Temporary Corporate Recruiter

For nearly a century, The Jel Sert Company has focused on creating high-quality, high-value foods and beverages that help bring people together. Jel Sert is proud of being awarded the Great Place to Work certification and making Fortune's Great Place to Work in Chicago and Great Place to Work in Manufacturing and Production. We seek a passionate and dedicated individual to join our team as a TEMPORARY CORPORATE RECRUITER. If you want a work environment that encourages personal growth, responsibility, and a shared vision for creating incredible products that help create lasting memories, then Jel Sert wants you!

The Temporary Corporate Recruiter will be responsible for full-cycle recruitment and miscellaneous administrative work.

*This is a temporary assignment that will potentially last up to 6 months based upon performance and the continued need for the role.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Supports the administration of the day-to-day activities relating to corporate recruitment.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to understand the position and job requirements when a requisition is submitted.
• Implement established recruitment processes and strategies.
• Prepare and place all job postings both internally and externally.
• Utilize recruitment strategies that include traditional and alternative sources to best attract a diverse and qualified pool of candidates.
• Source candidates through various channels, including job boards, social media, and/or universities/colleges.
• Screen resumes and applications to identify qualified candidates based upon the requirements for the position.
• Conduct initial phone screens to assess whether the candidate meets the minimum requirements of the role.
• Coordinate and schedule interviews with the hiring team. This may also include a skills assessment.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date candidate records in the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Provide a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
• Prepare and place all vacancy postings for openings.
• Place advertisements for open positions utilizing job boards, social networks, and other applicable resources.
• Refer all qualified applicants to the hiring manager.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION and WORK EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in full cycle recruiting.
• Recruiting experience for a manufacturing company is required.
• Experience recruiting within the Consumer Package Goods Industry is a plus.
• Strong understanding of federal and state laws regarding recruiting practices.
• Ability to recruit with a focus on attracting a diverse talent pool, eliminating hiring bias, and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations while always prioritizing hiring the most qualified candidates
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of management.
• Experience utilizing Applicant Tracking Systems, ClearCompany preferred.
• Proven track record of hiring at all levels within an organization.
• Skilled in identifying diverse recruitment sources using job boards, social media, networking, and cold calling.
• Proven ability to manage high recruiting needs and a diverse requisition load.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES

• Established as credible and trustworthy.
• Ability to maintain the utmost confidentiality.
• Demonstrated passion for Human Resources and a genuine interest in working with people.
• Aptitude to thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
• Working knowledge of interview techniques and applicant screening methods.
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritize in a demanding environment with strict deadlines
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of management; verbal/written and presentation skills.
• Detail-oriented, organized, set priorities and work effectively with the ability to multi-task.
• Ability to thoroughly think things through with an analytical mindset.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and be a self-starter.
• Positive can-do attitude, creative mind, and the ability to work well in a team environment.
• Personable yet extremely professional in demeanor and approachable.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.

BENEFITS AND SALARY

The minimum compensation for the Temporary Corporate Recruiter is $30.00 per hour. The Jel Sert Company is committed to pay transparency and will provide further compensation information during the interview process. Compensation is determined by a candidate's experience, education, skills, training, and the internal equity within our organization. The actual compensation to be paid will be determined upon an offer. Benefits are not available for this role due to the temporary status.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.

• Standing: Remaining upright on the feet, particularly for sustained periods of time.

• Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.

• Pushing: Using the upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward.

• Pulling: Using the upper extremities to exert force to draw, drag, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion.

• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.

• Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.

• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.

• Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.

• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas utilizing the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.

• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction, having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and making fine discriminations in sound.

• Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

• Medium work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

• The worker must have close visual acuity to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, extensive reading, and visual inspection.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Office environment with exposure to the manufacturing plant and/or distribution centers.

This position will be working out of our West Chicago office during the first initial weeks of training, and then once a date has been established, the role will be hybrid, with a requirement of up to three (3) days in the office.

FOOD SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES

Follow applicable procedures and work instructions.

Back-up to Corporate HR Generalist

IMPACT ON JEL SERT SUCCESS

This job is essential in supporting Jel Sert's continued growth by recruiting candidates that meet the qualifications of the specific open positions.