Talent Acquisition Specialist
About this role
The Talent Acquisition Specialist role is responsible for managing full-cycle recruitment for job openings within the division. This role partners closely with Hiring Managers and HR to attract, assess, and hire top talent in support of business growth. Operating within UPT’s standardized global recruiting model, the Talent Acquisition Specialist ensures a consistent, efficient, and high-quality hiring process while delivering strong candidate experience and data-driven results.
Key Responsibilities
Full-Cycle Recruitment
- Manage end-to-end recruitment lifecycle including sourcing, screening, and interviewing.
- Partner with Hiring Managers to define role requirements, hiring criteria, and timelines
- Lead intake discussions and provide guidance on recruiting strategies for both direct labor and professional roles
Sourcing & Talent Attraction
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies leveraging job boards, LinkedIn, referrals, and talent networks
- Build candidate pipelines for high-volume and recurring roles
- Engage both active and passive candidates to ensure strong candidate flow
- Able to source independently as well as work with dedicated sourcing recruiters
Candidate Assessment & Experience
- Screen and evaluate candidates against defined success criteria and job requirements
- Coordinate structured interview processes and ensure alignment across hiring teams
- Deliver a positive candidate experience through proactive communication and timely feedback
Stakeholder Partnership
- Partner closely with Talent Acquisition team, Hiring Managers, and HR Business Partners
- Provide recruiting insights and recommendations aligned to workforce needs
- Influence hiring decisions using data and market intelligence
Process, Compliance & Analytics
- Manage requisitions and candidate workflows within SuccessFactors ATS
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment regulations
Employer Branding
- Support initiatives that enhance AMETEK’s reputation as an employer of choice
- Represent the organization professionally in all candidate interactions
Recruiting Data Analysis & Reporting
- Analyze recruiting metrics including time-to-fill, time-to-slate, pipeline health, aging requisitions, source effectiveness, and candidate conversion rates.
- Maintain accurate recruiting data within SuccessFactors and other recruiting systems to ensure reporting integrity.
- Develop and distribute regular recruiting dashboards, reports, and insights for Hiring Managers, HR, and business leadership.
- Identify trends, bottlenecks, and opportunities for process improvement using recruiting data and analytics.
- Provide data-driven recommendations to support workforce planning, hiring prioritization, and recruiting resource allocation.
- Monitor recruiting performance against established KPIs and communicate progress toward hiring goals.
- Utilize reporting tools, Excel, and AI-enabled analytics solutions to improve recruiting effectiveness and decision-making.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business or related field
- 3–5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience
- Manufacturing or industrial recruiting experience preferred
- Experience supporting both hourly (direct labor) and professional roles
- Experience creating and analyzing recruiting metrics, dashboards, and hiring reports.
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including data analysis, pivot tables, charts, and reporting.
- Experience with applicant tracking systems (SuccessFactors preferred) and recruiting analytics tools.
- Ability to interpret recruiting data and translate findings into actionable recommendations for business leaders.
- Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs
Key Competencies
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Ability to manage multiple requisitions in a fast-paced environment
- Data-driven mindset with strong attention to detail
- Excellent communication and candidate engagement skills
- Strong organizational and time management capabilities
- Recruiting analytics and reporting expertise.
- Advanced data analysis and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to communicate complex data and trends to non-technical stakeholders.
- Continuous improvement mindset supported by data-driven decision making
Success Measures
- Time-to-fill and time-to-slate
- Quality of hire and hiring manager satisfaction
- Candidate experience and engagement
- Pipeline strength for critical roles
- Compliance and data accuracy
- Accuracy and timeliness of recruiting reports and dashboards.
- Adoption and utilization of recruiting insights by Hiring Managers and business leaders.
- Data quality and compliance within recruiting systems.
- Improvement in recruiting KPIs through data-driven actions.
About the Business
AMETEK’s Ultra Precision Technologies (UPT) division is a global leader delivering high-performance precision engineering, metrology, and advanced instrumentation solutions across aerospace, semiconductor, industrial, and healthcare markets.
#LI-EK1
Company at a glance
AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales of approximately $7.5 billion.
AMETEK is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions with approximately 22,500 colleagues across our global network of operating, sales, service, and support locations in 34 countries around the world. Our mission is to solve our customers' most complex challenges with differentiated technology solutions.
The AMETEK Growth Model is embedded within our culture and is made up of our four growth strategies – Operational Excellence, Technology Innovation, Global and Market Expansion, and Strategic Acquisitions. These growth strategies are complemented by a disciplined focus on cash generation, capital deployment, and talent development. Each element of our Growth Model reinforces the others, creating a powerful and scalable platform to drive long-term, sustainable growth.
AMETEK consists of two operating groups, both with highly differentiated technology and leading positions in niche markets:
- Electronic Instruments Group (EIG) – a leader in the design and manufacturing of advanced analytical, test and measurement instrumentation for aerospace, medical, power, energy, research and industrial markets.
- Electromechanical Group (EMG) – a leader in the design and manufacturing of highly engineered medical components and devices, automation solutions, thermal management systems, specialty metals and electrical interconnects.
Tired of cold applications?
Sign up with Clera and we'll reach out the moment a role actually fits you — no more spraying applications into the void.
Know someone who'd be great for this?