Butterball, LLC, one of America’s most iconic brands, helps consumers celebrate Thanksgiving and every day in between. Located in the thriving Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina area, our goal is to provide a diverse array of career opportunities and paths which include our farms, processing facilities and support offices.\nWe are the largest producer of turkey products in the U.S., and we make a lot more than Thanksgiving turkeys. Our company’s measurable growth is in no small part due to our team members in North Carolina, Arkansas, Illinois, and Missouri, who each have a seat at the table to contribute to our success

Job Summary

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Plays an instrumental role in establishing an early talent pipeline that aligns seamlessly with the Company’s strategic goals. Develops creative strategies to increase the visibility of the company brand across college campuses, plays a key role in the hiring process for early talent, travels to meet candidates face to face at events and provides invaluable support to all Talent Program initiatives. Supports our various programs, which include and are not limited to, Management Trainee (MT), Intern Program, and Leadership Apprentice Program (LAP).

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Key Responsibilities

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1. Develops and manages relationships with universities, colleges, community organizations, and educational institutions to support company brand awareness and program recruitment.
2. Executes college recruitment strategies, including campus visits, career fairs, and information sessions to attract talent.
3. Directs end to end recruitment process and timeline for designated program roles; in take calls with hiring managers, posting roles, reviewing applicants in our ATS, sourcing candidates, phone screens, offer presentations, and system onboarding to ensure a seamless candidate experience.
4. Plans and executes presentations and engagement events for prospective recruits and to increase program awareness.
5. Implements strategies to attract a diverse pool of candidates and ensure diverse representation in our programs and inclusive recruitment processes.
6. Designs graphics, fliers, and university outreach material while ensuring a consistent brand image.
7. Prepares and facilitates assigned aspects of our talent programs, such as program sessions, social events, team building activities, project expo, and more.
8. Evaluates success of target school selection by analyzing offer and conversion rates. Makes recommendations based off this data to support a diverse and talented program population.
9. Tracks program performance through metrics and feedback, creating continuous improvement.

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Minimum Qualifications (Educations & Experience) 

\n\nBachelor’s degree or equivalent\n3+ years of relevant experience in full cycle recruiting and/or early talent program management, or the knowledge, skills, and abilities to succeed in the role\n\n

Butterball Core Competencies

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Caring about people, valuing contributions, and empowering to succeed is the Butterball Way. We recognize the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to Butterball and seek to create an environment where everyone can thrive. Everyone has a seat at the table and is expected to embody our core competencies:
• Safety First: We put safety first. The health, safety, and well-being of our people, products, and turkeys is everyone's responsibility and everyone's jobs.
• Integrity: We trust each other to do the right thing. We act with integrity and gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, respect, and authenticity.
• Stewardship: We take care of what matters. We are accountable to our commitments and take responsibility for the well-being of our teams, our quality, our customers, our business, our brand, and our communities. We are always answerable for our actions and those we lead.
• Enthusiastic Attitudes: We create a climate where everyone feels they belong and can be engaged, every day. Where our people are enthusiastic and motivated to do their best and work together to make great things happen.
• Continuous Improvement: We are committed to continuous improvement. We challenge ourselves and our company to constantly learn, develop, grow, improve, and innovate.

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Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
1. Excels at developing strong relationships with both external and internal partners
2. Skilled at time-management, prioritization, and multi-tasking with the ability to balance conflicting priorities and execute accordingly
3. Skilled at attracting and selecting the best talent to meet current and future business needs
4. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to clearly convey information to a variety of audiences
5. Ability to comfortably present to both small and large groups, ensuring clarity and engagement across diverse audiences
6. Ability to review data to evaluate effectiveness of programs and recruitment efforts

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Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
1. University recruiting experience for a food manufacturing company

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Physical Demands
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, keyboard, and occasionally lift up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

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Working Conditions
• Work is performed in a climate-controlled office environment with the option to work remotely at least 2 days a week. For remote work, the employee must have a dedicated workspace to safely setup and use assigned IT equipment, preferably free from distractions. The employee is responsible for ensuring adequate internet service is available when working remotely (the recommended minimum speed is 20mb download and 5mb upload).
• The noise level of the environment is usually moderate.
• Required to travel up to 30% of the time, primarily during the fall semester.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of what is required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not imply or establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer. \nButterball, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the fair and impartial treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without regard to gender, age, race, religion, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, military/veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, parental status, pregnancy, or any other status protected by law.\n\nThis position is deemed Safety Sensitive for purposes of Butterball’s Drug/Alcohol Screening & Testing Policy. Details will be provided to individuals who receive a conditional job offer, or upon request.\t