Talent Acquisition Specialist (18 month contract)

Stella-Jones is a leading manufacturer of essential infrastructure products focused on serving utilities and railroads, as well as supplying big box home improvement stores across North America. Headquartered in Montreal, Canada and publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange, Stella-Jones operates a vast network of facilities that employs more than 3,000 employees across the United States and Canada. Built on strong foundations with a coast-to-coast reach, we offer real opportunities for career success and community impact.

As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will have a unique opportunity to leverage your expertise in recruiting to help our team attract top talent for a wide variety of corporate and manufacturing roles in Canada and the United States. This role is hybrid, 3 days in the office and 2 days from home and is an 18-month contract (in Montreal (Saint-Laurent).

Key Responsibilities:

• Full-Cycle Recruitment: Manage and execute the end-to-end recruitment process across various business units in Canada and the United States.
• Strategic Partnership: Act as a talent advisor to Hiring Managers and the HR team. Lead intake meetings to deeply understand job requirements, team dynamics, and local market challenges.
• Sourcing & Attraction: Proactively build candidate pipelines using innovative sourcing methods, social media (e.g., Recruiter), targeted partnerships, and TA events.
• Evaluation & Selection: Revise role profiles, conduct thorough behavioral and technical screenings, and guide managers through the interview process. Prepare and lead post-interview debriefs to ensure objective hiring decisions.
• Offer Management: Oversee the final stages of the hiring process, including pre-employment checks, offer formulation, negotiation, and ensuring a seamless hand-off for onboarding.
• Candidate Experience & Employer Brand: Act as a brand ambassador, ensuring a positive, inclusive, and professional candidate experience at every touchpoint of the recruitment lifecycle.
• Reporting & Analytics: Maintain accurate data within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS). Generate TA scorecards and progress reports to track KPIs (e.g., time-to-fill) and present updates to HR and business leaders.
• Continuous Improvement: Proactively identify bottlenecks, share market intelligence, and recommend improvements to the Talent Acquisition process to ensure best-in-class delivery.

Key Qualifications:

• Three (3) or more years of talent acquisition experience, including significant experience in a corporate recruiting environment (Note: Agency experience is a plus, but not required)
• Recruiting experience with Manufacturing, IT and Finance roles
• Written and verbal fluency in French and English
• Bachelor’s degree
• Proficiency in applicant tracking systems as well as sourcing via Recruiter

As a Stella-Jones employee, you will enjoy access to excellent benefits and incentives, including:

• Extended health and dental coverage
• Competitive compensation
• Career advancement opportunities

Stella-Jones is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, provincial, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Stella-Jones makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.