Talent Acquisition Partner - Manufacturing

Location: North Kingstown, United States of AmericaThales people architect identity management and data protection solutions at the heart of digital security. Business and governments rely on us to bring trust to the billions of digital interactions they have with people. Our technologies and services help banks exchange funds, people cross borders, energy become smarter and much more. More than 30,000 organizations already rely on us to verify the identities of people and things, grant access to digital services, analyze vast quantities of information and encrypt data to make the connected world more secure.

Onsite- North Kingstown, RI

Thales is hiring an Talent Acquisition Partner to support our Manufacturing business line. The Talent Acquisition team delivers all of Thales America’s recruitment with a heavy focus on Sourcing, Assessment, and Selection targeting/attracting passive talent.

This position is an exciting opportunity in which you will be able to truly gain an understanding into our business with banks and card issuers to accelerate modern card programs. Will play a real part in the success of the delivery of its programs. This is a frontline position in which you will have a “seat at the table” rather than just working as part of a back office HR team. We are looking for someone that is truly passionate about understanding their customer and consistently exceeding their expectations by delivering the best possible talent.

Key Areas of Responsobility

• Own the full-cycle recruitment process for assigned manufacturing, operations, engineering, technical, skilled trades, quality, supply chain, and other plant-based positions, from intake and sourcing through selection, offer, pre-employment activities, and onboarding.
• Partner closely with Talent Acquisition, Manufacturing, and HR leaders to understand current and future workforce requirements and develop recruiting strategies aligned with production and business needs.
• Lead thorough intake discussions with hiring managers to define position requirements, critical skills, experience, shift requirements, compensation considerations, timelines, and sourcing strategies before launching searches.
• Develop proactive sourcing strategies and talent pipelines for difficult-to-fill manufacturing and technical positions, using direct sourcing, employee referrals, internal talent, professional networks, schools, community partnerships, job boards, and other targeted channels.
• Maintain pipelines of qualified talent for recurring and high-volume manufacturing needs, including production, assembly, machining, maintenance, testing, quality, engineering, logistics, and skilled trades positions.
• Build strong relationships with hiring managers, setting clear expectations around the recruiting process, interview timelines, candidate feedback, market conditions, and their role in delivering a positive candidate experience.
• Provide hiring managers with talent-market insights related to candidate availability, competitive compensation, required skills, geographic challenges, shift preferences, and other factors affecting the ability to attract manufacturing talent.
• Identify opportunities to adjust position requirements or sourcing strategies when labor-market conditions make the original hiring profile difficult to achieve, while maintaining the skills and qualifications critical to business and operational success.
• Source and engage passive candidates, developing compelling outreach that communicates the Thales employee value proposition, career opportunities, technology, culture, and impact of working within the manufacturing organization.
• Screen and assess candidates against the technical qualifications, manufacturing experience, competencies, motivation, and behavioral requirements of each position, while ensuring a consistent and equitable selection process.
• Present qualified and diverse candidate slates to hiring managers, providing clear recommendations and relevant candidate information to support informed hiring decisions.
• Coordinate an efficient interview and selection process, ensuring candidates and hiring teams receive timely communication, interview feedback is collected promptly, and unnecessary delays in the hiring process are addressed.
• Candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle, ensuring candidates receive timely, professional, and transparent communication from initial contact through disposition, offer, and onboarding.
• Partner with HR and hiring leaders on offer development and closing strategies, helping manage candidate expectations and addressing potential challenges involving compensation, shift schedules, location, relocation, start dates, and other employment considerations.
• Support recruiting initiatives, production ramp-ups, expansion activities, and workforce growth, developing targeted recruiting plans based on hiring volume, required skills, and business timelines.
• Develop relationships with external talent sources, including job fairs, technical schools, community colleges, universities, workforce development organizations, veteran organizations, apprenticeship programs, and community partners to strengthen local manufacturing talent pipelines.
• Maintain accurate and timely recruiting activity within Phenom and Workday systems, ensuring candidate records, requisition activity, interview stages, dispositions, offers, and other required information are complete and compliant.
• Ensure recruiting practices comply with Thales policies, employment requirements, and established Talent Acquisition procedures throughout the sourcing, interviewing, selection, offer, and onboarding process.
• Monitor recruiting metrics and hiring activity, including time to fill, pipeline health, candidate conversion, offer acceptance, source effectiveness, and aging requisitions, using the information to identify and address recruiting challenges.
• Use recruiting data and hiring-manager feedback to drive continuous improvement in sourcing effectiveness, recruiting processes, candidate experience, hiring speed, and quality of hire.
• Collaborate with the Talent Acquisition team to share talent pools, sourcing strategies, market intelligence, best practices, and lessons learned across manufacturing locations and business areas.
• Talent Acquisition strategy and employer brand, representing the organization professionally with candidates, hiring managers, external partners, and the broader talent market.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree, Business Administration , related field or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of experience in a Talent Acquisition role with prior experience managing manufacturing recruitment
• 2+ years of in-house manufacturing recruitment experience in fast-paced environment

• 5+ years of experience using Indeed and LinkedIn Recruiter

•  Be flexible with a strong drive to achieve desired outcomes in a dynamic environment as priorities and objectives evolve
• Ability to be analytical, interpret complex information, identify trends, create strategic action plans based on the information and gain sponsorship for these at domain board level

• Able to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of current organization’s core business, organization, strategic direction, challenges and aspirations, and articulate how resourcing can input and add value to these within assigned domain
• Able to model desired behaviors in a corporate environment, be the ultimate role model for the team in terms of behaviors, standards and best practice

• Takes on responsibility for resolving performance issues before they impact on the business; consistently sees things through to completion

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer at the time of hire. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship or for assuming sponsorship of an employment visa now or in the future.

If you’re excited about working with Thales, but not meeting the requirements for this position, we encourage you to join our Talent Community! https://careers.thalesgroup.com/global/en/jointalentcommunity. You can upload your CV and our recruiters can get in touch with any new opportunities that may be of interest to you.

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This position will require successfully completing a post-offer background check. Qualified candidates with [a] criminal history will be considered and are not automatically disqualified, consistent with federal law, state law, and local ordinances.

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The reference Total Target Compensation (TTC) market range for this position, inclusive of annual base salary and the variable compensation target, is between

This reflects how companies in a similar industry and geographic region generally pay for similar jobs. This range helps the Company make pay decisions as one data point among many. Where a position falls within this range is also dependent on other factors including – but not limited to – the employee’s career path history, competencies, skills and performance, as well as the company’s annual salary budget, the customer’s program requirements, and the company’s internal equity. Thales may offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s status protected by local, state, or federal law.

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Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following:

•Elective Health, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Whole Group Life w/LTC, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Plan, Identity Theft, and Pet Insurance

•Retirement Savings Plan after 30 days of employment with a company contribution and a match, and with no vesting period

•Company paid holidays and Paid Time Off

•Company provided Life Insurance, AD&D, Disability, Employee Assistance Plan, and Well-being Program