Talent Partner

Who We Are

We are one of the top donut makers and suppliers in the United States. We started at a small donut shop in York, PA, and have grown far beyond local shops to operate two large manufacturing plants where we produce millions of donuts each year (and counting!).

We’ve been delighting customers for more than 80 years with our high-quality products, industry-leading service, and competitive pricing. Our team is proud, passionate, entrepreneurial and non-nonsense.

Who You Are

You do more than post jobs and fill them. You care about finding the right talent to join our team, and you don’t stop there. You also know that finding great talent and helping people feel welcomed, connected, and included sets them up to succeed, which, in turn, sets Maple Donuts up to succeed.

You build strong relationships with hiring managers and candidates. You adapt to shifting priorities, bring structure to processes, and are a continuous improvement and efficiency guru. You communicate with clarity and care. You are a process owner and want accountability for recruiting from start to finish. You enjoy finding ways to help connect employees with their work, their team members, tools that can help them, and the company overall.

About the Opportunity

As the Maple Donuts Talent Partner, you’ll own full-cycle recruiting for both exempt and non-exempt positions. You will help create a seamless transition from candidate to employee. You will report directly to the Executive Vice President, Human Resources, serving as a key thought partner for Human Resources and business partner to hiring managers across the organization. You will partner to understand hiring needs, attract talent, and guide consistent, effective hiring practices and decisions.

You’ll also assist in the design and coordination of key parts of onboarding and contribute to employee experience initiatives alongside the Human Resources Team, supporting our cultural growth and making Maple Donuts a welcoming and engaging place to work.

What You’ll Do

Talent Acquisition

• Own full-cycle recruiting across all areas of the Company, from involvement in staffing plans, role intake and sourcing through interviews, offers, and acceptance.
• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, ensure accurate job descriptions are in place, develop interview plans, and align on what success looks like.
• Proactively source and engage candidates, building direct talent pipelines for current and anticipated hiring needs, including organic growth, seasonal business upticks or special projects.
• Guide hiring teams through candidate evaluation, timely feedback, and thoughtful selection decisions.
• Deliver a timely and responsive candidate experience.
• Partner on compensation alignment, prepare and send approved offer letters, and either own or help to manage offer conversations.
• Maintain accurate applicant tracking system records and use HRIS data to identify opportunities to improve the hiring process.
• Use our ATS to its full capability, maintaining a continuous improvement mindset to guide improved efficiency, workflows, templates and reporting so a lean Human Resources team can hire effectively.
• Explore responsible uses of AI and automation in recruiting, such as sourcing, outreach, and scheduling, to improve efficiency and candidate experience, with people (not AI) making hiring and other important decisions.
• Support employer branding through external facing, such as LinkedIn messaging, job postings, community outreach, and candidate communications.

New Hire Onboarding

• Own the transition from accepted offer to day one and beyond, keeping new hires informed on what to expect before they arrive.
• Partner with hiring managers, supervisors, human resources partners, and IT as appropriate to coordinate onboarding activities.
• Lead new hire on-boarding that introduces Maple Donuts’ culture, values, ways of working, and key resources.
• Help managers to prepare intentional onboarding plans that provide connection, training and early guidance and direction.
• Gather new hire feedback through cycled check-ins, and share themes and recommendations to improve the experience.

Employee Experience

• Partner with Human Resources team on initiatives that strengthen employee connection, recognition, and belonging.
• Help plan and execute opportunities for connection in plant locations and across dispersed teams, including HRIS use.
• Support employee experience communications, making it easy for employees to understand and participate in company initiatives.

What You Bring

• Experience owning full-cycle recruiting across multiple functions, ideally within a consumer products manufacturing environment and a growing organization.
• A track record of building trusted hiring manager relationships and delivering a thoughtful candidate experience.
• Strong sourcing skills and experience
• Experience using an applicant tracking system to manage searches and recruiting activity, create process flows and develop and deliver actionable reporting.
• The judgment to balance hiring urgency with a thoughtful selection process.
• Strong organization, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
• Clear, approachable communication and comfort facilitating to session-boarding and other meetings or activities.
• A passion for culture and employee experience, with a willingness to contribute beyond recruiting.
• Sound judgment and discretion when handling sensitive candidate and employee information.
• Curiosity about automation and AI in recruiting, with a perspective on where they help and where a human touch should not be discarded.

What Success Looks Like

• Hiring managers have a trusted partner and clear visibility into their searches.
• Candidates receive timely communication and a consistent, positive experience.
• Direct hiring is the recruitment method of choice. Temporary staffing / agency hiring is methodically analyzed and significantly reduced.
• New hires begin prepared, feel welcomed, and understand how to get started.
• You bring the Maple Donuts brand to life for the new hire experience.

Location

This role is based in York, PA. Periodic travel will be required.