Reports To: CHRO

Position Overview

We are looking for a hands-on Talent Acquisition Specialist to manage end-to-end recruitment across the organisation. The role will involve hiring for manufacturing, production, engineering, quality, maintenance, supply chain, sales and corporate support functions.

The incumbent will work closely with department heads, plant management and HR to understand manpower requirements, identify suitable talent and ensure timely closure of vacancies.

Key Responsibilities

1. End-to-End Recruitment

- Manage the complete recruitment lifecycle from manpower requisition to candidate joining.
- Understand job requirements and coordinate with hiring managers on candidate specifications.
- Source, screen and shortlist candidates through job portals, referrals, consultants and other channels.
- Conduct initial candidate discussions and assess suitability.
- Coordinate technical interviews, management rounds and final selection.
- Manage salary discussions, offer releases, follow-ups and joining confirmations.

1. Manufacturing & Functional Hiring

- Handle recruitment for production, engineering, quality, maintenance, purchase, supply chain and other manufacturing functions.
- Recruit for supervisory, executive, middle-management and support positions.
- Understand manufacturing job requirements and identify candidates with relevant industry experience.
- Coordinate bulk hiring, walk-in interviews and recruitment drives whenever required.
- Support apprenticeship, trainee and campus hiring activities.

1. Sourcing & Talent Pipeline

- Build candidate pipelines for ongoing and anticipated vacancies.
- Use Naukri, LinkedIn, employee referrals, recruitment consultants and other sourcing channels.
- Develop talent pools for critical and difficult-to-fill positions.
- Maintain an updated candidate database for future requirements.

1. Stakeholder Coordination

- Work closely with department heads,



plant heads and HR teams to understand manpower requirements and hiring priorities.
- Follow up with interview panels to ensure timely feedback and decisions.
- Provide regular updates on recruitment progress, pending positions and hiring challenges.
- Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.

1. Offer Management & Joining

- Coordinate compensation discussions and obtain necessary approvals.
- Follow up on offer acceptance and joining commitments.
- Track offer dropouts and joining delays.
- Coordinate pre-employment documentation and background verification.
- Ensure proper handover to HR Operations for employee onboarding.

1. Recruitment MIS & Reporting

- Maintain recruitment trackers and vacancy status reports.
- Monitor time-to-fill, offer-to-join ratio and source effectiveness.
- Track recruitment consultant performance and hiring costs.
- Prepare periodic recruitment reports and MIS for management review.

Qualification & Experience

- MBA / PGDM in Human Resources or equivalent qualification.
- 3 to 7 years of experience in Talent Acquisition / Recruitment.
- Prior experience in manufacturing, automotive, engineering or industrial recruitment is strongly preferred.
- Experience handling multiple vacancies across different functions.
- Exposure to bulk hiring and plant-level recruitment.
- Good understanding of recruitment processes and sourcing channels.

Technical Skills

- Hands-on experience with Naukri and LinkedIn Recruiter.
- Good sourcing and Boolean search skills.
- Working knowledge of ATS / HRMS platforms.
- Good Excel skills for recruitment tracking and MIS reporting.
- Familiarity with recruitment metrics and hiring dashboards.

Competencies

- Robust candidate sourcing and screening capabilities.
- Ability to drive recruitment closures within defined timelines.
- Good communication and negotiation skills.
- Strong coordination and stakeholder management.
- Ability to manage multiple vacancies simultaneously.
- Proactive, organised and result-oriented approach.
- Professional ethics and confidentiality.

📌 Talent Acquisition Specialist (Chennai)
🏢 Skillmine
📍 Chennai