Recruiter – Manufacturing/Operations (2 openings)

Recruiter
Contract to Hire
On-site for 30 days, then hybrid (3 days onsite, 2 days remote) schedule
Office Location: Somerville, MA

Must Haves:
  • 3+ years recruiting experience
  • Prior experience filling non-exempt manufacturing, operations, or skilled trades roles.
Preferred:
  • Greenhouse ATS experience
  • Bachelors Degree
  • Have worked for a PE backed, rapidly growing company

We are seeking an experienced Contract Recruiter to support hiring efforts across our national manufacturing facilities.
This role will serve as a full-cycle industrial recruiter, leading high-volume recruiting initiatives focused primarily on hourly operations and production talent, including machine operators, maintenance personnel, and other manufacturing professionals.
The ideal candidate has a strong background in manufacturing, industrial, plant, or operations recruiting and excels in fast-paced environments where building talent pipelines and filling critical production roles are key priorities.
Key Responsibilities
  • Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, and onboarding.
  • Drive a positive candidate experience through proactive communication, timely follow-up, and constructive feedback throughout the hiring process.
  • Build strong partnerships with hiring managers by understanding workforce needs, setting expectations, and providing regular recruiting updates.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to stakeholders on candidate selection, market trends, competitive compensation, and hiring strategies.
  • Develop and execute targeted sourcing strategies to identify active and passive candidates while building talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.
  • Source and engage qualified candidates through multiple channels, including LinkedIn, Indeed, Handshake, Circa, referrals, networking events, and other recruiting platforms.
  • Maintain accurate candidate records and recruitment activity within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS), ensuring data integrity and compliance.
  • Incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) best practices throughout all stages of the recruitment process.
  • Partner with hiring leaders to promote fair, unbiased, and inclusive hiring decisions.
  • Monitor and achieve key recruiting performance metrics, including time-to-fill, time-to-hire, quality of hire, and offer acceptance rates.
  • Leverage recruiting data and analytics to identify trends, improve hiring outcomes, and enhance recruiting effectiveness.
  • Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local employment laws, including EEOC and OFCCP regulations.
Qualifications
Required
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
  • 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably supporting manufacturing, industrial, operations, or skilled trades hiring.
  • Proven success managing high-volume recruitment efforts in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong candidate sourcing skills utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, social networking platforms, and other recruiting tools.
  • Experience working with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS); Greenhouse experience preferred.
  • Excellent communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple requisitions and competing priorities.
  • High attention to detail and commitment to maintaining accurate recruiting data.
Preferred
  • Experience recruiting for manufacturing, production, plant operations, maintenance, logistics, or skilled trades positions.
  • Experience supporting multiple locations or distributed operations.
  • Familiarity with workforce planning, talent pipeline development, and recruitment metrics reporting.

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