Talent Acquisition Specialist I

MINNKOTA POWER COOPERATIVE

TALENT ACQUISITION SPECIALIST I

 

Minnkota Power is seeking qualified applicants for a Talent Acquisition Specialist I located at our headquarters in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

The Talent Acquisition Specialist I is a highly visible and collaborative member of the Human Resources Department, supporting all aspects of talent acquisition. This position leads full-cycle recruiting and onboarding to meet hiring needs and deliver a positive new hire experience. The Talent Acquisition Specialist I partners with department managers to develop job descriptions, establish hiring criteria, and align compensation within the organization’s structure while executing effective sourcing and selection strategies. The role also coordinates onboarding processes, including orientation, compliance documentation, and follow-up engagement with new employees. This position also drives continuous improvement of recruiting and onboarding processes, tools, and metrics while supporting employee engagement and related HR initiatives. 

The salary range for this position begins at $83,869 per year. Appropriate pay will be determined based on a candidate's skills, education, and previous relevant experience.

    

Essential Responsibilities  

 

Sourcing and Recruiting  

• Develops and implements recruitment strategy.  

• Collaborates with department managers to identify and draft accurate job descriptions, define hiring criteria, and validates compensation alignment.  

• Identifies and implements efficient and effective recruiting methods, recognizes when to vary strategy based on the role, location, etc.  

• Creates the job posting and determines sourcing process.  

• Screens applications and helps managers select qualified candidates.  

• Schedules interviews, oversees preparation of interview questions/guide and other hiring materials.  

• Assists with the interview process, attends and conducts interviews. 

• Collaborates with the hiring manager during the offer process to recommend salary ranges, start dates, other pertinent details, and extend offers to candidates. 

• Process all candidates and hires in the recruiting HRIS system. 

• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations, company policies, and contracts. 

• Represents Minnkota at career fairs and other educational institutions to promote our industry and its opportunities within the region and community. 

• Identify higher education and military sourcing pools relevant to Minnkota’s hiring needs; build and foster an active partnership for near term sourcing. 

• Engage in community events at area K-12 schools for longer term sourcing strategy, in partnership with Communications department.  

• Manages relocation process for both external candidates/new hires and the relocation of current employees to a new work location. 

• Analyze sourcing effectiveness and adjust accordingly.  

• Assist with AAP and EEOC annual processes and plans. 

• Completes and monitors new hire drug testing, background and nepotism reporting processes. 

• Identifies waste in recruiting process and adjusts to reduce time to hire.  

• Assists with updating HR Scorecard with recruiting metrics, owns metric updates.  

• Develops and implements recruiting toolkit for hiring managers.  

• Support power plant location and member cooperatives with recruiting as needed, particularly with highly specialized roles