Senior Human Resources Recruiter

Description

The Senior Recruiter is responsible for leading full-cycle recruitment efforts to support a high-volume, fast-paced manufacturing environment. This role partners closely with plant leadership and HR to ensure staffing levels meet operational demands while maintaining a strong focus on candidate quality, compliance, and workforce planning.

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle for hourly production, skilled trades, maintenance, engineering, quality, logistics, and leadership roles.
• Track and report recruiting metrics such as time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, turnover trends, and pipeline health.
• Maintain a positive candidate experience through timely communication and organized process management.
• Ensure ATS data accuracy and continuous improvement of hiring systems.
• Lead or participate in onsite job fairs, community outreach events, and partnerships with schools, trade programs, and workforce agencies.
• Ensure all hiring processes meet federal, state, and company compliance standards.
• Support onboarding and orientation as needed.
• Participate in daily or weekly staffing meetings to review progress, challenges, and hiring forecasts.
• Streamline hiring workflows to reduce time-to-fill and improve hiring quality.
• Source active and passive candidates through job boards, social media, talent pipelines, career fairs, employee referrals, and community partnerships.
• Build and maintain a talent pipeline for high-demand manufacturing roles.
• Oversee pre-employment processes including background checks, drug screens, orientation scheduling, and documentation.
• Conduct screening interviews, evaluate qualifications, and coordinate interviews with hiring managers.
• Create job postings that attract diverse and qualified candidates.
• Collaborate with plant managers, supervisors, and HR partners to forecast staffing needs and understand job requirements.
• Advise leadership on recruitment strategies, labor market trends, and competitive pay analysis.

Requirements

• Experience managing high-volume requisitions.
• Familiarity with lean manufacturing principles.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-shift plant environment.
• Strong knowledge of skilled trades and production workforce needs.
• Excellent communication, organization, and relationship-building skills.
• Proficiency with ATS systems, HRIS platforms, and sourcing tools.
• Ability to interpret job analyses and technical job requirements.
• Experience with union or non-union manufacturing operations.
• 3–7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably in manufacturing, industrial, warehouse, or operations environments.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance