Talent Acquisition Specialist Plant & Corporate Hiring

Role: Talent Acquisition Specialist / Recruiter Plant & Corporate Hiring

Location: Toronto ON

Role Type: Hybrid 3 days week in office

Salary: 75K 90K

Cyclic Materialsis a rapidly growing cleantech company building a circular supply chain for rare earth elements (REEs) and other critical materials essential to the clean energy transition. The companys proprietary MagCycle and REEPure processes transform end-of-life products into valuable raw materials used in EVs wind turbines and electronics. With its successful commercial demonstration Cyclic Materials is rapidly scaling commercially across North America Europe and Asia.

Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Toronto Cyclic Materials has scaled rapidly with plants established in Ontario and Arizona as well as an expansion by building a campus in South Carolina. Cyclic Materials recently announced a Series C of $75 Million led by T. Rowe Price in addition to backing by global leaders including Microsoft Amazon Hitachi Ventures BMW i Ventures Jaguar Land Rovers lnMotion fund Energy Impact Partners ArcTern Ventures Fifth Wall and more. The company has forged strategic commercial partnerships with key industry leaders such as Solvay Vattenfall Lime and VACUUMSCHMELZE to recycle magnets containing REEs and bring a circular and resilient rare earth supply chain to scale. We are proudly named as one ofTop 10 Climate Tech Companies to Watch by MIT Tech Review in 2025. Learn more about Cyclic Materials .

Cyclic Materials is looking to add curious hard-working and driven individuals to our growing team. Come join us and help build a global cleantech leader together!

Position Overview

The Talent Acquisition Specialist (Recruiter) manages full-cycle recruiting for manufacturing plant roles (hourly and salaried) and corporate roles across North America. As the company grows this role will help expand recruiting efforts to additional regions including Europe and Asia. As part of the HR team this role partners with Plant Leadership and Corporate functional leaders to deliver hiring plans that support plant operations and business growthwhile ensuring an excellent candidate experience and compliant scalable hiring processes.

Responsibilities

Full-Cycle Recruiting (Plant Corporate)

• Own end-to-end recruiting for plant positions (e.g. operators maintenance warehouse supervisors) and corporate roles (e.g. finance supply chain engineering sales/BD project management etc).
• Conduct intake meetings with hiring managers to define role requirements competencies interview plans and hiring timelines.
• Manage requisitions from approval to close: posting sourcing screening interviewing selection offer and start-date coordination.
• Build and manage pipelines from sourcing through offer and start date maintaining clear communication with candidates and stakeholders throughout

North America Focus Future Global Expansion

• Deliver recruiting for North America sites and teams aligned with regional labor markets shift structures and local hiring requirements.
• Contribute to scalable processes that can extend to Europe and Asia as new facilities and corporate teams are established (e.g. interview playbooks scorecards templates and consistent ATS practices).
• Partner with People/HR leadership to support cross-region hiring needs including coordination across time zones and local requirements as expansion occurs.

Sourcing & Pipeline Development

• Develop sourcing strategies for high-volume manufacturing roles and specialized corporate roles using job boards LinkedIn referrals direct outreach talent communities and local partnerships (trade schools universities workforce agencies).
• Create role-specific outreach messaging and campaigns; proactively map target companies and talent pools for recurring/hard-to-fill positions.
• Plan and execute hiring events for plant hiring (open houses job fairs on-site interview days) and targeted sourcing for corporate roles.

Screening Interviewing & Selection

• Conduct structured phone/virtual screenings and coordinate interview panels (on-site and virtual) aligned to role level.
• Provide guidance to hiring managers on market conditions compensation alignment leveling and best practices for equitable consistent selection

Qualifications

• 5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience (in-house and/or agency) including a mix of hourly and salaried hiring.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting in manufacturing/industrial environments andprofessional corporate roles.
• Experience hiring for supervisor/lead and professional roles
• Proficiency with an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and recruiting analytics/reporting (greenhouse preferred).
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence hiring decisions through data and market insight.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with skilled trades recruiting (maintenance electricians automation/controls reliability).
• Experience supporting multi-site operations and/or high-growth hiring.
• Exposure to global recruiting and/or familiarity working across time zones.
• Familiarity with structured interviewing scorecards and compensation leveling frameworks.

Why You Will Love Cyclic Materials

• At Cyclic Materials were dedicated to supporting our workforce on their unique career journey
• We offer a competitive compensation package including Health and Dental coverage RRSP contributions and a generous paid time off program that lets you recharge
• We value diversity and are committed to maintaining a workplace where everyone is respected and recognized for their contributions

The base compensation offered is determined based on the successful candidates relevant experience skills and competencies and considers internal equity.

As an Equal Opportunity employer Cyclic Materials is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals have an opportunity to succeed. If you require accommodation at any stage of the interview process please email .

Applicants for employment in the Canada and US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States or Canada and with Cyclic Materials (i.e. H1-B visa F-1 visa (OPT) TN L1-A visa or any other non-immigrant status).

To all applicants your interest and effort are sincerely appreciated. While we thank everyone for their application only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Required Experience:

Senior IC