Associate Talent Acquisition Partner (6-Month Temporary Role)

Creating a world where pets live longer, healthier lives, from their very first meal. Learn more about our brands. We’re Looking For An: Golden Pet Brands is seeking a bilingual, energetic, collaborative, and results-driven team player to join our Talent Acquisition Team on a 6-month temporary basis. In this role, you will support the full-cycle recruiting needs of two pet food manufacturing plants, helping us identify and attract quality talent for both hourly and salaried positions within a manufacturing environment. The ideal individual will be a quick learner who understands the unique demands of a manufacturing workforce and is able to develop robust candidate pipelines and engaged talent communities that align with our most critical talent needs. As the Associate Talent Acquisition Partner, you will maintain a deep understanding of Golden Pet Brand's culture, values, products, and unique search requirements, helping us build high-achieving and diverse teams across both facilities. Location: Remote What You’ll Be Doing: Support full-cycle recruiting for two pet food manufacturing facilities, developing a deep understanding of each plant’s workforce needs, culture, staffing priorities, and high-volume hiring demands. Partner closely with hiring managers to understand talent needs, provide recruiting updates, share market insights, and support informed hiring decisions. Build trusted relationships across plant leadership, HR, and operations teams to deliver an efficient and effective hiring process. Source, engage, and activate candidates through job boards, social platforms, referrals, and creative sourcing strategies. Manage candidate flow throughout the recruitment lifecycle, including screening, interview scheduling, candidate communication, and offer coordination. Deliver an exceptional candidate experience through proactive communication, timely follow-up, and a high level of professionalism. Partner with HR and onboarding teams to ensure a seamless transition from offer acceptance through start date. Maintain accurate candidate records and recruiting activity within the applicant tracking system (Greenhouse), ensuring data integrity and compliance. Collaborate with the broader Talent Acquisition team to identify opportunities for process improvement, standardization, and operational excellence. Leverage bilingual (English/Spanish) communication skills to effectively engage candidates and support hiring efforts within the manufacturing environment. Qualifications (Note: We strongly encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick ALL of these boxes.): 2+ years of experience in recruiting, talent acquisition coordination, staffing, customer service, hospitality, sales, marketing, or another fast-paced, relationship-driven environment. Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously. Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with candidates, hiring managers, and cross-functional partners. Demonstrated follow-through and accountability, ensuring a timely and seamless candidate experience throughout the hiring process. Adaptable team player who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is willing to support changing priorities, scheduling needs, and special projects. Customer-service mindset with a passion for delivering an outstanding experience for both candidates and hiring teams. Fluent in both English and Spanish (spoken and written), required Experience supporting manufacturing, distribution, warehouse, or other high-volume hourly workforces. Experience using Greenhouse or another applicant tracking system (ATS) is highly preferred Experience supporting multiple locations, departments, or business units simultaneously. Golden Perks & Benefits: Through our charity sponsorships, you can make a positive impact on communities worldwide. We’ve donated over $6.1 million to date. The hourly range for this position is $30.77 – $38.46/hr The posted compensation range in this job posting reflects data based on California's cost of labor analysis. This salary range is subject to change per state; please click here to find the pay differential in your state of residence if the role is remote. Salary is based on a wide range of factors that include relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and geographical location. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. A Note to Recruiting Agencies: At Golden Pet Brands, we handle all hiring through our internal Talent Acquisition team. Occasionally, we might use staffing or recruiting agencies to support our internal team in finding the right candidates. Agencies are not authorized to contact our hiring teams directly to present candidates. Our internal Talent Acquisition team is responsible for all candidate presentations to our hiring managers. Golden Pet Brands will need written approval and a signed agreement before submitting any candidate info for a specific job opening. Without this, we won’t pay any fees for placements. Thank you for your understanding. Candidate Safety: The safety of our candidates is our highest priority. When looking for a job, please be aware of cyber criminals, fake domains, and fraudulent job offers. Golden Pet Brands recruiters will only contact applicants from our official company e-mail domain, ( [email protected] ) or through our internal Applicant Tracking System, Greenhouse. In addition, Golden Pet Brands recruiters will never send you checks, or ask you to disclose personal financial details. Click here to learn more about general internet safety and our hiring practices.