Looking for more than just a job? MKD Electric offers careers! Rewarding careers at that! We provide excellent benefits, training, educational opportunities, and promote from within the company.
As one of the largest full-service merit shops in industrial electrical services, we specialize in instrumentation and control systems integrations. For over twenty years, we have designed, built, installed, and maintained our clients’ systems, projects, and facilities. We focus on safety, quality, and value as well as building and maintaining lasting relationships with our clients. We are a fast-paced and agile company looking for a best-in-class Talent Acquisition Specialist who possesses innovative ideas to attract talent and support hiring initiatives across the business.
This position is responsible for leading the recruitment, selection, and hiring efforts and processes for MKD Electric, Wesa Automation, and other affiliated companies. Create and foster relationships internally and externally to attract, recruit, and hire diverse candidates. Identify and utilize various sourcing and candidate pipeline strategies to proactively identify qualified candidates that match company needs.
What you will do…
- Manage full life cycle recruiting process within a high-volume environment including, sourcing, candidate generation, offer negotiation, and onboarding
- Create talent pipelines, engage candidates using non-traditional sourcing methods
- Serve as a consultant to hiring managers on recruitment strategies, interview best practices, and development of job titles/descriptions (e.g., including defining job requirements/profiles, and managing hiring manager expectations)
- Attend various recruitment events e.g., career fairs, and networking events
- Demonstrate personal integrity in interactions with staff, candidates, and vendors
- Provide a positive and professional experience for both candidates and hiring managers by providing excellent customer service, and timely follow-up throughout the recruitment and selection process
- Leverage various job boards, professional networks, social media, referrals, and etc. to attract talent
- Maintain critical relationships within the business and drive cultural fit and performance to ensure qualified candidate retention
- Meet established hiring goals, plan and prepare for future business/project growth, and keep candidate pools engaged
- Experience using sourcing methodologies like Boolean Search to attract top talent in a competitive market using different tools, i.e., LinkedIn, Indeed, social networks, and alumni boards
- Ensure compliance with government regulations regarding employment
- 10% travel to headquarters and various site visits
What you will need to succeed…
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
- Minimum of 1 year recruiting experience
- Construction, skilled-trades or electrical services recruitment experience strongly preferred
- Experience recruiting in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
- Strong ability to attract, market, source, screen, and interview candidates (especially those with a technical background)
- Experience partnering with and advising hiring managers, leadership, and talent team on recruiting decisions
- Ability to function in a fast-paced, complex, and deadline-oriented environment with fidelity, confidentiality, and positivity
- Previous experience working with ATS/CRM tools and other recruiting technical assets
- Outstanding communication, consultation, negotiation, and people skills
- Able to prioritize competing priorities and deadlines
- Excellent customer service skills and organizational/time management skills
Physical demands…
- The Physical demands described within are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job
- Must be able to lift 30 pounds independently; to transport materials to various event sites
- Must be able to sit for extended periods of time throughout the day
- Ability to look at computer screens for prolonged periods
What you can expect in return...
- Full-Time Salary Position
- Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
- 401K with company match
- Access to opportunities to expand your skill set and share your knowledge with others across the organization
- Company culture of promotions from within, with a start-up atmosphere allowing for varied and rapid career growth & development
This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
MKD Electric is an equal employment opportunity employer. All applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. MKD Electric also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based upon any of these protected categories.
Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.