Talent Acquisition & HR Operations Specialist

Location: Padua, Veneto, Italy

Work arrangement: Hybrid – 3 days onsite, 2 days remote

Employment type: Full-time, permanent

Salary: €35,000–€40,000 gross annual salary

Role Overview

An international manufacturing business is seeking a Talent Acquisition & HR Operations Specialist to support its HR team. The role combines end-to-end recruitment with HR administration, employee onboarding, reporting and workforce cost analysis.

Key Responsibilities

- Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from identifying hiring needs and defining job profiles to interviews, offers and finalising appointments.
- Lead domestic and international recruitment processes, including interviews conducted entirely in English.
- Publish and manage job advertisements across recruitment platforms and use direct sourcing, LinkedIn Recruiter and networking to identify candidates.
- Screen CVs and assess candidates' technical skills, soft skills, potential and motivation.
- Partner with management and department heads to define hiring requirements and support candidate selection.
- Collaborate with Marketing on employer branding initiatives.
- Coordinate onboarding and support the integration of new employees.
- Prepare employment documentation, offer letters and hiring proposals.
- Liaise with payroll providers and external consultants on HR administration.
- Support employees with payroll queries, severance pay (TFR)



and other personnel administration matters.
- Monitor personnel costs and budgets.
- Maintain HR reporting, recruitment metrics and KPIs to support business decisions and continuous improvement.

Requirements

- Degree in Psychology, Law or a related discipline, and/or a postgraduate qualification in HR.
- At least 5 years of HR experience, preferably in manufacturing, industrial or structured business environments.
- Proven experience managing the full recruitment lifecycle independently.
- Experience recruiting technical profiles.
- Familiarity with LinkedIn Recruiter, recruitment platforms, candidate databases and sourcing tools.
- Knowledge of HR operations, including employment documentation, onboarding, contract changes, attendance monitoring and employee records.
- Basic knowledge of Italian employment legislation, employment contract types and collective labour agreements (CCNL), preferably in the metalworking industry.
- Ability to monitor recruitment and HR KPIs, maintain reporting and manage administrative deadlines.
- Good Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
- English proficiency at B2 level or above, essential for international recruitment activities.

Salary & Benefits

- Gross annual salary: €35,000–€40,000.
- Welfare premio.
- Health insurance.
- €7 meal vouchers.
- Two remote-working days per week.
- Metalworking Industry National Collective Labour Agreement (CCNL), employee classification.

📌 Talent Acquisition & HR Operations Specialist (Veneto)
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