support the successful closing of qualified candidates.
• Monitor recruitment metrics, including fill rates, time-to-fill, offer acceptance rates, quality of hire, and new hire retention, to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Manage external recruitment agency relationships, establish performance expectations, and strengthen direct sourcing capabilities to improve cost-effectiveness.
• Research and leverage government grants, apprenticeship programs, hiring incentives, and workforce development opportunities.
• Partner with leaders on workforce planning, recruitment forecasting, talent pipeline development, succession planning, and retention strategies.
• Develop, review, and maintain accurate job descriptions aligned with organizational structures and business requirements.
• Contribute to employer branding, employee referral programs, campus recruitment, apprenticeship initiatives, and community outreach.
• Support broader HR activities, including employee relations, performance management, investigations, leaves, accommodations, return-to-work programs, employee engagement, and workforce transitions.
• Assist with promotions, transfers, organizational and compensation changes, HR documentation, audits, reporting, and other HR projects as required.
• Provide HR guidance to employees and leaders in accordance with established policies, employment legislation, and best practices.
• Maintain accurate recruitment and employment records while safeguarding confidential information and ensuring compliance with applicable requirements.
• Share recruitment expertise, market insights, and best practices with HR colleagues and hiring leaders, while participating in Health & Safety programs and continuous improvement initiatives.

What You Will Bring

• A bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• A minimum of 5 years of progressive talent acquisition and recruitment experience, with a demonstrated track record of managing full-cycle recruitment for specialized, difficult-to-fill, and senior-level positions.
• Proven experience recruiting across manufacturing, skilled trades, engineering, technical, professional, and corporate environments.
• Demonstrated expertise in proactive sourcing, passive candidate engagement, talent pipeline development, and recruitment strategy execution.
• Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter, applicant tracking systems (ATS), HRIS platforms, recruitment databases, and other talent acquisition tools.
• Strong interviewing, candidate assessment, networking, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to evaluate capability, potential, and organizational fit.
• Experience partnering with hiring managers to define role requirements, establish hiring priorities, and influence hiring decisions using data, assessments, and market insights.
• Experience managing external recruitment agencies and evaluating recruitment partner performance.
• Knowledge of provincial employment standards, human rights legislation, and employment best practices.
• Strong analytical skills and experience interpreting recruitment metrics, preparing HR reports, and using data to improve hiring outcomes.
• Intermediate Microsoft Office proficiency, along with excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Sound judgment, business acumen, and the ability to balance employee needs with organizational priorities.
• A high degree of professionalism, discretion, attention to detail, and respect for confidentiality when handling sensitive employee and candidate information.

The following would be considered assets:

• Broader Human Resources experience, including employee relations, employee engagement, and workforce planning.
• A CHRP designation, Registered Professional Recruiter (RPR) certification, or another recruitment-focused designation or talent acquisition certification.
• Experience recruiting in the United States and knowledge of U.S. employment practices.
• Experience identifying and leveraging government hiring incentives, grants, apprenticeship programs, and workforce development opportunities.

Work Environment

• Full-time opportunity within a manufacturing environment in Mississauga near the airport - will require 5 days on-site during the probationary period of 3 months and then will transition to 3 days on-site going forward
• You'll be working closely with the Human Resources team and leaders across multiple business functions.
• Travel to other organizational locations will be required approximately 5% of the time.
• The role may involve working in hot areas approximately 5% of the time.
• The position requires the ability to lift up to 10 lbs.
• A valid driver's licence and eligibility to work in Canada are required.
• Successful completion of criminal and credit background checks is required.
• The successful candidate will be expected to participate in applicable Health & Safety programs, 5S activities, and continuous improvement initiatives.

If you are a proactive talent acquisition professional who enjoys building relationships, solving complex recruitment challenges, and influencing workforce strategy, we invite you to apply. This is an opportunity to make a measurable impact on hiring outcomes while contributing to broader HR initiatives and organizational growth.
Submit your resume today to be considered for this opportunity.
JOB VACANCY STATUS
This role is currently vacant, and the organization is accepting applications with the intention to hire as soon as possible.
HIRING RANGE
The anticipated hiring range for this role is an annual base salary of $80-88K
USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – BY RECRUITERS & HIRING MANAGERS
At The Talent Company, people are at the centre of our recruitment process. While we may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools for limited administrative purposes, such as writing creative outreach messages, summarizing interview notes, or transcribing reference checks, AI is never the decision-maker. Resumes and candidate information are personally reviewed by our recruiters, and all hiring decisions are made by people who bring judgment, care, and expertise to each match.
If a client's recruitment process involves a greater degree of AI use during their own interviews or assessments, we will communicate that to shortlisted candidates so they are aware in advance. Our commitment is to use technology responsibly while ensuring fairness, transparency, and respect at every stage of the process.
USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – BY CANDIDATES
We recognize that candidates may choose to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support their job search, for example, to refine writing style or gather research. While this can be appropriate, the information you provide in your resume, screening questions, and interviews must always be truthful and accurately reflect your own experience, knowledge, and competencies. AI should never be used to create or exaggerate credentials.
Our goal is to understand the real you—your skills, your story, and your potential—so that we can make the best possible match between you and the organizations we serve.
ACCOMMODATION & INCLUSIVITY
At The Talent Company, we recognize the value of different perspectives and experiences in prompting innovation, sparking creativity, and solving problems. As an equal employment opportunity organization, we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, Indigenous identity, membership in visible minorities, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or any other category protected by law.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Please let us know by emailing [email protected] if an adjustment or adaptation is required at any stage to support you during the recruitment journey.