Talent Acquisition Specialist

At Saputo, our best comes from our people. We’re a talented and caring team with a longstanding history of excellence. Since our first days delivering cheese on a bicycle, we’ve grown into a leading global dairy processor by staying true to the culture that defines us.

Each of our employees is committed to uphold our tradition of care, quality, and passion through food, and together, we foster an environment where we can all make contributions that matter from our manufacturing plants to our office locations and everywhere in-between.

The Talent Acquisition Specialist is responsible for using various channels to source and recruit potential candidates to current openings as well as for pipeline development of critical positions.

This position takes a proactive approach to identifying candidates who align to our hiring needs.

How you will make contributions that matter...

• Work collaboratively with HR partners to determine current staffing needs and deploy strategies for sourcing and recruiting candidates for high volume positions
• Create applicant pools and talent pipelines by posting job ads and promoting openings via social channels
• Evaluate applications, review resumes and complete initial phone screens to identify top candidates
• Recommend candidates for open positions and coordinate interviews
• Organize and participate in hiring events
• Develop proactive sourcing strategies and foster networking relationships with potential candidates for critical high-volume hourly positions
• Positively promote and represent Saputo
• Support and track recruiting KPI’s and metrics

You are best suited for the role if you

• Have a minimum 2 years of sourcing or recruiting / talent acquisition experience; high volume recruiting experience is a plus.
• Possess a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field.
• Have experience working with the Workday Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Are comfortable engaging with community partners, recruitment marketing partners, and others to promote Saputo as an employer of choice.
• Are skilled at executing recruitment sourcing techniques to identify passive talent.
• Have professional communication skills with ability to partner across all levels of employees and external business partners.
• Are bilingual Spanish speaking as a plus.

We support and care for our employees by providing them with

• Development opportunities that enhance your career fulfillment
• Meaningful compensation & benefits that help you care for your family
• Opportunities to contribute to your community and enhance the lives of others through Saputo products

Saputo is among the top three cheese producers in the USA and one of the largest producers of extended shelf-life and cultured dairy products.

We have a diversified product portfolio with well-known retail brands, such as Friendship Dairies, Frigo Cheese, Montchevre, Stella and Treasure Cave, and a strong foodservice presence, partnering with chain restaurants and broadline distributors.

Thanks to our countrywide footprint and national and international distribution networks, we're proud to bring our best to our customers and, consumers and have plenty of opportunities for our employees to grow in their own way.

And we do it while also striving to build a healthier future for our people and the communities where we operate, guided by our values and the Saputo Promise.