Advisor, Talent Acquisition

The Advisor, Talent Acquisitionis responsible for executingthe company's recruiting functions. The position will contribute at both hands-on and strategic levels to cultivate quality hires, an emerging talent pool, and employment branding that align withtheColumbus McKinnon culture and talent needs as the organization grows and scales.This individual will manage full lifecycle hourly recruiting and willbe responsible forcontinuously building strong networks and developing innovative and creative methods and techniques to source talent and promote the Company brand.This position is based at the Kito Crosby site in Longview, Texas. Kito Crosby was recently acquired by Columbus McKinnon, and this role is part of the Columbus McKinnon organization.

• Execute on staffing strategy and ensure the successful delivery of all ongoing talent acquisition processes.
• Develop and implement processes which provide an efficient and high-touch hiring experience for every candidate from application stage to offer, evaluating skill level, driving the interview process, selection, offer process and closing of candidates.
• Manage the requisition process from approval to on-boarding while guiding hiring managers through the selection process.
• Leverage online recruiting sources and in-house applicant trackingsystemtoidentifyand recruit talent.
• Source,interviewand recommend the best talent for all positions within the company.
• Create,prepareand extend all offers to potential candidates.
• Provideappropriate feedbackthroughout the interview and selection process toadviseand influence hiring managers, ensuring an overall effective hire.
• Create and implement employment marketing strategies to buildColumbus McKinnonpeople brand and attract passive job seekers.
• Assistthe manager instrategizing fora wide variety of go-to-market initiatives and programs (e.g.university outreach, campus recruiting) to buildColumbus McKinnonshort and long termcandidate pipeline.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to writeaccurateand effective job descriptions and creative job postings.Maintains current job descriptions on SharePoint.
• Conduct regular follow up meetings with the respective hiring managers to ensure timeliness and effectiveness ofrecruitmentprocess.
• Build data,reportingand insights to measureimpactof our talent acquisition processes.
• Through proactive direct sourcing, advertising, networking and referrals, build a network of selected and targeted prospective candidates.
• Develop andmaintainstrong relationships with internal partners as well as external users and partners including university faculty, student groups, alumni groups, professionalorganizations.
• Identifyand recommend solutions to address challenges and/or opportunities and to streamline and improve recruiting processes.
• Initiate andmaintainexcellent relations withthe businessand HR partners.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Abilityto effectively position roles, thecompanyand positively interact with candidates.
• Strong critical thinking skills; ability to affect and manage change.
• Ability to prioritize and manage competing demands.
• Self-directed and highly motivated witha strong senseof urgency.
• High tolerance for ambiguity and a rapidly changing environment.
• Evidenced learning agility; open to feedback and professional development.

• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) in Human Resources or equivalent work experience.
• 2+ years' experience in recruiting required.
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  Must reside within a commutable distance of the Longview, TX facility.