What are the responsibilities and job description for the Employment Specialist position at Mountaire Farms?
Job Description
About the Role:
We are seeking a detail-oriented and customer-focused Employment Specialist to join our team. This role is responsible for providing first-class customer service, support, and leadership throughout the recruitment, staffing, and new hire post-offer process. The Employment Specialist manages full-cycle recruitment efforts, ensuring compliance with federal and state employment regulations while aligning candidates with business needs.
Key Responsibilities:
About Us
Are you looking for more than just a job? The culture at Mountaire is one of our greatest strengths and most valued assets. We maintain the same core values and family-focused work environment that we’ve operated with since day one. You will find that your peers, supervisor and team members are genuinely committed to, not only your success, but also working together to provide high-quality products to our customers. We are a service to one another and to our customers, demonstrating operational excellence and outstanding performance.
Mountaire Overview
ABOUT THE TEAM
Mountaire Corporation and its two operating affiliates, Mountaire Farms Inc. and Mountaire Farms of Delaware, Inc. (collectively, “Mountaire Farms” or “Mountaire”), are agricultural food production and processing companies providing competitive jobs to almost 10,000 dedicated employees at facilities in Arkansas, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. Now the fourth largest chicken company in the United States, we are still family owned and fully committed to giving back to the communities where we do business. At Mountaire Farms, our culture is what defines us. It sets us apart from our competition and reinforces what we stand for. Supporting each other, uplifting each other, and helping each other succeed -- that’s the Mountaire way! Our vision is to provide growth, stability, and opportunities for our people, our customers, and our communities by profitably delivering wholesome quality chicken.
Total Compensation
Mountaire also offers an amazing total compensation package! A few examples of our benefits that may be offered to you are: eight paid holidays, Medical Plans with free onsite Health and Wellness Centers, Dental and Vision Programs, Employee Assistance Program for you and your family, Retirement Planning with 401(k), Profit Sharing, Employee Discounted Chicken Sales, Employee Discounts with partners (Car Purchase, Phone Plans, & Shopping), Tuition Reimbursement and many exciting career development programs!
About the Role:
We are seeking a detail-oriented and customer-focused Employment Specialist to join our team. This role is responsible for providing first-class customer service, support, and leadership throughout the recruitment, staffing, and new hire post-offer process. The Employment Specialist manages full-cycle recruitment efforts, ensuring compliance with federal and state employment regulations while aligning candidates with business needs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the full recruitment process, including sourcing, interviewing, hiring, and post-offer activities.
- Ensure all employment compliance processes are followed accurately and in a timely manner.
- Partner with the Employment Manager, hiring managers, and retention team to fulfill hiring needs.
- Build strong relationships with employees, supervisors, managers, and the local community to enhance applicant flow.
- Ensure all new hires meet legal employment authorization and age requirements, including verifying documentation and mitigating hiring risks.
- Maintain and utilize internal HR and applicant tracking systems.
- Conduct audits to ensure accuracy and compliance with Form I-9, E-Verify, ADA, and other employment regulations.
- High School Diploma required; associate or bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Minimum of 2 years of human resources experience or educational equivalent.
- Experience with Oracle HCM, HireRight, E-Verify, and Form I-9 processes preferred.
- Strong knowledge of employment regulations and ability to identify fraudulent or non-compliant documentation.
- Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Bilingual in Spanish or Haitian Creole required.
- Must be able to work 10AM-7PM
About Us
Are you looking for more than just a job? The culture at Mountaire is one of our greatest strengths and most valued assets. We maintain the same core values and family-focused work environment that we’ve operated with since day one. You will find that your peers, supervisor and team members are genuinely committed to, not only your success, but also working together to provide high-quality products to our customers. We are a service to one another and to our customers, demonstrating operational excellence and outstanding performance.
Mountaire Overview
ABOUT THE TEAM
Mountaire Corporation and its two operating affiliates, Mountaire Farms Inc. and Mountaire Farms of Delaware, Inc. (collectively, “Mountaire Farms” or “Mountaire”), are agricultural food production and processing companies providing competitive jobs to almost 10,000 dedicated employees at facilities in Arkansas, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. Now the fourth largest chicken company in the United States, we are still family owned and fully committed to giving back to the communities where we do business. At Mountaire Farms, our culture is what defines us. It sets us apart from our competition and reinforces what we stand for. Supporting each other, uplifting each other, and helping each other succeed -- that’s the Mountaire way! Our vision is to provide growth, stability, and opportunities for our people, our customers, and our communities by profitably delivering wholesome quality chicken.
Total Compensation
Mountaire also offers an amazing total compensation package! A few examples of our benefits that may be offered to you are: eight paid holidays, Medical Plans with free onsite Health and Wellness Centers, Dental and Vision Programs, Employee Assistance Program for you and your family, Retirement Planning with 401(k), Profit Sharing, Employee Discounted Chicken Sales, Employee Discounts with partners (Car Purchase, Phone Plans, & Shopping), Tuition Reimbursement and many exciting career development programs!
