Human Resources - Talent Engagement Specialist

Talent Engagement Specialist

Thompson is a local, family-owned heavy duty truck supplier serving customers across Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. We provide truck sales, service, parts, body shop, lease and rental and complete tire service including new tires, road service and retreads. We are committed to our employees by offering a safe work environment, ongoing training and support, career advancement opportunities and fun atmosphere for you to shine.

We are on a mission to hire the very best and are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize new ideas can come from everywhere in the organization, and we know the next big idea could be yours!

The Talent Engagement Specialist will act as an ambassador to current Thompson employees and prospective employees, providing information and support services at all stages of the employee life cycle: recruitment, onboarding, orientation, career planning, and transition. This position will work to develop and implement strategies to recruit and retain a strong workforce and promote Thompson as an employer of choice in the community.

This role will coordinate all hiring steps throughout the recruitment process from start to end, including screening and onboarding. This individual will be responsible for managing internal employee development and will assist in attracting and retaining the right team. They will assist with employee career pathing and support management with developing, conducting, tracking and/or evaluating training or professional development opportunities as requested. The Talent Engagement Specialist will analyze compensation, benefits, and local wage surveys to evaluate the employment market demands on a continuous basis and will gather and analyze qualitative retention data such as employee surveys, exit interviews, stay interviews to identify and implement improvement opportunities through working closely with department's management.

This position requires an employee-focused, highly motivated, and relationship dedicated individual who will be responsible for providing guidance, counsel, and support to employees and managers on employee onboarding, training plans, career advancement, performance improvement and performance evaluations.

Create and maintain professional relationships within all levels of the organization (peers, work groups, customers, supervisors). Must be an agile team player with ability to collaborate with and build relationships across departments.

Monitor and evaluate trainees' progress and development by implementing an evaluation and proficiency assessment process that is consistent with company appraisal, developmental and feedback standards.

Manage employee review documents and identify opportunities for advancement. Work with managers to create a path for employee to learn and navigate and empower them to career advancement.

Exhibit excellent time and workload management skill, ability to prioritize, ability to work independently, high attention to detail, and ability to multi-task and meet established deadlines.

Oversee the rewards and recognitions programs, including planning and promoting internal events and activities across all locations in order to facilitate employee engagement.

Travel to other Thompson locations to work with department managers to oversee and facilitate all facets of the recruiting, onboarding, and training process to deliver on our mission.

Collaborate with HR Manager and Marketing to develop and implement internal and external communication strategy.

Attend local job fairs and community colleges to engage in potential employee searches and promote Thompson within the community.

Develop and implement management training for current and future managers.

Other responsibilities as assigned.

Organized and planning- set goals and objectives, prioritize and plan work activities, identifies specific action steps and resources, anticipates problems, and develops contingency plans.

Exceptional communicator - have strong verbal, written and presentation skills that clearly define your goals and outcomes desired from each employee

Self-driven and highly motivated - focused on delivering exceptional customer service and developing effective relationships throughout the organization.

See the big picture- know where we are going as an organization and use sound judgement and critical thinking to make good decisions that support our mission and help drive us forward.

Foster learning and growth- inspire others by connecting their purpose to the broader mission. Empower, coach, and encourage others to be at their best selves. Lead others through change and celebrate success.

Deliver Excellence- set and align clear goals, measure results, and continually improve safety, quality, experience, and innovation.

Succeed together- connect with others authentically. Recognize the value of each individual and seek diverse points of view. Collaborate to succeed together.

Results orientated- maintains appropriate focus on short and long-term goals, outcomes, and accomplishments, conveys a sense of urgency about getting results. Motivated by achievement and persistent until the goal is reached.

For more information, or to apply now, you must go to the website below. Please DO NOT email your resume to us as we only accept applications through our website.