Talent Acquisition Consultant

Essential Functions

• Partner strategically with business leaders to assess workforce needs, hiring priorities, succession considerations, and talent acquisition strategies.
• Serve as a trusted talent advisor to hiring managers by providing consultative guidance on recruiting best practices, labor market conditions, candidate assessment, and hiring decisions.
• Manage full-cycle recruitment activities for exempt and non-exempt positions across multiple business functions and geographic regions.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies designed to attract qualified talent through traditional and non-traditional recruitment channels.
• Analyze recruiting metrics, hiring trends, talent pipelines, and workforce data to identify opportunities for improvement and recommend actionable solutions.
• Evaluate candidate qualifications, experience, competencies, and overall organizational fit while exercising discretion and independent judgment throughout the selection process.
• Lead intake meetings with hiring managers to establish recruiting strategies, candidate profiles, selection criteria, and interview processes.
• Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines to support current and future workforce demands.
• Cultivate relationships with veteran organizations, trade schools, colleges, workforce development agencies, industry associations, and community partners to expand talent networks.
• Develop and execute recruitment marketing initiatives that strengthen employer branding and candidate attraction efforts.
• Advise hiring managers on market competitiveness, compensation positioning, candidate availability, and recruitment challenges.
• Facilitate and guide interview processes, including candidate evaluation, interview calibration, and selection recommendations.
• Negotiate employment offers and manage candidate closing strategies to maximize offer acceptance rates.
• Monitor recruiting activity and requisition performance to ensure alignment with organizational staffing objectives and service-level expectations.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and recommend enhancements that increase recruiting effectiveness, efficiency, and candidate quality.
• Lead or participate in recruiting projects, workforce initiatives, talent programs, and organizational growth efforts.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable employment laws, company policies, and talent acquisition procedures.
• Maintain accurate recruiting records, analytics, and reporting within Workday and other talent acquisition systems.
• Serve as subject matter expert to cross-functional teams related to recruitment processes in the ATS and other onboarding systems.

Education & Experience

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, or a related field; equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Three (3) or more years of progressive experience in talent acquisition, recruiting, workforce planning, human resources, or a related field.
• Experience partnering directly with hiring managers and business leaders to support hiring decisions.

Preferred

• Experience recruiting for high-volume field operations, transportation, logistics, industrial, construction, waste, manufacturing, or similar industries.
• Experience supporting multi-location recruiting initiatives.
• Knowledge of employment laws, recruiting compliance requirements, and talent acquisition best practices.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish or Creole) preferred.

Coastal Waste & Recycling is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.