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Schedule: Full Time: 8:00am – 5:00pm, Monday – Friday
Position Summary:
Position Responsibilities:
- Manage the full-cycle recruiting process for manufacturing, skilled trades, warehouse, customer service, clerical, and administrative positions.
- Partner with hiring managers to understand workforce needs, job requirements, and hiring priorities.
- Develop sourcing strategies to identify qualified active and passive candidates through LinkedIn, Indeed, employee referrals, networking, social media, career fairs, trade schools, and community partnerships.
- Review resumes, conduct phone screens, and evaluate candidates against position requirements.
- Coordinate interviews between candidates and hiring managers while ensuring a positive and professional candidate experience.
- Maintain accurate candidate records and recruiting activity within the Applicant Tracking System (ADP Workforce Now preferred).
- Prepare offer recommendations and partner with hiring managers and the Talent Acquisition Manager throughout the offer process.
- Manage all pre-employment screening activities.
- Build and maintain talent pipelines for recurring manufacturing and administrative hiring needs.
- Track recruiting metrics and provide regular hiring updates to hiring managers.
- Represent LECO at career fairs, hiring events, and community recruiting events.
- Provide outstanding customer service to candidates, hiring managers, and employees throughout the recruiting process.
Position Requirements:
- 2–4 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably supporting manufacturing, industrial, skilled trades, warehouse, or administrative positions.
- Experience sourcing candidates using recruiting tools
- Experience managing multiple open requisitions while balancing other talent recruitment priorities.
- Proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems (ADP Workforce Now preferred).
- Interviewing and candidate assessment skills.
- Ability to build trusted relationships with hiring managers and candidates.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative HR team.
- Ability to analyze recruiting data and recommend improvements to hiring strategies.
- Willingness to travel occasionally for recruiting events, career fairs, and community outreach.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Manufacturing or industrial recruiting experience.
- Experience recruiting hourly production employees, skilled trades, technicians, and administrative professionals.
- Experience using recruiting tools or other advanced sourcing platforms.
- Knowledge of employment laws and recruiting best practices.
- Experience supporting employer branding or recruiting marketing initiatives.
Education/Certifications:
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Communications, or a related field is preferred. Equivalent recruiting experience will also be considered.
EOE M/F/VET/Disability
Schedule: Full Time: 8:00am – 5:00pm, Monday – Friday
Position Summary:
Position Responsibilities:
- Manage the full-cycle recruiting process for manufacturing, skilled trades, warehouse, customer service, clerical, and administrative positions.
- Partner with hiring managers to understand workforce needs, job requirements, and hiring priorities.
- Develop sourcing strategies to identify qualified active and passive candidates through LinkedIn, Indeed, employee referrals, networking, social media, career fairs, trade schools, and community partnerships.
- Review resumes, conduct phone screens, and evaluate candidates against position requirements.
- Coordinate interviews between candidates and hiring managers while ensuring a positive and professional candidate experience.
- Maintain accurate candidate records and recruiting activity within the Applicant Tracking System (ADP Workforce Now preferred).
- Prepare offer recommendations and partner with hiring managers and the Talent Acquisition Manager throughout the offer process.
- Manage all pre-employment screening activities.
- Build and maintain talent pipelines for recurring manufacturing and administrative hiring needs.
- Track recruiting metrics and provide regular hiring updates to hiring managers.
- Represent LECO at career fairs, hiring events, and community recruiting events.
- Provide outstanding customer service to candidates, hiring managers, and employees throughout the recruiting process.
Position Requirements:
- 2–4 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably supporting manufacturing, industrial, skilled trades, warehouse, or administrative positions.
- Experience sourcing candidates using recruiting tools
- Experience managing multiple open requisitions while balancing other talent recruitment priorities.
- Proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems (ADP Workforce Now preferred).
- Interviewing and candidate assessment skills.
- Ability to build trusted relationships with hiring managers and candidates.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative HR team.
- Ability to analyze recruiting data and recommend improvements to hiring strategies.
- Willingness to travel occasionally for recruiting events, career fairs, and community outreach.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Manufacturing or industrial recruiting experience.
- Experience recruiting hourly production employees, skilled trades, technicians, and administrative professionals.
- Experience using recruiting tools or other advanced sourcing platforms.
- Knowledge of employment laws and recruiting best practices.
- Experience supporting employer branding or recruiting marketing initiatives.
Education/Certifications:
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Communications, or a related field is preferred. Equivalent recruiting experience will also be considered.
EOE M/F/VET/Disability
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Who's Hiring
- Amazon22
- Brightview21
- Northrop Grumman19N
- Macy's13
- Airwallex13
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software35
- Healthcare & Medical Services22
- Consulting & Professional Services16
- Construction & Real Estate13
- Banking & Financial Services13
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in talent acquisition associate jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, psychology, or a related field
- Experience using applicant tracking systems to manage candidate pipelines and requisitions
- Proficiency sourcing candidates through professional networking sites and Boolean search
- Strong communication skills for coordinating interviews and managing candidate relationships
- Familiarity with employment law basics including EEO compliance and I-9 documentation
- Experience supporting full-cycle recruiting from job posting through offer coordination
Tips for Your Talent Acquisition Associate Job Search
Tailor your resume to ATS screening
Talent acquisition teams know exactly how ATS filters work, so your resume has to pass the same screens you'll help run. Mirror the job posting's exact language for sourcing tools, pipeline management, and requisition volume to clear automated reviews.
Quantify your recruiting pipeline contributions
Hiring managers want to see scope, not just duties. Replace vague bullets with specifics: how many roles you supported, how many candidates you screened per week, or how quickly requisitions moved from intake to offer under your coordination.
Target openings by recruiting specialization
Job titles vary widely. Search for 'talent acquisition associate,' 'recruiting coordinator,' 'sourcing associate,' and 'campus recruiter' to surface the full range of openings that match your background, since companies use different titles for nearly identical roles.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists talent acquisition associate openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare for a behavioral and process interview
Expect questions on how you've handled a high-volume req load, managed a difficult hiring manager, or kept candidates engaged through a long process. Practice your answers with specific situations, not hypotheticals, and be ready to walk through your exact sourcing workflow.
Negotiate using total compensation, not base only
Many talent acquisition roles include recruiting bonuses or performance incentives tied to offer acceptance rates or time-to-fill metrics. Ask about those structures before you accept, because they can meaningfully change what the role pays over a full year.
Talent Acquisition Associate Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most talent acquisition associates?
The most active employers for talent acquisition associates right now are Amazon, Brightview, and Northrop Grumman, and the most openings are in California, Texas, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Healthcare systems, large retailers, and staffing firms tend to post the highest volume of these roles year-round.
How many talent acquisition associate jobs are remote?
About 64% of talent acquisition associate openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, reflecting how much of the recruiting workflow moved online during and after the pandemic. Sourcing, candidate screening, and interview coordination roles are the most likely to stay remote, while on-site work is more common for campus recruiting and high-touch executive hiring support.
How do you become a talent acquisition associate?
Start with a degree in human resources, business, or a related field, then gain hands-on experience through an HR internship, recruiting coordinator role, or administrative support position where you touch the hiring process. Get comfortable with at least one applicant tracking system, learn Boolean search for sourcing, and study employment law basics. From there, apply to entry-level talent acquisition associate or recruiting coordinator openings to build your full-cycle experience.
Can you get a talent acquisition associate job with little experience?
Yes, many entry-level talent acquisition associate roles are designed for candidates with limited direct recruiting experience. Employers frequently hire from HR internships, customer-facing service roles, or administrative backgrounds because those build the communication and organizational skills recruiting requires. Showing familiarity with an ATS, demonstrating you understand the hiring process end to end, and framing any experience coordinating schedules or managing relationships will strengthen a lean resume considerably.
What does the talent acquisition associate interview process look like?
Most talent acquisition associate interviews include an initial recruiter screen focused on your background and interest in the role, followed by a hiring manager conversation covering your sourcing methods, how you manage candidate experience, and how you handle competing priorities. Many employers add a practical component, such as writing a job posting, walking through a sourcing strategy for a sample req, or demonstrating how you'd move a candidate through the pipeline, before a final panel or offer stage.
Where can I find and apply to talent acquisition associate jobs?
You can find and apply to talent acquisition associate jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Find roles that match your background and experience, then apply directly to each listing. New positions are added regularly, so checking back often gives you the best shot at catching openings as soon as they go live.
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