Talent Acquisition Specialist

Job No: NP186

Location: Richmond, BC

Employment Status: Full-time

No. of Vacancies: 1

Closing Date: 30 Sep 2017 AEST

• Be a part of a values-based organization with a mission to leave the earth better than we found it.
• Fantastic work atmosphere and supportive team members.

About Nature's Path

Nature’s Path is a sustainably-driven, deliciously-healthy organic food company that believes in "leaving the earth better than we found it". At Nature’s Path, we believe in the idea that you can come to work, and help make the world a better place in the same day. Nature’s Path has received numerous awards such as the Financial Post's Ten Best Companies to work for in Canada, the Greenest Employers award, BC’s Top Employers award, and Canada's Top Small and Medium Employers award.

As a family-run, privately-owned company with locations in Canada and the U.S., our company was founded with strong entrepreneurial spirit and mission to leave the Earth better than we found it, which has become part of everything we do. Since our establishment in 1985, we have expanded to employ a team of over 600 employees in U.S. and Canada! Our company’s innovative brands include Nature’s Path, Love Crunch, Envirokidz and Que Pasa.

Our goal is to be a trusted name for quality organic foods in every home– socially responsible, environmentally sustainable and financially viable. We believe that everyone should have access to delicious food that is both good for people and the planet. If you share our vision, please explore our opportunities and take the path to a new and exciting career! Visit Nature’s Path online at www.naturespath.com, join us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

About the opportunity

Join the People & Culture team as our Talent Acquisition Specialist.  In this role you will provide tactical and strategic support to address the recruitment needs within Canada and the US Global teams. The scope of the role includes the development of recruitment strategies, building a sourcing pipeline, identifying, and attracting quality team members, conducting interviews, and is lead for our employer branding strategies.    

 Responsibilities:

• Developing innovative, creative, and proactive recruitment strategies to develop high quality active and passive candidate pipelines.
• Conducting regular follow-up with hiring managers to determine the effectiveness of recruiting plans and implementation.
• Developing a recruitment strategy, including job posting optimization, recruiting marketing channel development, job board procurement, digital and non-digital employment marketing, comprehensive recruitment campaign planning, talent planning, etc.
• Identifying future talent needs and proactively recruiting and sourcing; developing talent pool
• Managing the recruitment process and life-cycle, including job postings, initial screening, interviews, reference check, and presenting offers.
• Using social media, job boards, Internet sourcing, to source candidates and to create branding strategy
• Developing collaborative relationships with third party recruitment agencies
• Developing, coordinating, and implementing community-based recruiting initiatives with universities, as appropriate. May give presentations at universities.

Requirements:

• Post-secondary education in an administrative or business-related discipline
• CHRP designation an asset
• A minimum of 3-5 years of recruitment experience
• Must have strong sourcing background
• Strong influencing skills and good judgment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Proven ability to work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

Upon joining Nature's Path, you will become part of a vibrant team that contributes to bringing healthy, organic food to the world in a sustainable way. At Nature’s Path, we follow 5 core competencies and, as a result, strive to build a culture that is: performance driven, always improving, team focused, honourable and respectful, and sustainably and socially conscious.

We thank all applicants for their interest in Nature’s Path Foods. Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted by Nature’s Path.  

No cover letter required.

No agencies please.