Shearer’s Foods, founded in 1974 and headquartered in Massillon, OH, is a leading manufacturer of salty snacks, cookies, and crackers. Specializing in private label and co-manufacturing, Shearer’s is the largest supplier of private brand salty snacks and second-largest supplier of private brand cookies and crackers. 

With a strong focus on innovation, service, quality, and sustainability, Shearer’s has been awarded the food industry’s highest award for environmental sustainability, as well as multiple Supplier of the Year awards. 

Operating 16 locations across North America and employing more than 5000 team members, Shearer’s is driven by its core values of People, Grow, Impact and Win. The company mission is to deliver exceptional products and services that make snacking a time to celebrate for our customers, colleagues, and community. 

At Shearer’s Foods, we believe in a skills-first approach to recruitment and employment. This means focusing on what you can do and how you can grow, rather than traditional metrics alone. We are committed to adhering to anti-exclusion practices, removing barriers to access, and enhancing opportunities for all individuals based on merit and potential. Your skills, experience, and perspective are valuable—and we want to empower you to make your mark here with us.  

Onsite Talent Acquisition Partner (Recruiter) - Newport, Arkansas

At Shearers, our Talent Acquisition Partners work closely with hiring managers to provide talent acquisition expertise to make the best hires and drive our business forward.   

• Partner with business leaders as a strategic talent advisor through effective communication, listening and influence to enable our hiring managers to make smart hiring decisions.  

• • Build relationships with our internal customers to understand business needs for new capabilities, talent profiles and hiring 

• • Consult with hiring managers and HR managers on talent acquisition strategies to develop comprehensive, proactive hiring plans 

• • Build a strong understanding of labor market trends for functional and geographic areas of focus 

• • Lead the end-to-end execution of the recruitment process from needs identification, strategy development, sourcing, attraction, and selection, through to offer, always providing insights, recommendations and communication throughout 

• Source, attract and select talent to meet current and future hiring needs  

• • Define the target candidate profile and recommend a talent identification strategy through targeted advertising sources & active/passive recruiting 

• • Utilize effective sourcing and messaging strategies to attract active and passive candidates; leverage employee referral programs, recruiting boards, internet, social media, industry and community organizations to build a strong talent pool - including diverse talent 

• • Conduct both passive and active sourcing for niche industry roles at all levels, including and up to executive-level 

• Collaboration, alignment, and continual improvement  

• • Guide internal & external candidates throughout the selection process through timely and effective communication 

• • Foster a positive candidate and hiring manager experience through clear & timely communication of process expectations & timing, company culture, and our employee value proposition 

• • Identify opportunities for continual improvement, make recommendations, and lead and implement change efforts with hiring managers at a department/plant level 

• Full life cycle recruiting experience 

• Strong investigative and research skills – knows where to find relevant talent, how to generate interest, network, and obtain referrals 

• Broad thinking and perspective of current talent acquisition trends and best practices, including learning and using new recruiting related tools and technology 

• Leadership presence and the ability to influence Hiring Managers, HR Business Partners and other stakeholders 

• Effective communication, presentation, and influence skills 

• Excellent relationship management and judgment skills            

• Preferred:  

• • Candidates with previous experience in corporate, industrial, manufacturing, engineering and/or supply chain recruiting 

• • Experience transforming data into insights to develop actionable plans  

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.