Manufacturing Talent Acquisition Specialist - Competitive Pay

Prime Meats is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Recruiter to support hiring across our growing, multi-site meat processing and distribution organization. In this high-impact role, you will partner directly with plant leaders and hiring managers to recruit hourly production employees, maintenance technicians, drivers, production supervisors, and other critical manufacturing talent.

We're looking for a proactive, full-cycle recruiter who understands food and meat manufacturing, knows how to find difficult-to-reach candidates, and can move hiring processes forward with urgency, organization, and sound judgment.

About the role:

• Multi-site/Full time

• Salary range: $65,000 to $75,000 + Annual Bonus: $5,000.

What You'll Do:

• Manage full-cycle recruiting from requisition intake through offer acceptance and onboarding coordination
• Partner with hiring managers and plant leadership to understand staffing needs, hiring priorities, and position requirements
• Recruit for hourly production, warehouse, maintenance, transportation, plant leadership, and professional positions across Prime Meats' plants and distribution centers
• Generate a consistent and sufficient flow of qualified candidates to support hiring demand, maintain momentum throughout the selection process, and meet staffing goals for assigned positions
• Create, segment, and maintain ready-to-engage candidate pools by role, location, skill set, and hiring priority to support current openings and anticipated workforce needs
• Source candidates through Indeed, LinkedIn Recruiter, direct outreach, referrals, networking, trade and driving schools, community partnerships, job fairs, driver communities, veteran hiring organizations, and other creative channels
• Review resumes, conduct phone interviews, and assess candidates for technical qualifications, reliability, coachability, safety mindset, and overall fit
• Present qualified candidates with clear interview recommendations and assessment notes
• Coordinate interviews, gather hiring manager feedback, and maintain momentum throughout the hiring process
• Provide timely, professional communication to candidates at every stage
• Coordinate background checks, employment verifications, drug screenings, DOT/CDL qualification requirements, and other pre-employment requirements
• Maintain accurate applicant tracking system (ATS) records and recruiting documentation
• Track recruiting activity, pipeline health, time-to-fill, offer acceptance, source effectiveness, and other key hiring metrics
• Meet established weekly and monthly recruiting targets, including qualified candidate submissions, interviews, offers, hires, pipeline coverage, and time-to-fill expectations
• Identify recruiting bottlenecks and recommend improvements that increase hiring speed and candidate quality
• Monitor local labor markets, wage trends, competitor hiring activity, and talent availability across Prime Meats' Eastern U.S. footprint
• Support recruiting events, workforce development partnerships, and employer-branding initiatives as needed
• Ensure recruiting practices comply with federal, state, and local employment laws.

What We're Looking For:

• At least three years of full-cycle recruiting experience

• Experience recruiting within food/meat manufacturing or industrial operations

• Proven success recruiting both hourly employees and salaried professionals

• Strong sourcing skills using Indeed, LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, referrals, networking, direct outreach, and other recruiting tools

• Experience recruiting for both CDL and non-CDL positions across multiple states, with particular strength in East Coast hiring markets

• Ability to manage multiple open positions and shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Strong interviewing, candidate assessment, and hiring manager partnership skills

• Excellent communication, organization, follow-through, and time management

• Experience using applicant tracking systems and maintaining accurate recruiting data

• Experience using AI-powered talent acquisition tools for sourcing, screening, and candidate engagement

• Knowledge of employment laws, compliant hiring practices, and pre-employment screening processes, including DOT/CDL requirements

• Professional fluency in English and Spanish is required because this position regularly communicates with candidates and employees in both languages

Preferred Experience:

• Recruiting for multi-site meat processing or food manufacturing operations
• Recruiting CDL drivers, maintenance technicians, production supervisors, or manufacturing leaders
• Supporting high-volume hourly hiring
• Building partnerships with technical schools, driving schools, workforce development organizations, veteran hiring programs, and community recruiting resources
• SHRM, HRCI, AIRS, or related recruiting certification
• What Success Looks Like
• You will be successful in this role by:
• Building strong, trusted relationships with hiring