Recruiting Specialist

New Seasons Market began in 2000 as a neighborhood market, a place where local communities can come together to connect with where their food comes from. A friendly, inviting place that honors its region's farmers, ranchers, growers and makers.

Today we are part of Good Food Holdings; a collection of regional specialty grocers committed to serving our communities with the highest quality of products and great service, where our goal remains the same: to build community through good food. Accordingly, we seek skilled team members who share the same commitments and who appreciate the fact that New Seasons Market celebrates diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Job Title: Recruiting Specialist- Stores

Department: Human Resources

Job Region: Store Support – Portland

Reports-To: Sr. Recruiting Specialist- Store Lead

Exemption Status (typically): Exempt

Requirements: As a retail grocer, we operate 7 days/week and 365 days/year and as such work in support of our stores may include evening and weekend hours per the needs of the business.

About us: New Seasons Market began in 2000 when three families got together to open a neighborhood market, a place where local communities can come together to connect with where their food comes from. A friendly, inviting place that honors its region's farmers, ranchers, growers and makers—helping them prosper for generations to come. Over the years, our community has grown, but our goal is still the same: to build community through good food.

About the role: In this position, you will conduct various recruiting processes and work closely with the Recruiting and Store Leadership teams in order to attract, source, screen and interview candidates for store openings. You will be responsible for scheduling interviews, creating talent pools, onboarding and partnering with Department Managers and HR Business Partners to find talent and execute on recruitment goals and initiatives.

General Requirements:

• Understands and models our company culture. Acts as a steward of company resources, mission, vision and values. Promotes sustainable business practices.
• Embraces an agile work environment and guides others through change and continuous improvement.
• Builds community within and outside of New Seasons Market and New Leaf Community Markets. Works in stores and other offsite events and locations as needed to support our core business and community.
• Works cooperatively and positively with fellow team members, customers and vendors spiriting a respectful workplace where everyone is welcome.
• Demonstrates ability to manage own time and models a flexible work style. Shifts tasks as priorities and circumstances change based on needs and conditions of department. Creative with problem-solving and is solutions-oriented.
• Utilizes strategic thinking, data and industry knowledge, and calculated risk-taking to create competitive advantage.
• Communication style is confident, informative, adaptive to different styles and effective.
• Gives and receives feedback in a constructive manner demonstrating company Speak Up culture. Responds to feedback in order to improve performance.
• Maintains confidentiality and exercise good judgment around sensitive information.
• Adheres to work and food safety policies set forth by the company and all local, state and federal regulatory agencies. Contributes to store and office cleanliness, maintains equipment.
• Observes all company rules and policies. Understands and complies with specific department or location guidelines, tasks and responsibilities.

Position Responsibilities:

• Schedule and conducts screens and interviews for store requisitions. Comfortable managing fluctuating and a high volume of requisitions.
• Works as part of the recruiting team to maintain a robust and proactive recruiting process. Creatively sources and hires the most qualified candidates in a reasonable timeframe and within pre-set budgets.
• Provides full-service recruiting support including sourcing, screening, communication and onboarding of new hires. Main point of contact and liaison between stores and candidates.
• Maintain accurate and organized documentation on all candidates, searches, and onboarding activities.
• Demonstrates a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusivity in the hiring process and helps in the building of strong teams and the development of people at all levels.
• Leverage multiple recruiting sources in addition to internet sourcing techniques to identify and connect with potential candidates.
• Partner with Recruiting Team and Store Leadership to understand the talent needs of the store and create an effective search strategy to fill open positions and build candidate pipelines.
• Build relationships with potential candidates on a continual basis through e-mail, calls, and networking.
• Generate leads and source passive candidates through LinkedIn, Indeed, community events, etc.
• Screen potential candidates for availability, interest level, salary range, etc.
• Tools and Equipment Used (not all inclusive): This position works with standard office equipment. May be required to use the following tools and equipment when working in stores or offsite; baler, hand truck, POS, industrial kitchen equipment (i.e. blast chiller, grill, knives/blades, oven, grills, scales, etc.) and basic housekeeping / janitorial items.
• This position works consistently at a light work level and may be asked to work on occasion at a medium or heavy work level when supporting stores or other offsite events. Frequently required to sit, walk, reach and grasp. Occasionally required to be on feet with a mix of standing and walking throughout shift. Up to occasionally, dependent on location, required to climb stairs, step stool and /or ladders.
• Performs other tasks and duties as assigned.

This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties, responsibilities and requirements, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function within our company. New Seasons Market / New Leaf Community Markers reserves the right to amend and change duties, responsibilities, and requirements to meet changing industry or business needs as necessary.

What you Bring as a Candidate:

• Minimum of 1-2 years of HR, recruiting and/or sourcing experience required.
• Experience with high volume, full cycle recruiting required. Experience sourcing, screening, recruiting for hourly workforce highly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to be highly detail oriented.
• Experience in a multi-unit, high-growth retail or food industry environment highly preferred.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office.
• Previous experience with an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including tact and diplomacy, to collaborate, negotiate and communicate effectively and professionally with cross-functional partners at all levels in the company.
• Demonstrated project management skills with an ability to manage and deliver multiple and complex projects cross-functionally by collaborating with others across the region.
• Collaborative, strategic thinker and problem solver, with a demonstrated ability to prioritize and work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with ability to respond to urgent job responsibilities as they arise and flexible when priorities redirect.
• Ability to travel across all Portland – Metro and Vancouver, WA store locations, offsite career fairs, community events and meetings when needed/necessary.

Physical and Environmental Work Space: Work occurs in office, a variety of off-site environments and in a grocery store environment which includes surfaces that can be wet and slippery, moderate noise level, and temperature extremes in controlled environments in the cooler and freezer, and depending on location, working outside in all temperatures. There may be exposure to certain allergens and / or chemicals. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, and other applicable state or local law, we will make reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities.

Benefits Information

All staff have access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and our 30% staff shopping discount. Full-time, regular-status staff that regularly work 24 hours or more per week and have worked for 60 days are eligible for medical, dental, vision, pre-tax spending accounts, life, accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D), and disability benefits. Full-time, part-time, and temporary staff who have worked for 60 days and are at least 21 years of age may participate in the 401(k) program. Employees begin accruing PTO on their first day of employment; the amount they accrue depends on hours worked and tenure. Staff may be eligible for paid holidays, depending on schedule and tenure. Additional benefits include supplemental leave pay (such as parental or bereavement), a store incentive program based on financial & operational goals, paid time for volunteering at a 501(c)3 non-profit, discounts on some forms of public transportation, adoption assistance, and up to $40 reimbursement for dinner out or New Seasons Market groceries for their birthday.