Functieomschrijving
People are at the heart of everything we do. Behind every successful production line, innovative product, and operational achievement is a team of talented people making it happen.
We're looking for a Senior Lead - Talent Acquisition who is passionate about connecting great people with meaningful career opportunities. In this role, you'll play a key part in building the workforce that drives our business forward-recruiting talent across manufacturing, production, engineering, logistics, and business functions.
You'll be more than a recruiter. You'll be a trusted advisor to hiring managers, a champion of candidate experience, and an ambassador for our employer brand. Whether you're engaging skilled operators, experienced technicians, emerging talent, or future leaders, you'll help create inclusive hiring experiences where every candidate feels welcomed, respected, and valued.
If you thrive in a fast-paced/ high growth environment, enjoy partnering with leaders to solve hiring challenges, and are excited by the opportunity to influence how talent is attracted and hired, we'd love to hear from you.
Responsibilities
Full-Cycle Recruitment
- Manage end-to-end recruitment processes from kick-off meetings to offer acceptance and onboarding.
- Partner with hiring managers to define hiring strategies, candidate profiles, and recruitment timelines.
Cross Functional Hiring
- Lead recruitment activities across different business functions for our sites in Czech Republic & Slovakia.
- Support volume hiring initiatives during production ramp-ups and business growth periods.
Stakeholder Partnership & Candidate Experience
- Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers by providing labour market insights and recruitment recommendations.
- Deliver a positive and professional candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
Sourcing & Talent Pipelining
- Proactively identify and engage active and passive candidates through multiple sourcing channels.
- Build and maintain talent communities for critical production and technical positions.
Recruitment Excellence & Analytics
- Maintain accurate candidate and recruitment data within the ATS.
- Identify process improvement opportunities and contribute to recruitment projects and best practices.
Our requirements
- Minimum of Bachelor's degree 5+ years of Talent Acquisition or recruitment experience.
- Demonstrated experience recruiting within a fast paced production, manufacturing, industrial, engineering environment.
- Progressive experience sourcing and hiring production to executive level professionals
- Strong global stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Experience using AI, Excel, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and recruitment technologies.
- Excellent interviewing and candidate assessment capabilities.
- Proactive and business-oriented.
- Strong communication skills in English & Czech (for business needs).
- Experience working in a matrix or multinational organisation.
It is advantageous if you have:
- Experience supporting multiple sites or international recruitment activities.
- Knowledge of labour market trends within manufacturing or industrial sectors.
- Experience with competency-based and structured interviewing methodologies.
- Familiarity with employer branding and talent pipeline development.
Location
This role is based in our factory in Olomouc, Czech Republic with flexibility for hybrid work.
We offer
By joining KK Group, you will be part of a culture where diversity is embraced, every nationality is respected, and trust and collaboration across perspectives drives our success. Across our global organisation, we offer a wide range of job opportunities spanning office-based roles, production facilities, and onsite positions worldwide. Our roles cover multiple functions, locations, and disciplines, providing diverse career paths across the business. Whether you're interested in engineering, manufacturing, operations, or support functions, you'll find opportunities at KK Group to grow your skills, contribute to meaningful work, and make an impact.
Potential Benefits (Depending on Role)
Further information
If the above matches your field of interest and your qualifications, please send your application and resume as soon as possible. Interviews are held on an ongoing basis.
For further information, please contact: Karen Lim +45 4194 6883
Over deze vacature
Over KK Wind Solutions
Bedrijfsprofiel
KK Wind Solutions, onderdeel van KK Group onder A.P. Moller Holding
HoofdkantoorIkast, Denemarken
Opgericht1978
GrootteOngeveer 2.400 medewerkers wereldwijd (source: rocketreach.co). Rapportage van inkomsten bedraagt $246,6 miljoen, echter niet gespecificeerd voor 2023 of later (source: rocketreach.co).
Wat ze doen
KK Wind Solutions richt zich op elektrische systemen voor windturbines en breidt hun technologie uit naar Power-to-X (PtX), energieopslag, vermogensconversie en elektrificatie. Met meer dan 40 jaar ervaring in elektro-mechanische oplossingen voor hernieuwbare energie, bieden ze geavanceerde controlesystemen, waaronder hardware zoals WTC3, WTC5, WTC6 en MC60 string controller, evenals op maat gemaakte bedieningspanelen en software voor integratie en retrofitting (source: kkwindsolutions.com). Hun producten omvatten ook sensoren zoals anemometers en accelerometers, evenals bewakingssystemen zoals SCADA en Turbine Condition Monitoring (TCM®), die zijn verbeterd door de overname van Gram & Juhl in 2020 (source: kkwindsolutions.com). Doelmarkten omvatten windturbinefabrikanten, de aftermarket voor bestaande vloot en nieuwe PtX/electrificatie, met klanten die toonaangevende wereldwijde fabrikanten zijn die vertrouwen op oplossingen in barre offshore-omgevingen (source: kkwindsolutions.com).
Projecten & Referenties
Een van de meest opmerkelijke projecten die KK Wind Solutions heeft uitgevoerd, is de uitrusting van 's werelds eerste offshore windmolenpark bij Vindeby, Denemarken, in 1991, waar ze controle- en bewakingssystemen hebben geleverd voor 11 Bonus 450kW turbines (source: kkwindsolutions.com). Daarnaast hebben ze vroege installaties uitgevoerd zoals de 50kW Windmatic in 1983 en Riisager 22kW in 1978, evenals uitgebreide WTC3-implementaties na 2002 als een sleutelproduct (source: kkwindsolutions.com). Hun huidige uitbreidingen omvatten geconsolideerde productie in Hammel, Chennai en Tianjin, evenals de integratie van Nissens in 2024 om koelsystemen en vermogensconversie te versterken (source: kkwindsolutions.com).
Laatste Ontwikkelingen
In de afgelopen twee jaar heeft KK Wind Solutions de Converters & Control business van Vestas verworven in 2023, wat hen productie in Hammel (600+ medewerkers), Chennai en Tianjin heeft gegeven (source: kkwindsolutions.com). Ze hebben ook Nissens Cooling Solutions verworven in 2024 om hun koelsystemen en vermogensconversie voor wind te versterken (source: kkwindsolutions.com). Bovendien hebben ze hun klimaatdoelen gevalideerd via het Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) in 2024/2025, met als doel de directe operationele emissies met 63% en 38% in de toeleveringsketen te verminderen tegen 2035 (source: kkwindsolutions.com).
Werken bij
KK Wind Solutions biedt functies aan op het gebied van R&D, engineering, productie, testen, logistiek, verkoop, service, veldoperaties, softwareontwikkeling en ondersteuning. Hun afdelingen omvatten Global Service, productie en gespecialiseerde teams op het gebied van controle-software, sensoren, energieopslag en PtX (source: kkwindsolutions.com). Wervingen vinden plaats op wereldwijde locaties, waaronder het hoofdkantoor in Ikast, Denemarken, evenals in Szczecin (PL), Bangalore/Chennai (IN), Tianjin (CN), Madrid (ES), Shanghai (CN) en Kansas (VS) (source: windlogisticsgroup.com). De bedrijfscultuur legt de nadruk op innovatie, samenwerking met OEM's en datagestuurde efficiëntie, met de principes "Rijd verder, Rijd beter, Rijd altijd" in service (source: kkwindsolutions.com).
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