Director, Talent Acquisition

At Rite-Hite, your work makes an impact. As the global leader in loading dock and door equipment, we design and deliver solutions that keep our customers safe, secure, and productive. Here, you'll find innovation, stability, and the chance to grow your career as part of a team that's always looking ahead.

Rite-Hite is the global leader in the manufacture, sale, service and installation of loading dock equipment, vehicle restraints, high speed doors, high volume, low speed fans and much more - all design to improve industrial safety, security, productivity, design, environmental control, and energy consumption. Due to extensive growth, Rite-Hite has an opening for a Director of Talent Acquisition at our new headquarters in Milwaukee's Fifth Ward. The full job description and experience requirements are listed below. We provide a competitive base salary, bonus, full comprehensive benefits, 401K + match, profit sharing, on-site gym, free lunch and secure parking. Other details of the package will be disclosed throughout the interviewing process. Please apply via Rite-Hite's career website. If you are selected for an initial interview, you will receive a message from Rite-Hite's "in-house" talent acquisition team.

The Director of Talent Acquisition is responsible for developing and executing the company's talent acquisition strategy, creating an engaging candidate experience, delivering a long-term talent pipeline of Rite-Hite talent, driving continuous improvement in processes, ensuring alignment with the organization's strategic goals, and delivering results to support the company's growth. This leader seeks to protect and develop the rich Rite-Hite culture, and deliver the capabilities required for long term business success. As a member of the HR Leadership team, this leader collaborates with peers to ensure a strong employee experience and seamless transition from candidate to employee. The incumbent will monitor the effectiveness of recruitment processes and ensure that the talent acquisition processes and team are successful. Other duties and responsibilities include the following:

- Strategic Planning: Develop and implement the talent acquisition strategy in alignment with the company's overall talent strategy and business objectives. Partners with HRBPs and other COEs to ensure solutions are connected across the function and deliver a positive connected employee experience.

- Process Improvement: Creates a continuous improvement mindset on the T.A. team, gathering feedback and identifying areas to deliver stronger talent, while driving efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and enhancement.

- Employer Branding: Partner with marketing and HR to build and promote the company's employer brand to attract top talent.

- Candidate experience: Optimizing the T.A. process to deliver an exceptional candidate and internal customer experience, with seamless handoffs to other HR processes.

- Service level agreements (SLA): Design, deliver and measure clear SLAs with the hiring managers, including where/why we would include external recruiting partners. Collaborate with senior leadership and department heads to ensure recruitment needs are being met effectively and timely.

- Career Web Page: Own Company Career Page creating an attracting, engaging, and informative page for future talent to explore.

- External Partnerships: Build critical recruiting partnerships, including online, to expedite efficiency and effectiveness.

- Rotation Programs: Partnering with leaders and HRBPs establish an understanding of business needs for entry level and experienced talent to build a strategy to ensure a healthy talent pipeline and leadership succession in the organization. This would include, but not limited to:

• Internship recruitment / Campus strategy for corporate teams
• Tech school recruitment for Rite Hite Service tech talent pipeline
• Creating entry level rotation programs for focused succession positions or entry level experience

- T.A. Team Development & Leadership: Optimize the T.A. team to deliver the T.A. strategy. Build the structure, capabilities and experience required to offer a best-in-class service. Lead and mentor talent acquisition team providing direction on recruitment best practices and fostering a high-performance culture. Develop clear rules where we leverage external partners.

- Recruiting - This position would be directly involved in recruiting key leadership positions.

- Measurement & Success Metrics: Develop and monitor KPIs for recruitment, including time-to-hire, cost-per-hire, quality of hire, and retention rates.

- Efficient, streamlined recruitment processes, automated in workday, that reports key metrics monthly and improves quality of hire, time-to-hire and reduce cost-per-hire.

- Manage T.A. budget - Successfully manage T.A. budget, creating business cases for investment supported by data.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

- Education: Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business Administration, or a related field; Master's degree is a plus.

- Experience: 8+ years of experience in talent acquisition, with at least 4 years in a leadership role where he/she established and deployed a T.A. strategy. Track record of building and developing successful T.A. teams. Experience implementing / optimizing T.A. Module in Workday experience preferred.

- Skills: Strong leadership and team management skills, experience with recruitment technologies and applicant tracking systems, excellent communication and negotiation skills, and proven experience in process improvement and strategic planning.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Strong values and high standards of ethics, integrity, and trust.
• Action orientation, metric driven, results focused.
• Strong leadership, verbal and written communication, and listening skills.
• Curiosity / Continuous Improvement - Has a strong external network. Seeks to understanding best practice, and continuously leverages external network to improve internal processes.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity, solve problems, and drive change within and around the organization.
• Natural collaborator - seeks out partnerships, cultivate relationships at all levels of the organization.

What We Offer

At Rite-Hite, we take care of our people - because when you're supported, you can do your best work. Our benefits are designed to support your health, your future and your life outside of work:

• Health & Well-being: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus life and disability insurance. A robust well-being program with an opportunity to receive an extra day off and more.

• Financial Security: A strong retirement savings program with 401(k), company match, and profit sharing.

• Time for You: Paid holidays, vacation time, and personal/sick days each year.

Join us and build a career where you're supported - at work and beyond.

Rite-Hite is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local law. In accordance with VEVRAA, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for protected veterans. We are also committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace for the safety of our employees and customers.