The Talent Sourcing Partner is responsible for building strong talent pipelines for critical roles across manufacturing operations, including production, engineering, quality, supply chain, procurement, and technical support functions. This role combines strategic sourcing, market intelligence, and proactive candidate engagement to ensure the manufacturing organization has access to high-quality talent aligned with business needs.
You will collaborate closely with Talent Acquisition Business Partners, Hiring Managers, HR Business Partners, and operational leaders to forecast talent demand, improve sourcing strategies, and deliver a strong candidate experience while strengthening the employer brand within the industrial talent market.
Key Responsibilities
1. Talent Sourcing & Pipeline Development
- Proactively source and engage candidates for manufacturing roles (engineers, production managers, planners, quality, process engineers)
- Build and maintain passive talent pipelines through research, networking, referrals, job platforms, and social media.
- Use Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, niche manufacturing job boards, and industry networks to identify high-potential talent.
2. Market & Competitor Intelligence
- Analyze competitor landscape, salary benchmarks, and regional talent availability.
- Provide insights to TA Business Partners and business leaders on market trends, candidate behavior, and hiring challenges.
- Create talent heatmaps for critical and hard-to-fill roles.
3. Candidate Screening & Engagement
- Conduct initial candidate screenings to assess skills, manufacturing background, cultural fit, and readiness.
- Deliver a high-touch candidate experience by maintaining timely communication and engagement.
- Present qualified, assessed candidates to Talent Acquisition Business Partners and Hiring Managers.
4. Partnership With Talent Acquisition & Hiring Teams
- Work closely with TA Business Partners to refine sourcing strategies for current and future roles.
- Align with Hiring Managers to understand job requirements, site operations, and skill expectations.
- Participate in talent strategy discussions for manufacturing workforce needs.
5. Employer Branding & Talent Attraction
- Promote the company's manufacturing culture, career growth opportunities, and operational excellence.
- Represent the company at job fairs, technical school partnerships, and industry recruitment events.
- Support the creation of sourcing content such as job ads, posts, and talent campaigns.
6. Process Excellence & Reporting
- Maintain accurate candidate records in the ATS.
- Track sourcing metrics (time-to-source, pipeline activity, conversion ratios).
- Recommend process improvements to increase sourcing quality and efficiency.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, Engineering, Industrial Relations, or a related field (Master's degree is an advantage).
- 5-7+ years of progressive sourcing and recruitment experience, with at least 4 years specializing in manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, or technical operations hiring.
- Proven success sourcing for mid to senior‑level roles such as Production Managers, Manufacturing Engineers, Quality Leaders, Planners, Lean/CI roles, and Plant Operations Leaders.
- Demonstrated experience building and nurturing long‑term passive talent pipelines for critical and hard‑to-fill positions.
- Prior experience supporting multiple manufacturing sites or a regional sourcing scope is strongly preferred.
