Recruiter - Manufacturing
20 days ago
Buffalo
Job Description Job Title: Manufacturing Recruiter (Skilled Trades) Location: Phoenix, AZ or Buffalo, NY (Remote - candidates must be within commuting distance of our offices) Department: Talent Acquisition Reports To: Recruiting Manager Employment Type: Full-Time Role Overview We are seeking a results-driven Manufacturing Recruiter to support high-volume hourly and skilled trades hiring for our Goodyear, AZ operations. This role owns the full-cycle recruiting process for production, fabrication, welding, assembly, maintenance, and skilled manufacturing roles in a fast-paced environment. This is a hands-on recruiting role requiring strong sourcing instincts, operational discipline, and the ability to manage multiple requisitions while partnering closely with plant leadership. Core Responsibilities High-Volume Recruiting Execution • Own full-cycle recruiting for hourly and skilled manufacturing roles including:, • Production Operators, • Welders / Fabricators, • Electricians, • Maintenance Technicians, • Skilled Trades and Entry-Level Manufacturing roles, • Manage 20–40+ active requisitions simultaneously depending on demand, • Proactively source candidates using:, • Indeed, LinkedIn, ZipRecruiter, local job boards, • Referrals, walk-ins, and community outreach, • Trade schools, workforce development programs, and job fairs, • Build and maintain evergreen pipelines for critical roles, • Act as a trusted partner to plant leaders, supervisors, and operations managers, • Conduct intake meetings to understand staffing needs, schedules, and shift requirements, • Provide regular updates on hiring progress, pipeline health, and challenges, • Screen candidates for skills, reliability, shift fit, and work authorization, • Coordinate interviews, plant tours, and hiring events, • Extend offers, manage pre-employment steps, and support onboarding handoffs, • Maintain accurate candidate records and requisition status in the ATS, • Track key recruiting metrics such as:, • Time-to-fill, • Hiring volume, • Source effectiveness, • Offer acceptance rates, • 2–5+ years of recruiting experience in manufacturing, industrial, or high-volume environments, • Proven ability to hire hourly and skilled trades roles at scale, • Strong sourcing and candidate engagement skills, • Comfortable working on-site in a fast-paced production environment, • Experience recruiting for fabrication, welding, assembly, or industrial manufacturing, • Familiarity with shift-based hiring and production-driven staffing models, • Experience partnering directly with plant or operations leadership, • Bilingual (English/Spanish) a strong plus, • Experience using ATS platforms (Lever, iCIMS, Workday, Greenhouse, etc.)