What are the responsibilities and job description for the Talent Acquisition & Community Relations Specialist position at Banker Steel Company LLC?
Summary
The Talent Acquisition & Community Relations Specialist is responsible for attracting, recruiting, and developing talent pipelines to support staffing needs across shop and office operations. This role combines full-cycle recruiting with community outreach and workforce partnership development to strengthen the company’s presence as an employer of choice.
This position serves as a key ambassador for the company by building relationships with trade schools, workforce development organizations, community groups, staffing partners, and local agencies to create sustainable hiring pipelines and support long-term workforce needs.
Key accountabilities include reducing time-to-fill, improving candidate quality, strengthening community partnerships, and increasing visibility of the company within local labor markets.
Responsibilities
- Manage full-cycle recruitment for general labor, skilled trades, and other hourly positions
- Screen applications, conduct interviews, and coordinate hiring decisions with leadership and hiring managers
- Develop and maintain relationships with staffing agencies, ensuring accountability for candidate quality, responsiveness, and cost management
- Source candidates through community partnerships, referrals, social media, workforce programs, and direct outreach efforts
- Build and maintain relationships with trade schools, technical colleges, workforce development organizations, local government agencies, and community groups to develop long-term talent pipelines
- Represent the company at job fairs, hiring events, technical school functions, community outreach events, and workforce development initiatives
- Coordinate and participate in community engagement activities that promote the company brand and support recruiting efforts
- Partner with Operations and Leadership to forecast labor needs and adjust recruiting strategies accordingly
- Track recruiting metrics including time-to-fill, retention, candidate source effectiveness, and hiring trends
- Maintain accurate records in the applicant tracking system (ATS) and provide regular recruiting activity reports
- Support onboarding processes to ensure a positive candidate and new hire experience
- Promote the company as an employer of choice within the community and surrounding labor markets
Qualifications
- Minimum 2 years of recruiting, workforce development, community outreach, or related experience
- Prior experience recruiting for industrial, manufacturing, skilled trades, or high-volume hourly environments preferred
- Experience developing relationships with community organizations, trade schools, or workforce development agencies preferred
- Strong interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills
- Ability to build relationships with candidates, community partners, and operational leaders
- Bilingual (Spanish/English) highly preferred
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook) and applicant tracking systems
- Familiarity with ADP Workforce Now preferred
- Ability to travel up to 30% of the time
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.