Job Posting: Talent Acquisition Specialist / Recruiter
Position Title: Talent Acquisition Specialist
Location: Onsite (Grimsby, ON or Etobicoke, ON) – Requires local travel within the GTA andNiagara Region
Industry: Metal Fabrication
Salary: $80,000 - $84,000
Employment Type: Full-Time

Talent Acquisition Specialist

We are seeking a proactive, results-driven Talent Acquisition Specialist to own our end-to-end recruitment process across all technical, trade, frontline, and professional salaried roles.

About Us
At Salit Steel, we believe that people are our most valuable asset and the foundation ofour long-standing success. Family-owned and operated since 1905 and now in our fifthgeneration, we view our employees, customers, and industry partners as essential members of the Salit Steel family. Guided by enduring values, we foster an inclusive workplace that welcomes diverse, talented individuals while focusing on building genuine relationships, delivering outstanding service, and finding innovative, cost-effective ways to provide our clients with the best experience possible.

Headquartered in Grimsby, Ontario, we operate an integrated network across Ontario,Quebec, Western Canada, and the United States to deliver comprehensive steel solutions throughout North America. As a dynamic organization, we run steel service centres and provide a full spectrum of reinforcing and specialty products—including stock, fabricated, assembled, and stainless steel rebar, as well as mechanical tube.

Whether an item is in our existing inventory or needs to be custom sourced, we ensureour customers receive exactly what they need, where they need it, and when they needit.

Role Summary
As the Talent Acquisition Lead, you will own full-cycle recruitment for the organization. You are a natural "hunter" who proactively sources top-tier talent rather than relying solely on inbound applications.

While primary day-to-day focus and operations are centered in Ontario, you will provide talentacquisition and onboarding support to the rest of the organization across Canada and the US asneeded. Managing multiple high-volume recruitment campaigns simultaneously, you will recruitacross a wide geographic footprint for plant-floor/trades roles, and corporate salaried positions.

Operating from either our Grimsby or Etobicoke facility, you will partner closely with hiringmanagers, oversee vendor relationships, deliver candidate orientation, and ensure a seamless,high-touch experience.

Key Responsibilities
1.



Full-Cycle Recruitment & Candidate Sourcing

- End-to-End Ownership: Manage the complete talent acquisition lifecycle from intakecalls and job posting to candidate sourcing, screening, interviews, offer creation, andpreboarding.

- Proactive Sourcing ("Hunter" Mindset): Actively headhunt and source passive talentthrough LinkedIn, industry networks, trade schools, job fairs, job boards, and coldoutreach.

- Multi-Site & Remote Attraction: Successfully attract, engage, and recruit frontlineworkers, skilled trades, semi-skilled operators, and remote professional staff, focusingon Ontario while supporting all other Canadian provinces and US operations as needed.

- Volume & Campaign Management: Execute and balance multiple high-volume recruitment campaigns concurrently while meeting aggressive time-to-fill targets.

2. Hiring Manager Partnership & Training

- Deep Role Understanding: Embed yourself in business operations to intimately learn trade, technical, and professional roles to refine attraction strategies and selectioncriteria.

- Stakeholder Management: Manage hiring manager availability and schedules to ensure swift interview turnarounds and an efficient, candidate-centric recruitmentprocess.

- Interview Coaching & Training: Develop and deliver interviewing skills training forhiring managers, providing structured interview guides and compliance guidance.

3. Selection, Offers, Orientation & Preboarding

- Screening & Assessment: Conduct preliminary phone screening and interviews toassess skill alignment, cultural fit, and safety orientation.

- Background & Verification Checks: Coordinate and perform comprehensive referencechecks, criminal record checks, and role-specific pre-employment testing.

- Offers & Preboarding: Draft, issue, and manage offers of employment and coordinating preboarding tasks.

- Orientation Program: Participate in and deliver the company orientation program toensure smooth employee integration and initial compliance training.

4. Vendor & Third-Party Management

- Agency & Partner Oversight: Manage external third-party agencies, recruiters, and job board vendors when external recruitment support is deemed necessary.





- Cost & Quality Control: Evaluate vendor performance, negotiate rates alongside HR leadership, and ensure agency partners strictly align with company standards andbudgets.

5. HR Systems & Generalist Exposure

- ATS Management: Serve as the subject matter expert for Dayforce ATS, keepingrequisition statuses updated, tracking metrics, and ensuring applicant data integrity.

- Cross-Functional HR Support: Assist with broader HR initiatives and gain exposure to HR functions outside of talent attraction (e.g., employee relations, retention strategies,HR projects, and compliance).

Qualifications & Requirements

- Experience: Minimum of 4+ years of full-cycle recruitment experience managing a mix of industrial/skilled trades (frontline, semi-skilled, skilled fabrication) and corporate salaried/professional roles.

- Multi-Site Scope: Proven success running concurrent high-volume recruitment campaigns across multiple geographic regions and remote talent pools.

- Geographic Focus: Ontario-focused background with experience supporting multi-jurisdictional recruitment across Canada and the US.

- Industry Background: Previous experience recruiting within manufacturing, metal fabrication, heavy industry, production, or construction environments is stronglypreferred.

- Tech Savvy: Hands-on experience using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), specifically Dayforce (Ceridian). Proficient with LinkedIn, job boards, and modern recruitingtechnologies.

- Proactive Sourcing & Vendor Management: Demonstrated track record as a candidate hunter with strong direct-sourcing capability, alongside experience managing external recruitment vendors/agencies.

- Orientation Delivery: Experience facilitating or building onboarding and orientation programs.

- Travel & Location: Located onsite in either Grimsby, ON or Etobicoke, ON with a valid driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle for local travel across the GTA and Niagara region

- Communication & Influence: Exceptional interpersonal, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills to partner effectively with shop-floor supervisors up to executive leadership.

Working Conditions & Mobility

- Work Arrangement: Onsite role based out of Grimsby or Etobicoke plant/office facilities.

- Travel: Regular local travel within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and Niagara Regionto visit facilities, deliver orientations, attend career fairs, and meet with hiring managers.

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📌 Talent Acquisition Specialist / Recruiter (Ontario)
🏢 Salit Steel
📍 Ontario