TALENT ACQUISITION SPECIALIST

At Phoenix Defense, we look for people who have bold new ideas, courage, and an entrepreneurial spirit to join forces to create the future while having fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. With every job we fill, our focus is on providing best in class service to our customers while offering the opportunity for professional growth in a rewarding and innovative work environment. We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated professional to fill the position of Talent Acquisition Specialist.

This is an on-site position located in Gilbert, AZ.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

The Talent Acquisition Specialist will work closely with the HR team and hiring managers to facilitate the successful employer branding/attraction, recruitment, onboarding, and retention of new team members. The successful candidate will be responsible for recruiting and outreach efforts in our Manufacturing division and promote best practices in interviewing, selection, onboarding, and compliance with federal and state employment laws. The role will report to the Talent Acquisition Manager with a direct line to the SVP/GM of Manufacturing.

• Have a direct and impactful presence on how Phoenix Manufacturing is viewed as a great place to work and contribute to elevating the quality of our employee experience.
• High volume full life cycle of recruitment and pre-employment onboarding for aerospace manufacturing.
• Work with hiring managers to define required skills and behaviors, current and future positions.
• Help facilitate interview and feedback processes, driving tools that elevate technical screening processes.
• Build strong, diverse pipelines of quality talent for various positions across the organization.
• Continuously and proactively advance processes for candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing, and selecting.
• Determines optimum recruitment method to develop and maintain a highly qualified candidate pool.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition Manager and SVP/GM of Manufacturing to help in the development of a thriving internship program for the Manufacturing division.
• Cultivates relationships with staffing agencies, colleges, universities, and other targeted outreach organizations to ensure a diverse pipeline of candidates.
• Partner with HR to drive positive employee engagement and retention through monitoring the leadership development program with Manufacturing leadership.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

ABOUT YOU:

• Bachelor's degree in related technical and/or human resources field preferred but not required.
• Minimum of three (3) years of recruiting experience, with prior experience in moderate volume recruiting or staffing required.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Possess strong administrative, planning and organizational skills.
• Proficient to advanced knowledge and experience with Applicant Tracking Systems.
• Thorough understanding of the division's technology, technical roles, and skills.
• Thorough understanding of recruiting methods and best practices, as well as applicable policies and federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and related software.
• Experience working within aerospace manufacturing is highly preferred.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS ABILITIES AND OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS:

• Ability to maintain a level of confidentiality
• Must have high initiative, integrity, strong work ethic, good communication and critical thinking and analytical skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Well-developed emotional intelligence and negotiation skills
• Knowledge of enterprise and HR software
• Knowledge of aerospace & defense.