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Penske Warehouse Recruiting Assistant (Staffing) in Reading, Pennsylvania
The Recruiting Assistant – Warehouse Hiring Center will primarily support processes around warehouse candidate sourcing and hiring process administration.
We are looking for individuals who are passionate about ensuring positive candidate experiences, have high energy and a positive attitude, and who have an attention to detail and capacity to deliver results.
Qualified candidates for this role will have prior experience demonstrating strong customer support through administrative and process completion, including issue resolution and strong follow-up. In this role you will need to be proficient in the use of technology, being able to capture candidate information via phone while managing multiple screen computer applications. Bilingual Spanish is strongly preferred as our operation supports geographies across the United States and Canada.
This position is an office first role, consisting of 4 days in the office.
Job Responsibilities:
• Upon direction from a member of Penske’s Staffing team, search for new candidates matching the provided job description.
• May assist recruiter, and warehouse hiring specialist, in posting jobs via job boards, college career sites, and state workforce sites.
• Screens resumes from databases and applications from Penske’s Taleo system to identify candidates meeting minimum qualifications.
• May conduct brief phone screening conversations.
• May schedule candidate interviews with hiring managers.
• Maintains accurate records on applicant status and provides timely responses to all applicants.
• Assist in coordination of onsite hiring events and Meet & Greets for warehouse candidates.
• May assist in providing offer letters and initiating/communicating the background screening process for selected candidates.
• Other projects and tasks assigned by supervisor.
Qualified candidates will have:
• Associate's degree equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or minimum one year related experience preferred.
• Prior demonstrated high-touch customer service and follow-up experience required.
• Candidates with prior warehouse recruiting/ recruiting support highly preferred, other general recruiting support will be considered
• Prior Oracle or other applicant tracking system experience highly preferred.
• Prior experience in mining candidate resume databases and phone screening applicants is highly preferred.
• Bilingual, fluent English/Spanish written and verbal communication a plus.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must have knowledge of Word and Excel, and must be internet savvy.
• A sense of humor is helpful, as this can be a stressful job with competing priorities at any given time.
• Qualified candidates must be effective communicators who are not afraid of the phone.
• Candidates who are highly technically savvy (internet, good with internet data research, cell phone/text messaging, etc.) are highly preferred.
Optimal candidates will have:
• 2-3 years recruiting experience in a large, decentralized or centralized company environment.
• Bachelor's degree or at least 3 years of equivalent work experience.
• Demonstrated internal customer service skills, including troubleshoot and problem solving experiences.
• Demonstrated strong organizational and documentation skills .
• Ability to communicate effectively both in-person and through written correspondences and presentations with candidates, peers, managers, and leadership.
• Ability to work in dynamic, fast paced environment, and keep up with a high volume of activity.
• Ability to travel locally as needed.
• Detail oriented, self-motivated, strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize.
• Excellent knowledge of Internet candidate data mining; recruiting certification preferred.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise applicant tracking systems required, prior experience with Taleo preferred.
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job.
• Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Penske employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening are required.
Physical Requirements:
• The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines.
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
About Penske Logistics:
Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P., headquartered in Reading, Pennsylvania, is a partnership of Penske Corporation, Penske Automotive Group and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. A leading global transportation services provider, Penske operates a premier fleet of vehicles and serves its customers from locations in North America, South America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. Penske’s product lines include full-service truck leasing, contract maintenance, commercial and consumer truck rentals, used truck sales, transportation and warehousing management and supply chain management solutions. Visit www.GoPenske.com to learn more.
Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
About Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions
Penske Truck Leasing/Transportation Solutions is a premier global transportation provider that delivers essential and innovative transportation, logistics and technology services to help companies and people move forward. With headquarters in Reading, PA, Penske and its associates are driven by a dedication to excellence and a commitment to customer success. Visit Go Penske to learn more.
Job Category: Human Resources
Job Function: Talent Acquisition
Job Family: Human Resources
Address: 100 Gundy Drive
Primary Location: US-PA-Reading
Employer: Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P.
Req ID: 2602805