Senior Specialist, Talent Acquisition

About the role

Wilmar Sugar & Renewables, part of Wilmar International, is looking for an experienced Senior Specialist, Talent Acquisition to join its People & Culture team in Townsville. Reporting to the Manager, Talent Acquisition, you will deliver high-quality recruitment outcomes across the business, working with operational leaders, hiring managers and regional People & Culture teams. The role sits in a non-seasonal business unit.

Key responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for senior, specialist, technical and business-critical positions.
• Partner with leaders to understand workforce requirements and develop recruitment and sourcing strategies.
• Build proactive talent pipelines to address critical skills shortages and future workforce needs.
• Contribute to workforce planning through recruitment insights and labour market intelligence.
• Develop sourcing and attraction approaches to engage talent in regional and competitive labour markets.
• Provide coaching, technical guidance and support to colleagues.
• Lead improvements to recruitment systems, processes, governance and candidate experience.
• Build relationships with internal stakeholders and external talent partners.

Required profile

• Substantial experience in end-to-end recruitment, including senior, specialist and hard-to-fill positions.
• Experience recruiting in complex, geographically dispersed or operational environments.
• Ability to influence hiring managers and give commercially sound recruitment advice.
• Experience improving and leading projects on recruitment processes, systems and applicant tracking technology.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and relationship-building skills.
• A collaborative, solutions-focused approach and willingness to share knowledge.
• Experience in manufacturing, agriculture, resources, energy or other industrial environments, and exposure to seasonal or high-volume recruitment, will be highly regarded.