Employment Specialist, Human Resources
American Woodmark Corporation, Winchester, VA
PURPOSE:
To manage and provide support for the traditional and college recruiting effort including recruiting,
interviewing, selection and placement efforts; assist Corporate Human resources with the implementation
and administration or the Career Orientation and Development program; Provide analytical and
administrative HR support to the Value Stream Operations HR Team.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Recruiting:
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Work with universities and Corporate HR to develop and implement college recruitment strategies
to achieve required staffing levels for Manufacturing in the COD Program.
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Support the college recruiting program identifying candidates for entry level career tracks; in
addition to identifying potential intern or co-op candidates.
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Manage the salaried selection process and its components to ensure adherence to all equal
employment opportunity legislation, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and other government
compliance requirements.
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Maintain necessary files covering applications, interviews, and testing procedures;
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Provide counseling and resource assistance in the areas of recruiting, interviewing, selection and
placement;
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Develop and conduct training programs for hiring managers designed to improve recruiting of COD
Employees.
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Check credentials and references, and schedule follow-up interviews with hiring managers;
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Coordinate travel arrangements and lodging accommodations for candidates;
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Prepare and communicate employment offers with COD candidates and arrange for all pre-hire
processes.
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Review and revise, as necessary, the selection process and job descriptions to ensure alignment
with manufacturing needs and the six dimensions of our employee selection process;
Human Resources:
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Provide Analytical and administrative support for the Value Stream Operations HR Team.
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Provide HR generalist support as directed by the HR Director – VSO. This may include policy
research, investigations, recruitment, and other HR generalist activities.
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Participate on cross functional and HR related teams as directed.
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Continually improve and upgrade personal and professional skills;
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Continue to improve and upgrade human resource functions through knowledge, experience, and
“best practice” philosophy; and
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Role model CITE and Working-in-teams principles
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
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This position will not have any supervisory responsibilities
QUALIFICATIONS:
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Undergraduate degree in Human Resource Management, Business Administration or related field;
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A minimum of 2 years of HR Generalist experience to include: recruitment, staffing or human
resource management experience preferred, PHR certification preferred;
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Excellent managerial skills, including the recruitment, development and retention of an effective
team using effective team management philosophy;
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Thorough knowledge of equal employment opportunity laws, ADA, and other government
compliance regulations that affect job recruitment;
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Excellent interviewing and general communications and writing skills;
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Experience in developing and administering human resource programs including but not limited to
recruiting, interviewing, selection and placement, for salaried personnel preferred; and
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Excellent personal computer skills in a networked environment, Microsoft products and Cyborg
experience preferred.
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Bilingual in Spanish is preferred.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
Typical office environment. The noise level is usually moderate. Significant out-of-town travel
required (25-50%) Occasional weekend work.
Contact:
Jackie Poles
EM: jpoles@woodmark.com
Web: woodmark.com