Talent Acquisition Specialist

Location: East Boston, MA (in the Boston Harbor Shipyard)

Schedule: Monday-Friday, Hybrid (1-2 days/week in office) with flexible hours

When you join the rapidly growing team at Downeast Cider, you will be the primary People Team member responsible for recruiting a diverse team of top performers to support our mission of building an enduring brand, becoming the #1 hard cider in the US (currently #2!) and being an extraordinary place to work. You will be the 4th member of our People Team, reporting directly to the VP, People. We are currently working through a rebuild of the People function, so success in this role will require a roll-your-sleeves-up attitude, comfort with "building the plane as we fly it" and a continuous improvement mindset.

You will use your mix of large and small company recruiting experience across multiple verticals to manage reqs across all functional areas (with a heavy focus on sales, marketing and operations). You will partner effectively with hiring managers across all levels of the company, advising them on best practices and market conditions to hire the best talent while driving positions to close in line with industry time to fill benchmarks. Your primary focus will be on recruiting for and closing open roles efficiently while championing candidate experience, but development towards a management-level talent acquisition position is available.

What you’ll do:

• Drive the full lifecycle recruiting process for exempt and non-exempt roles across multiple departments from writing job descriptions through closing offers
• Partner with hiring managers to understand their requirements and provide feedback on best practices and market conditions to ensure a successful process
• Supplement candidate applications with direct sourcing as needed
• Champion a positive candidate and hiring manager experience by running an efficient interview process, setting appropriate expectations, communicating timely updates, and providing actionable feedback
• Screen candidates by reviewing resumes and performing phone interviews
• Build a pipeline of active and passive candidates for high volume roles
• Stay up to date on market trends to continuously improve candidate quality, candidate experience, time to fill and offer acceptance rates
• Manage and track all hiring activities in the ATS
• Ensure all screening, hiring, and offers are compliant with employment laws
• Support broader People team initiatives as needed

Who you are:

• 3+ years experience recruiting across multiple verticals
• 2+ years experience recruiting for either Sales or Manufacturing positions
• 2+ years corporate recruiting experience
• Experience recruiting in both large and small company environments
• Comfort with navigating ambiguity and change
• Experience with building candidate pipelines
• Outstanding interpersonal skills with the ability to quickly build rapport through phone, video and email
• Exceptional time management, proactive with a strong sense of urgency
• Commitment to and passion for building diverse teams
• Solid knowledge of sourcing techniques and LinkedIn Recruiter

Bonus points if you’re…

• Familiar with JazzHR
• Comfortable working in G Suite
• Experienced in hiring within the food, beverage or manufacturing industry

If this is a role you feel passionate about we encourage you to apply with a one-page cover letter explaining why this post speaks to you. Drop the “to whom it may concern” and give it to us straight - why you?

What we offer:

• Unlimited paid time off
• Paid holidays
• A voice in the direction of the People and Talent strategy
• 401k with company match
• Health & dental insurance
• Company provided short term disability
• Computer reimbursement
• Cider allowance (how big is your fridge?)

About Downeast Cider

We aspire to build an enduring company with a world-class brand, known as an extraordinary place to work. It’s been 12 years since our first batches of unfiltered cider were fermented in the dorms of Bates College, Maine, and while we’ve gained 120 new teammates and 1.3 million cases of tasty drinks - with a growing assortment beyond cider - we remain 100% founder-owned. We’re a scrappy team that enjoys the hard work of creating a company because we get to work on fun things with people we like.

We like to hire the way we like our cider, unfiltered. With the understanding that we can learn and grow from each other’s differences, we are proud to hire regardless of gender, race, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, or anything else that makes us who we are.

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