Talent Acquisition Specialist (Early Careers)

Working at Watlow

Watlow is a global technology and manufacturing leader who provides world class engineering expertise through innovative thermal products and systems, enabling our customers to thrive. We are making a positive impact every day as our solutions enrich the lives of people everywhere. We have been providing breakthrough thermal solutions for nearly a century. Our corporate values guide us uncompromisingly to always do the right thing, continually learn and improve, respect everyone, and lead with service and humility.

The Talent Acquisition Specialist supports both early career and hourly workforce recruiting across multiple U.S. locations. This role plays a key part in executing recruiting strategies for direct labor positions as well as rotational program hires, interns, and co-ops. Responsibilities include coordinating hiring events, engaging candidates, and building strong relationships with local schools, universities, workforce development programs, and community partners to attract top talent.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, coordinate, and represent Watlow at campus and community recruiting events, including career fairs, info sessions, site tours, and networking events.
• Ensure recruiting materials, branding assets, and giveaways are prepared and aligned with Watlow's employer brand.
• Support the full-cycle recruitment process for U.S. early career roles (internships, co-ops, rotational programs), including job postings, candidate screening, interview coordination, and offer support to hiring managers during the hiring/onboarding process.
• Partner with hiring managers to coordinate interview logistics, gather feedback, and ensure a positive candidate experience.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with universities, technical schools, career centers, and student organizations to strengthen early talent pipelines.
• Maintain early career pipeline data and assist in designing content and campaigns to support candidate engagement and retention.
• Lead and support hourly recruiting efforts for direct labor roles across all U.S. sites.
• Develop and maintain relationships with local workforce development agencies, community organizations, and technical training programs to support direct labor hiring needs.
• Assist in organizing and executing site-level hiring events, job fairs, and walk-in interview days.
• Monitor recruiting metrics and provide insights to improve sourcing strategies and time-to-fill.
• Collaborate with site HR and operations teams to understand workforce needs and align recruiting efforts accordingly.

Requirements:

• 2-3 years of experience in a corporate recruiting setting.
• 1+ years of experience focusing on Early Career or Campus recruiting.
• Ability to travel to campuses and events as needed.
• Experience working with an applicant tracking system (ATS). Dayforce is a plus.
• Experience with campus recruiting platforms and CRM strategies.

Benefits: The Watlow Total Compensation Plan

The health, well-being and financial stability of you and your family is a high priority to us. The Watlow Total Rewards Plan includes competitive compensation and a full range of life and career enhancing benefits:

• Annual Incentive Program
• 401(k) plan that includes a company match on your contribution and an annual company contribution that is tied to company performance
• Wellness incentives
• Employee Personal Assistance Program
• Dental, medical, vision and short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Paid holidays, personal time, and vacation
• Parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement

Diversity & Inclusion

We proactively embrace diversity in all its dimensions across our company and cultivate a culture of inclusion and forward thinking that respects and reflects each team member's individual strengths, views, and experiences. Watlow takes pride in being an inclusive equal opportunity employer and considers for employment qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Please let us know confidentially if you need or require any special accommodations to participate in our recruiting process by emailing us at accommodations@Watlow.com.