Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist

Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist role leading end-to-end recruitment for complex, high-volume programs across multiple CoorsTek sites. This onsite position is based in Golden, Colorado.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for complex, critical-skill and surge-hiring initiatives across multiple CoorsTek sites, aligning delivery with TA service-level agreements.
• Act as the primary recruiter for cross-site sourcing campaigns, new shift starts, and other high-stakes staffing events.
• Collaborate with hiring managers and HR leadership to design sourcing strategies for hard-to-fill positions.
• Manage a portfolio of the most challenging requisitions while supporting teammates on their open roles.
• Provide mentorship and process coaching to Talent Acquisition Specialists across the team.
• Oversee onboarding of new TA Specialists, including ATS training, sourcing techniques, and stakeholder management.
• Share market intelligence, sourcing tactics, and improvements to candidate experience with the team.
• Function as the TA team's subject matter expert in Workday Recruiting, ensuring data integrity, candidate management, and consistent reporting.
• Identify and drive process improvements that boost recruiter efficiency, quality of hire, and candidate experience.
• Build and sustain candidate pipelines through job fairs, trade school partnerships, community events, and strategic partnerships.
• Monitor key TA metrics and present recommendations to the TA Manager.
• Ensure adherence to internal policies, employment regulations, and global TA standards.

Requirements

• Talent Acquisition: Own hiring outcomes for the team or department; build candidate pipelines; develop interviewer skill; improve quality of hire.
• Communication: Communicate with empathy, influence, and an adaptive approach to engage candidates, hiring managers, and HR partners.
• Process Documentation: Identify gaps or errors in TA documentation; draft updates; follow the change process.
• Detail-Oriented: Identify subtle quality risks; embed personal checks into complex searches; guide peers on what matters.
• Project Management: Manage a portfolio of requisitions and one or two recruiting projects concurrently; plan, sequence, and reprioritize effectively.
• Technology Use: Serve as a power user of the TA tech stack; configure workflows and reports; evaluate new tools including AI-enabled options.
• Problem Solving: Define recruiting problems clearly; generate and evaluate multiple solutions considering risks and benefits.
• Leadership: Provide informal mentorship to TA Specialists or coordinators; model professional standards.
• Data Fluency: Combine data from the ATS and other sources; use metrics to support recommendations to hiring managers.
• Influence Others: Tailor the message to the audience; use data and candidate insights together to gain alignment on selection decisions.
• Building Relationships: Build trust with hiring managers and HR partners through consistent delivery, active listening, and proactive communication.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Experience: 4+ years of recruiting experience, including at least 3 years in corporate recruiting, with proven success in high-volume and complex manufacturing hiring.
• Technical Expertise: Demonstrated expertise in Workday Recruiting (or equivalent enterprise ATS), including reporting and process configuration.
• Mentoring: Track record of mentoring or coaching peer recruiters.
• Consultative Skills: Strong ability to influence hiring managers and senior site leaders.
• Confidentiality: Ability to handle sensitive information with strict confidentiality.

Technologies

• Workday Recruiting
• ATS

Job Details

• Location: Golden, Colorado (onsite)
• Employment Type: Contract
• Education: Bachelor's degree
• Experience: 4+ years of recruiting experience, including at least 3 years in corporate recruiting, with proven success in high-volume and complex manufacturing hiring
• Compensation: USD 35.00 - 45.00 per hour