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We design and develop exciting, patented, and innovative technologies that make a real and lasting impact across multiple industries.\n At the heart of our success are the values that guide everything we do:\n People - our team is what makes us special \nPassion - from our hearts and minds, demonstrated through our actions \nPriority - we put the customer first, every day, in everything we do \nPartnership - with each other, our customers, and our suppliers \n We provide a supportive environment where hard work, passions, and goals are recognized. Innovation and collaboration are at the heart of what we do. Share your drive and aspirations with us, and we’ll ensure that your efforts open doors to new opportunities and growth.\n THE POSITION\n As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will lead full-cycle recruitment across Smartrend Manufacturing Group, partnering with hiring leaders to attract, assess, and hire top talent that supports our continued growth. You will develop effective sourcing strategies, manage multiple recruitment projects simultaneously, and provide consultative guidance throughout the hiring process. In addition to leading recruitment activities, you will contribute to the continuous improvement of SMG's talent acquisition practices by enhancing recruitment processes, candidate experience, employer branding, and hiring tools..\n HOW YOU WILL BE MAKING AN IMPACT\n Lead end-to-end recruitment activities for assigned positions, including intake meetings, job postings, candidate sourcing, application screening, interviews, reference checks and offer preparation, \nPartner with hiring managers and business leaders to understand workforce needs, define position requirements, develop recruitment strategies, and support workforce planning initiatives. \nSource and engage qualified active and passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, employee referrals, professional networks, educational institutions, and other targeted sourcing channels. \nBuild and maintain talent pipelines for recurring, high-volume, and difficult-to-fill positions to support current and future hiring needs. \nGuide hiring managers through the recruitment process by coordinating interviews, developing structured interview guides, evaluating candidates, and providing informed hiring recommendations. \nDeliver an exceptional candidate experience through timely communication, professionalism, and effective recruitment coordination. \nPromote SMG's employer brand by supporting recruitment marketing initiatives, career fairs, community partnerships, educational outreach, and other talent attraction activities. \nMaintain accurate recruitment records within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and ensure recruitment activities are completed efficiently and in accordance with established processes. \nMonitor recruitment metrics, labour market trends, and compensation data to support hiring decisions, workforce planning, and continuous improvement initiatives. \nIdentify and implement opportunities to improve recruitment processes, tools, templates, reporting, and hiring manager practices. \nEnsure recruitment activities comply with applicable employment legislation, human rights requirements, and SMG policies. \nSupport a seamless transition from recruitment to onboarding by ensuring hiring documentation is complete, accurate, and communicated to the appropriate internal stakeholders. \n WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE\n Positions are filled within agreed recruitment timelines while maintaining a high standard of candidate quality. \nStrong talent pipelines are developed and maintained for recurring, specialized, and difficult-to-fill positions. \nHiring managers and candidates receive responsive, professional, and consistent support throughout the recruitment process, resulting in a positive hiring experience. \nRecruitment records within the ATS are accurate, current, and support effective reporting and decision-making. \nHiring decisions are supported by structured, objective, and job-related assessment practices that promote fair and consistent selection. \nRecruitment metrics, labour market insights, and hiring trends are leveraged to improve recruitment effectiveness, sourcing strategies, and hiring outcomes. \nRecruitment processes, tools, templates, and best practices are continuously evaluated and improved to support operational efficiency and organizational growth. \nStrong partnerships are established with hiring leaders to deliver proactive, responsive, and business-focused recruitment solutions that support workforce planning and organizational objectives. \n WHAT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE YOU REQUIRE\n 3+ years of experience managing full-cycle recruitment. \nPost-secondary education in human resources, business administration or a related field. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. \nExperience recruiting for manufacturing, engineering, technical, skilled-trades or operational positions is preferred. \nDemonstrated ability to source candidates through job boards, LinkedIn, professional networks and direct outreach. \nExperience working with applicant tracking systems. 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We offer our team members a comprehensive benefits package, including:\n Competitive compensation with a negotiable starting salary based on experience. \nGroup insurance plan with a health spending account. \nPaid vacation. \nCompany-paid shutdown from Christmas to New Year’s. \nOpportunities for career advancement with a growing company. \n We would like to thank all applicants who apply, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6832,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-14T14:57:52Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":55,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.732,"p_room":0.75,"age_days":28,"expected_fill_days":31,"reasons":["conf:2","win:late"],"computed_at":"2026-10-22T06:10:10Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/smartrendmfg-talent-acquisition-specialist","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/smartrendmfg-talent-acquisition-specialist.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-22T12:44:33Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":11398,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-23T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":4416667},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=4416667"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fsmartrendmfg-talent-acquisition-specialist"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fsmartrendmfg-talent-acquisition-specialist"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fsmartrendmfg-talent-acquisition-specialist"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/smartrendmfg-talent-acquisition-specialist\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fsmartrendmfg-talent-acquisition-specialist"}]}