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Company Description
Associated Materials, is the parent company for leading residential building product brands such as Alside, Gentek, Alpine and Preservation. With a legacy of over 70 years in business, we create, develop, manufacture, extrude and distribute beautiful siding, windows and more throughout our network of North American company-owned distributors.
Headquartered in Cuyahoga Falls, OH, Associated Materials has over 4000 employees across its U.S. and Canadian manufacturing footprint and our extensive North American distribution center network (120+ locations!). We are a charter member of the Vinyl Siding Institute, the American Association of Architects, the National Association of Home Builders, and the National Association of the Remodeling Industry.
This combination of established brand recognition, manufacturing capacity and distribution reach makes for an exciting and rewarding employment value proposition. Join us, and discover the next step in your career journey.
Job Description
About the Position
As the Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will lead and execute recruiting for manufacturing Production Associates in our approximately 500-person manufacturing plant, located in Cedar Rapids. The work is fast-paced and requires consistent, quality execution of all related processes including sourcing, screening, selection, and successful candidate start-up, as well as management of system measures and tracking. It requires recruiting passion and experience; critical thinking; willingness to roll up your sleeves and work under pressure; and ability to work well with others to manage a wide variety of positive relationships. The position also provides great visibility, as we are looking for your fresh ideas and improvement mindset to help us tackle and solve complex business challenges and improve our processes.
Objective: Best in class Talent Acquisition processes and systems that raise the bar on the candidate hiring experience, quality of hires, employee retention, and system metrics.
Your job responsibilities and impact
Execute and develop hiring process/cycle to fill Plant Associate positions with consistent quality standards including attracting and sourcing candidates, screening and pre-employment assessments, selection interviews, successful onboarding, and other hiring processes.
Represent the Associated Materials employer brand and build sourcing, social media, and hiring networks to elevate the candidate hiring experience, reinforce our long-term commitment to the local market in which we operate, and improve hiring decisions.
Identify & communicate continuous improvement opportunities and strategies.
Manage relationships and accountability with external agencies, background check vendors, and others, with understanding on how to use them for best quality and cost.
Create, maintain, and use accurate and timely assessment metrics regarding hiring and related processes.
Work with site management to plan and execute successful recruiting programs and events.
Work with plant, HR, and talent teams regarding talent acquisition processes and improvements.
Qualifications
The qualifications you ll bring
3+ years of Talent Acquisition/Recruiting experience with a deep understanding of topics related to hiring top talent for a growing company.
Understanding of full cycle of recruiting in a fast paced, high-volume environment (manufacturing experience a plus).
Demonstrated problem solver with ability to manage multiple priorities.
Self-directed, with a drive for results and sense of urgency.
Experience and proficiency in creating and using data analytics, tracking, reports, and metrics.
Excellent collaboration skills, to interact with candidates, employees, and external partners with diverse backgrounds and working styles.
Additional Information
What we offer to you
An exciting career with a growing company in a stable industry, with career advancement potential.
The ability to make a difference now and for years to come, with a ground floor opportunity to help us transform talent acquisition.
Competitive Compensation (insert details here)
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Recruiters: Please note that Associated Materials, Alside and any of its affiliated companies does not seek or accept unsolicited resumes or offers of recruiting service associated with any published or unpublished employment opportunities. Any unsolicited information sent to AMI or any of its employees will be considered as unencumbered and free from any fee or charge whatsoever. Only members of our Human Resources Team have authority to engage or authorize recruiting services. Any questions regarding recruiting services of any kind must be sent to jobs at
