Sr Talent Acquisition Specialist

WHO WE ARE

Baldwin Richardson Foods is focused on enriching the flavor of life. As a full-service liquid products supplier and strategic partner to the food and beverage industry, Baldwin Richardson Foods combines its formulation expertise and unique packaging options with robust processing capabilities to produce high-quality sauces, toppings, syrups, fillings, and shelf-stable beverages for the world's most iconic Quick Service Restaurants (QSRs), Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) brands, and food service companies. Its state-of-the-art Innovation & Culinary Center transforms trends and culinary inspiration into legendary products through an award-winning commercialization process. The company also manufactures and markets Mrs. Richardson's dessert sauces and Nance's mustards/condiments in addition to producing finished goods for the private label sector. BRF maintains its headquarters and a manufacturing facility in Macedon, New York; with a Culinary Innovation Center in Westmont, Illinois; and offices and manufacturing facilities in Williamson, New York; Pennsauken, New Jersey; and Corona, California. This role reports into our Macedon, New York Headquarters and manufacturing plant.

WHAT WE NEED

The Senior Talent Acquisition Partner serves as a strategic talent advisor and operational expert, independently leading full-cycle recruitment for critical roles across Baldwin Richardson Foods. This role will shape and execute talent acquisition strategies that strengthen BRF’s competitive position in the marketplace and reflect BRF’s CARE Values. Success will be driven by developing trusted relationships with business leaders, building deep expertise in external labor markets, and elevating the organization’s ability to attract, select, and hire top talent across production, production support, and professional functions.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Serve as a strategic talent advisor to senior leaders and hiring managers, offering consultative insights on talent availability, competitive intelligence, compensation benchmarks, and effective recruiting strategies.
• Own and execute advanced sourcing strategies through multi-channel approaches—including direct sourcing, pipeline cultivation, targeted campaigns, and community/social partnerships—to attract diverse, high-caliber talent for a wide range of roles.
• Elevate BRF’s employer brand by collaborating cross-functionally to enhance brand reputation, storytelling, and visibility in key talent markets.
• Maintain a deep understanding of BRF’s business strategy, operational objectives, and talent needs to proactively anticipate and address current and future workforce gaps.
• Act as a subject matter expert in talent acquisition best practices, influencing hiring teams on process optimization, behavioral interviewing, candidate assessment, and inclusive hiring.
• Ensure candidate quality and experience, owning the end-to-end candidate relationship from initial contact through onboarding, and serving as a steward of the BRF brand.
• Build strong, trust-based relationships with leaders across the organization, enabling you to challenge assumptions, advise on talent trade-offs, and guide decision-making with data and insights.
• Manage and optimize the candidate pipeline, continually refining sourcing channels and methodologies based on performance, market dynamics, and hiring goals.
• Lead and collaborate on enterprise talent initiatives, including process standardization, leadership capability development, talent brand enhancement, and pipeline-building programs.
• Continuously evaluate and refine recruiting processes, identifying opportunities for innovation, efficiency, and scalability within the Talent Acquisition function.
• Monitor and drive performance through data, meeting or exceeding key TA metrics such as time-to-fill, quality-of-hire, and Level of Service (LOS), and leveraging analytics to inform actions and recommendations.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL 

At BRF, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. Your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

You’ll also receive a comprehensive benefits package including a low premium and out of pocket cost medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k with company match, generous sick and vacation time, 9 paid holidays, birthday and floating holidays, volunteer time and more!

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