Talent Acquisition & Development Partner

WHY MILLCRAFT

At Millcraft, we’re more than a business, we’re a family. For over 100 years, we’ve been proud to serve the paper, packaging, and graphic arts industries, guided by our values of Family, Passion, Aspire, Responsible, and Deliver. We care deeply about our people, our customers, and our communities, and we believe in creating a place where you can grow, belong, and make a real difference. Come join us and be part of something truly special.

THE DIFFERENCE YOU WILL MAKE

WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS

• Reducing reliance on external recruiters and controlling cost
• Improving quality of hire and cultural alignment
• Accelerating time-to-fill for critical roles
• Supporting training, onboarding, and development initiatives
• Building a sustainable talent pipeline and leadership bench

CORE FUNCTIONS OF THIS ROLE

• Lead full-cycle recruiting for key roles across the organization, with an emphasis on higher-level and revenue-generating positions
• Partner closely with hiring managers to:
• Define role requirements and success profiles
• Align hiring decisions with business strategy and team needs
• Proactively build and maintain talent pipelines for critical and recurring roles
• Source, screen, and assess candidates for both technical capability and cultural alignment
• Manage and improve the candidate experience from initial contact through offer acceptance
• Reduce reliance on external recruiters by filling roles internally
• Track and report on recruiting metrics:
• Time-to-fill
• Cost-per-hire
• Quality of hire
• Strengthen Millcraft’s employer brand through candidate engagement and external networking

• Partner with HR leadership to support a structured onboarding experience
• Coordinate and help facilitate:
• New hire cohorts
• 30/60/90-day success plans
• Integration into team structures
• Help implement and manage a New Hire Buddy Program
• Ensure new hires are connected to:
• Key internal stakeholders
• Resources and tools for success
• Gather feedback to continuously improve onboarding effectiveness

• Lead and execute elements of Millcraft’s training and development strategy
• New hire training cohorts
• Sales training programs
• Professional development initiatives
• Assist with coordination of:
• External training programs (e.g., NAW, EDIC, Six Sigma)
• Conference participation and logistics
• Collaborate on tracking ROI of training investments, including:
• Knowledge sharing back to teams
• Development of learning guides or internal sessions
• Support creation of structured learning paths, particularly for:
• Sales roles
• Early career employees
• Help design and support a formal mentoring program, including:
• Matching mentors and mentees
• Monitoring effectiveness through feedback and pulse checks
• Identify and develop high-potential talent
• Support initiatives focused on:
• Leadership development
• Career pathing and progression
• Contribute to succession planning efforts by:
• Building pipelines for key roles
• Supporting internal mobility strategies

• Support initiatives to capture institutional knowledge from experienced team members, including:
• Customer insights
• Sales strategies
• Business processes
• Help coordinate structured knowledge-sharing efforts such as:
• “If I were starting over” sessions
• Customer playbooks
• Cross-functional learning sessions

• Act as a strategic partner to HR and business leaders on talent needs
• Help shift the organization from:
Reactive hiring
• Proactive workforce planning
• Identify talent gaps and opportunities aligned with business growth
• Contribute to continuous improvement of:
• Hiring processes
• Talent programs
• Employee experience

• 3–7+ years of experience in corporate recruiting or talent acquisition
• OR a hybrid recruiting + HR/people development role
• Experience recruiting for professional, sales, or leadership roles preferred
• Exposure to training, onboarding, or development programs is a strong plus
• Willingness to travel regionally (within a 4 hour drive) up to 25% of the time.
• Ability to assess both technical fit and cultural alignment
• Highly organized with strong project coordination abilities
• Skilled in influencing hiring decisions and driving alignment

• Business Acumen – Understands how talent impacts performance and growth
• Cultural Champion – Reinforces and selects for Millcraft’s values
• Proactive Mindset – Builds pipelines rather than reacting to openings
• Collaboration – Works effectively across HR and business teams
• Ownership – Takes accountability for both hiring outcomes and employee success

WHAT WINNING LOOKS LIKE

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills coupled with the ability to engage effectively among various levels of management;
• Approachable and engaging style.
• Experience and proven record of working on multiple tasks/projects under tight time constraints;
• Entrepreneurial mindset, coupled with experience building something from scratch – examples may include recruitment strategies, onboarding design, and pipeline of candidates.
• Ability to organize and establish priorities;
• Exceptionally self-motivated and directed with keen attention to detail;
• Excellent organizational skills;
• Strong project management and problem-solving skills;

At the corporate level, the work environment characteristics described herein are generally representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The work environment is moderately quiet to moderately noisy. Temperature is moderated by heat in the winter and air conditioning or air circulation methods in the summer.

HOW WE WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU

Don’t meet every single requirement? That’s okay. At Millcraft, we believe great people come with many different experiences, and if our core values—Family, Passion, Aspire, Responsible, and Deliver—resonate with you, we encourage you to apply. We’re always looking for people who think differently, bring new perspectives, and want to grow with us.

Your passion, our purpose—let’s make a difference together.

Millcraft Paper Company is an EEO employer. We are committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Millcraft Paper Company complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All applicants must have authorization to work for Millcraft Paper Company.