Job Description

​Location: Work From Home- Zone 2
Employment Type: Salaried
Work Designation:  Work from Home 

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for driving and executing full cycle recruiting including, but not limited to, creating & posting requisitions, sourcing passive candidates, screening candidates, scheduling interviews, offer creation and negotiations, pre-employment screening coordination and preparing the candidate for hire. The Recruiter will leverage Ventura Foods' Employment Value Proposition to attract and engage candidates for open roles across various levels, while providing an excellent candidate and Hiring Manager experience. This position will work very closely with Hiring Manager and Human Resources, and therefore will seek to build strong relationships with each client group they support. The recruiter will employ various sourcing methods, interview selection tools/processes and negotiation skills to ensure Ventura Foods' is hiring qualified, relevant, and diverse candidates that embody the Ventura Foods' culture--the Ventura Edge.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Build critical relationships and collaborate with business leaders, peers, and HR colleagues to identify hiring needs, refine job specifications/qualifications/duties, and develop talent acquisition strategies for openings at all levels.
• Recruit for assigned open positions leveraging a full range of sourcing channels including but not limited to referrals, internal employees, company career site/ATS, social media, online job boards and web-based searches.
• Review applications and interview candidates to obtain work history, education, training/skills, and compensation needs; thoughtfully submit qualified candidates that meet not only the job requirements, but also fit Ventura Foods' culture and values (the Ventura Edge).
• Ensure hiring with excellence by employing the Select behavioral interviewing process, conducting effective debriefs/assessments, discovery calls with candidates for alignment on compensation requirements to ensure successful offer acceptance and ultimate hire. 
• Create an exceptional candidate, hiring manager and team member experience by identifying and anticipating candidate needs, following issues to closure and collaborating with key stakeholders and exceeding expectations.
• Develops and maintains a network of professional contacts to help identify and source qualified candidates. This includes, but is not limited to, contacts with schools, alumni groups and external staffing firms.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, total rewards benchmarks and job market attributes, as well as build a knowledge of business units' needs to assist with future openings. Analyze staffing/headcount trends and use the knowledge to suggest areas where headcount is needed or could decrease.
• All other duties and projects as assigned.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 2+ years’ experience required in recruiting or staffing for Frontline Maintenance & related roles across multiple sites in the manufacturing, distribution or related industry.
• Experience in sourcing talent in various channels: online, community based organizations, vocational technical centers, etc. is required.
• Food industry experience a plus.
• Ability to travel up to 10%.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Ability to effectively communicate and build relationships with a wide variety of professionals through a consultative approach. 
• Demonstrated skills in recruiting, assessing/interviewing and presenting talent to various levels in the organization.
• High level of professionalism, sense of urgency, attention to detail, and demonstrated ability to work under pressure and multitask effectively.
• Experience using a broad range of techniques to source, identify, and select qualified and relevant talent.
• Some Proficient in direct sourcing skills; ability to leverage internal and external networks, and market knowledge, to identify, assess, cultivate and deliver the best talent.
• Experience building and maintaining relationships with organizations to create future pipelines.
• Innovative mindset to identify new and creative ways to source and attract talent.
• Independent, self-motivated, team player with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working with an ATS (Applicant Tracking System) required a plus.
• Proficient in Excel, MS Word and Outlook.

Why Join Us:
Ventura Foods offers career growth opportunities as well as competitive compensation and benefits:​

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, & Vision – coverage beginning on your 1st day for eligible employees​
• Profit Sharing and 401(k) matching (after eligible criteria is met)​
• Paid Vacation, Sick Time, and Holidays​
• Employee Appreciation Events​ and Employee Assistance Programs
• Salary Base Range of $76,779 - $97,950 for Employees Located in California*

*The “base salary range” provided above is a good faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this position. The range provided is for California-based employees as Ventura Foods is required by California State Law to post pay rates. Ventura Foods reserves the right to pay outside of the given range based on a variety of factors including but not limited to: candidate skills and experience, complexity of the job, budgetary factors, and location/geography. Ventura Foods conducts regular reviews of compensation ranges and therefore reserves the right to alter this range at any given time.

Diversity & Inclusion:
Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive environment in which all employees are treated with respect is evident in our company culture and values. We believe that fostering an environment of inclusion and a focus on diversity across our organization is vital to attracting top talent, driving innovation, and meeting the high expectations of our customers in a rapidly evolving global marketplace.

Ventura Foods is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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