Director of Talent Acquisition

Director of Talent Acquisition
The Elmet Group | Remote opportunity
Build the team behind our next stage of growth.
Do you know how to find exceptional people, earn the confidence of business leaders, and help a talent acquisition team deliver?
The Elmet Group is looking for a Director of Talent Acquisition to lead our U.S. talent acquisition function during a significant period of growth. Our businesses support demanding manufacturing, aerospace, and defense applications. Bringing the right people into the organization is essential to what we can accomplish.
The Opportunity
You’ll lead talent acquisition across our U.S. operations, supporting manufacturing, skilled trades, engineering, technical, professional, and leadership positions.
Some of our most important hiring takes place in challenging labor markets, where specialized skills are scarce and established sourcing approaches may not be enough. You’ll need curiosity, persistence, and the creativity to find talent others may overlook, build relationships before an opening exists, and give candidates a compelling reason to consider Elmet.
Working closely with senior leadership, plant leaders, HR Operations, and Total Rewards, you’ll translate business needs into hiring priorities, build effective talent pipelines, and establish a dependable hiring process.
You’ll have room to shape the function and clear accountability for its results.
What you will lead
Talent acquisition strategy and execution. Translate workforce plans and business priorities into practical hiring strategies suited to each location and role, including personally leading searches for senior leadership, specialized technical, and other key positions from intake through offer acceptance.
Creative sourcing in challenging markets. Develop approaches that go beyond job postings and familiar candidate pools. Explore adjacent industries and transferable skills, build community and industry partnerships, strengthen referrals, and test new ways to reach and engage prospective candidates.
Team leadership and development. Coach team members, balance workloads, establish clear expectations, and help the team adapt when a search is not producing results.
Hiring-manager partnerships. Help leaders define what they need, distinguish essential qualifications from skills that can be developed, evaluate candidates effectively, and make timely decisions.
Candidate attraction and experience. Strengthen job postings, employer messaging, referral programs, and talent pipelines. Keep candidates informed and engaged throughout the process.
Processes and systems. Improve requisition intake, screening, interviews, offer coordination, and handoffs to local onboarding. Establish consistent use of our applicant-tracking system.
Reporting and accountability. Provide a reliable view of hiring progress, pipeline health, vacancy age, and obstacles. Use that information to guide priorities and action.
External partnerships. Manage approved agency relationships and sourcing investments, with clear expectations for service, results, and spending.
Coordination across HR. Partner with HR Operations and Total Rewards on role requirements, compensation parameters, hiring practices, and the transition from candidate to employee.
What You will bring
You have demonstrated success in talent acquisition within manufacturing, industrial, or similarly demanding environments. You understand the different approaches required to attract skilled manufacturing operators, scarce technical talent, and senior leaders. You can connect strategy to daily execution.
Experience leading and developing talent acquisition teams supporting multiple locations.
A proven record of completing senior leadership, technical, or other difficult searches.
Examples of solving hiring challenges through creative sourcing, new partnerships, or a thoughtful change in approach.
Strong sourcing, candidate assessment, relationship-building, and offer-management skills.
Success improving hiring processes and getting people to use them consistently.
Sound judgment about priorities, resources, confidentiality, and when to escalate a decision.
The ability to turn talent acquisition data into clear recommendations and action.
Demonstrated success working remotely, with proactive communication and dependable follow-through.
Practical experience with applicant-tracking systems and reporting. Paylocity experience is helpful.
Working Remotely and Staying Connected
This position can be remote from an approved U.S. location, with periodic travel to our operating locations and for team meetings.
Prior experience working effectively in a remote environment is important. You’ll need to establish a dependable working rhythm and build strong relationships with people whose work happens on site.
Compensation
The anticipated annual base salary range is $125,000–$150,000, with placement based on relevant experience, qualifications, and geographic labor-market conditions. In addition to base salary and benefits, this position offers bonus eligibility and an equity opportunity, subject to applicable approvals and plan terms.
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision coverage; life insurance; and short- and long-term disability coverage.
Health savings and flexible spending account options, subject to eligibility.
401(k) retirement savings with pre-tax and Roth contribution options, company matching contributions, and company-funded profit sharing.
120 hours of paid time off annually, equivalent to three weeks based on a 40-hour workweek, for vacation and sick time. Additional leave and sick time are provided where required by applicable law.
Eight paid holidays plus one floating holiday annually, subject to start-date eligibility.
Benefits are subject to applicable eligibility requirements and plan terms.
What Success Looks Like
Critical positions are filled with people who strengthen the business. The talent acquisition team has direction, support, and accountability. Candidates stay informed, hiring managers make timely decisions, and leadership understands where progress is being made and where help is needed.
You’ll build a function that meets immediate hiring needs while developing the people, relationships, and capabilities to support what comes next.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The Elmet Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, pregnancy or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, military or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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