At Gentex, you’ll help create innovative technologies that improve how people live, travel, and stay connected. Join a company driven by quality products across an evolving range of industries.
Are you passionate about finding great talent and creating exceptional candidate experiences? Gentex is looking for a Corporate Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our team and help build the workforce that powers our innovation. In this role, you'll partner with hiring managers, leverage creative sourcing strategies, and champion our employer brand while making a direct impact on the growth and success of our organization.
The purpose of the position is to utilize various recruiting techniques to identify, hire, and onboard external and internal job candidates.
This is an onsite position located in Zeeland, MI. It is not open to hybrid or remote work at this time.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Manage full-cycle technical recruiting process for assigned teams, which includes determining selection criteria, candidate screening, interviewing, wage negotiation, hiring and onboarding.
Identify top, technical talent through proactive sourcing and recruiting practices to fill open or anticipated positions
Conduct prescreen interviews and evaluation with position candidates according to selection criteria
Present prescreened, qualified technical resumes to hiring managers through a clear understanding of the Gentex culture and specific position requirements
Manage open job requisitions for assigned teams
Develop, cultivate and manage relationships with hiring managers, acting as a recruiting partner and advisor through the full-cycle, technical recruiting process
Contribute to Gentex recruiting efforts by attending early talent career fairs, manufacturing job fairs and community events
Other duties as assigned.
HOW YOU’LL DO IT
Communicate effectively - develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey clear understanding, taking into account the unique needs of different audiences.
Customer focus – building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
Plans and aligns – planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
Interpersonal savvy - relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people. Ability to build and maintain solid working relationship with others.
Maintain high level of honesty, integrity and confidentiality with respect to company matters.
WHAT TO BRING
Four-year degree in Human Resources or related field preferred.
Minimum of five years corporate recruiting experience
Familiarity with HR staffing processes and technical/engineering technology
An understanding and working knowledge of employment law, applicant tracking systems, internet recruiting, advertising, interviewing, and staffing assessment
Ability to obtain a working knowledge of the Gentex culture and specific position requirements.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office
Excellent communication and organization skills.
Current and continuing legal right to work in the United States without sponsorship.
WHAT WILL HELP
Experience working in a manufacturing organization.
A willingness to travel overnight/work outside normal business hours.
Gentex is an equal opportunity employer
Gentex extends equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees regardless of an individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), disability, marital status, military service, height, weight, genetic information, or any other reason protected by law.
Assistance
Gentex is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. For accommodation requests, email us at recruiting@gentex.com Gentex will not discriminate against any qualified individual who can perform the essential functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
Understand your right to work
At Gentex, we use E-verify to confirm you're authorized to work in the U.S.
E-Verify – English & Spanish
Right to Work – English
Right to Work – Spanish
Gentex is a global, high technology electronics company that is managed by engineers and others who understand the freedom and discipline that's required to run an entrepreneurial company. We are a unique, profitable company that is vertically integrated in highly automated electronics, CMOS camera development and manufacturing, vacuum coatings, and glass bending and fabrication. We specialize in a broad spectrum of technologies and processes to deliver high quality products to the automotive, aerospace and fire protection industries.
Thank you for visiting the Gentex Corporation (“Gentex”) LinkedIn page. This page is intended to share information about Gentex, its products and corporate culture. If you have specific questions about Gentex, please call our main phone number at 616.772.1800.
Any content, views, opinions and/or responses to questions uploaded, expressed or submitted by third parties on the Gentex LinkedIn page, other than the content provided by Gentex, are solely the views, opinions and responsibility of the person submitting them and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Gentex. Gentex reserves the right to terminate any user's ability to access this LinkedIn page, and to edit or delete any material it deems inappropriate and/or in violation of any Gentex policy, including but not limited to: Equal Employment Opportunity, Discrimination and Harassment, Workplace Violence, Non-Solicitation, Conflict of Interest, Confidentiality, and Insider Trading.
