Field Recruiter - GROWMARK, Inc. - Bloomington, IL

SALARY RANGE: $69,100.00 - $95,050.00

GROWMARK is an agricultural cooperative serving almost 400,000 customers across North America, providing agronomy, energy, facility engineering and construction, and logistics products and services, as well as grain marketing and risk management services. Headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois, GROWMARK owns the FS trademark, which is used by its member cooperatives. GROWMARK also owns and operates SEEDWAY, the largest full-line seed company in the United States. More information is available at growmark.com.

See what it's like to work at GROWMARK: https://youtu.be/CSVMnKCySsY

PURPOSE AND SUMMARY STATEMENT

The Field Recruiter partners with member organizations to strengthen recruiting capabilities and align talent strategies with workforce needs. This role focuses on delivering recruiting support, sourcing services, and developing talent pipelines across assigned territories. Field Recruiter helps members enhance their ability to attract, engage, and retain talent, including interns and early career professionals. Through strong relationships and proactive planning, this role ensures members are equipped to meet both current and future hiring demands.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Develops and executes recruiting strategies while providing ongoing support to assigned members.

Leverages comprehensive scorecards to track and analyze recruiting metrics and outcomes, ensuring data-driven insights and continuous improvement in recruitment strategies.

Delivers comprehensive sourcing services for assigned members by identifying, screening, and referring candidates through research, relationship building, online platforms, networking, existing talent pools, and proactive outreach strategies, including social media networking, digital platforms, talent databases, referrals, and direct sourcing techniques.

Partners with member management teams to understand required skills, experience, and education for current and future positions.

Coordinates and facilitates intern visits, career discussions, and conversion activities.

Provides recruiting training, presentations, and resources for members and staff as requested.

Leads talent pipelining efforts to ensure a robust candidate pool for current and future needs.

Implements employment brand and employee value proposition initiatives across all recruiting practices and cascades these efforts to assigned members.

Maintains candidate databases in the applicant tracking system and ensures candidate engagement for future staffing needs.

Achieves goals related to sourcing services, including conversion rates, interviews, hires, and other recruitment metrics.

Supports internship programming, including attending conferences and assisting with program coordination and facilitation as needed.

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS

Maintains a current knowledge concerning employment-related legislation.

Follows GROWMARK’s Code of Conduct and Corporate Compliance Program, Environmental Health and Safety, OSHA and DOT policies and procedures, as they apply.

Performs all other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

Normally requires a bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, or a related field with 2-4 years of relevant experience.

Demonstrates essential abilities including business knowledge, collaboration, communication, customer focus, decision making and skill development.

Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license and satisfactory driving record.

Ability and willingness to travel overnight and on-site to customer locations and career fairs, which may require evening hours.

Ability to transport recruiting materials and assemble career fair displays.

Ability and willingness to participate in required training that may include education on GROWMARK’s policies and procedures and additional training as it relates to the requirements of the position. 

At GROWMARK, we are dedicated to supporting the long-term financial well-being of our employees through a fully funded pension, a cornerstone benefit that ensures security for the future. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, along with a variety of supplemental plans like accident, critical illness, disability, hospital indemnity, and identity theft protection. To promote a healthy work-life balance, employees enjoy generous paid time off (PTO), paid holidays, and parental leave, giving you time to recharge and focus on what matters most. Additionally, our 401(k) plan with company matching helps you plan for retirement, while our free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) supports your overall well-being. Whether you're starting your career, balancing family life, or planning for retirement, our company is committed to providing employees with a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards package that meets your needs at every stage. Benefits eligibility may vary depending on the position.

Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law.  In addition to base pay, certain roles may be eligible for bonuses, incentives, and commissions.