Experienced Recruiter - Agricultural Retail, Agricultural Business

Summary

CHS, Inc. has an exciting opportunity in our enterprise talent acquisition Center of Excellence. We are looking for an Experienced Recruiter to support full cycle recruiting for high volume and exempt level roles that support our Ag Retail and Ag Business organization as well as other business segments. Recruiting in our rural agricultural communities takes more than a job posting—it takes relationships, resourcefulness and a compelling story about the role, the community, and a career with CHS. The Experienced Recruiter is responsible for attracting, sourcing, interviewing, and hiring new talent across a dispersed geography in collaboration with our HR business partners, hiring managers and our TA operations team. You’ll use local insight, creative sourcing, and a full suite of recruiting tools to attract, source, interview, and hire talent across a geographically dispersed organization. As a consultative, strategic partner to hiring managers and business leaders, you’ll develop recruiting plans for full-time and seasonal staffing needs, build proactive talent pipelines and guide leaders through the hiring process. Working alongside our HR business partners in a collaborative team environment, you’ll shape effective recruiting strategies and connect our businesses with the talent they need to succeed.

Responsibilities

• Identifies and sources appropriate talent for current seasonal, non-exempt, and exempt openings within the organization
• Supports the CHS employment brand, diversity initiatives, and other programs
• Supports the recruitment process and lifecycle, including job postings, resume review, interviews, assessments and offer process
• Utilizes social media, job boards, internet sourcing, and other technical and creative channels to source passive candidates to build talent pipelines as a daily practice
• Advises potential candidates on employee benefits, salary, incentive programs, and CHS culture
• Provides sourcing support for other Talent Acquisition Recruiters including participating in Sourcing Blitz events
• Focuses on providing a positive candidate experience for every candidate, by ensuring appropriate follow up & professional communications with candidates at all levels in the process
• Provides a positive hiring manager experience and ensures regular updates to hiring managers is taking place
• Advocates for & supports local recruiting events – including career fairs, as needed 
• Uses applicant tracking system and other recruiting software to track applicants from the selection phase through to initiating onboarding
• Supports relationships with third party recruitment agencies and staffing firms, as needed
• Ensure that all candidates are accurately dispositioned in the applicant tracking system timely 
• Provide sourcing and recruiting support for hard-to-fill roles within the team including seasonal, non-exempt, and exempt positions
• Complies with all company policies and procedures

Minimum Qualifications (required)

• High School diploma or GED
• 2+ years of experience in Human Resources and/or Talent Acquisition

Additional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in Business, Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Industrial Psychology, Organizational Development, Psychology, Sociology, or related field.
• Significant knowledge and proven success sourcing passive candidates for high-volume positions in a fast-paced environment 
• Strong experience with Applicant Tracking Systems and how to leverage technology for recruitment
• Experience in recruiting in processing and manufacturing industries is a plus 
• Proactive with a high level of engagement, responsiveness, and execution
• Resourceful with a proactive approach to finding solutions
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with people at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated ability to make independent decisions, manage conflicting priorities in a fast-paced environment, and effectively interface with leaders and business partners
• Process and detail oriented, including strong organizational and prioritization skills
• Pre-employment screening is based on the job requirements and industry guidelines and may or may not be required for the position. If required, selected candidates must pass pre-employment screenings to include all or a combination of drug, criminal, motor vehicle check, physical requirements and FMSCA Clearinghouse

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