Bilingual Talent Acquisition Partner

Company Description

Every minute of every day, Smiths Detection’s threat detection and security screening technology helps to protect people and infrastructure, making the world a safer place. 

Smiths Detection, part of Smiths Group is a global leader in the development, manufacture and management of security and detection solutions designed to make the world a safer place. Our technology provides threat detection and screening solutions for customers in our key markets: aviation, ports and borders, defence, and urban security.

Our expertise spans 21 global offices, seven manufacturing sites and five R&D centres, with a global network of 3,000 dedicated colleagues contributing towards over 40 years at the frontline of advances in safety and security.  

This results in careers built on variety and the opportunity to work on a range of state-of-the-art solutions, where you can develop your knowledge and experience every day.

Job Description

*This position will be a hybrid work arrangement with two days (M/F) optional to work from home/remote and three days (T/W/Th) in office/onsite at our NA headquarters in Edgewood, MD.

Purpose: 

Ensure that the business has the right people, in the right place, at the right time to execute their strategy. The Talent Acquisition Partner will provide the business with the highest quality talent, within the right timescales and at the right cost. The Talent Acquisition Partner will hold full accountability for all stages of the hiring process, from attraction to hire whilst ensuring the candidates have a quality experience throughout every step.

Responsibilities:

• Proactively drive and manage all recruitment activity within purview
• Responsible for the full recruitment lifecycle for all assigned requisitions from attraction, screening, selection through to hire plus keep in touch activity during pre-boarding period
• Write and post professional job adverts
• Coach, challenge and advise Hiring Managers and leaders using recruitment and market data to inform and influence local and key hiring decisions
• Manage all channels to the active candidate market including employee referral, e-sourcing, on and off-line advertising, events and agencies
• Accountable for proactively building talent pools and pipelining for future recruitment needs identifying new channels and bringing innovative ideas
• Coordinate with managers and candidates, scheduling interviews including making room bookings and sending accurate confirmations
• Keep in touch with candidates serving notice, continuing engagement up to the point of onboarding
• Provide support with global projects as required
• Support hiring events in terms of planning and coordination
• Support employer branding and candidate engagement initiatives
• Ensure data quality is maintained to the highest possible standard with our Applicant tracking system
• All other duties assigned

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree (Human Resources preferred) with 2 years minimum experience required or equivalent experience accepted.

Technical Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Desirable
  • Proven recruiting experience within a complex corporate environment matrix ideally multinational
  • Experience of identifying both passive and active candidates across a variety of attraction channels
• Essential
  • Able to positively influence at all levels of an organization up to senior levels, and to develop valued relationships with managers and Candidates alike
  • Exceptional communication skills
  • BiLingual in Spanish and English

Additional Information

We offer…

Join us and we’ll help build your career, with excellent training and opportunities for career growth across the business, both locally and globally. You’ll experience an inclusive environment, with strong leadership and a focus on safety and wellbeing. You’ll also have the flexibility to choose from a wide range of benefits to suit your lifestyle, offering you and your family support from a health and wellbeing, financial and lifestyle perspective.

Join us and work for a world-leader, with the benefits and training to reward your dedication and skills. Be part of a team where we are making the world a safer place.

Smiths Detection is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.