HR Lead Recruiter

Our Client, a Truck and Engine Manufacturing company, is looking for a HR Lead Recruiter for their San Antonio, TX location.

Responsibilities:

• Lead full-cycle recruiting efforts for high-volume hourly manufacturing positions, including General Assembly Production Associates, Material Handlers, Skilled Trades, and other plant operations roles. Manage sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection, offer extension, and onboarding coordination.
• Own recruiting metrics and workforce reporting, including:
• Hiring plan progress
• Open requisition status
• Candidate pipeline activity
• Interview activity and conversion rates
• Offer acceptance rates
• Time-to-fill and time-to-start metrics
• New hire onboarding completion
• Attrition trends impacting staffing needs
• Develop and maintain recruiting dashboards and reports using Power BI, Excel, and other workforce analytics tools to provide leadership visibility into staffing performance, hiring trends, gaps, and risks.
• Provide weekly and monthly hiring updates to HR and Operations leadership, including staffing progress, hiring challenges, pipeline health, and recommended actions to achieve production staffing targets.
• Partner with Operations leaders and HR Business Partners to understand workforce requirements, forecast hiring needs, and develop recruiting strategies aligned with production schedules and business priorities.
• Support 2nd shift launch and workforce ramp activities, including developing recruiting plans, managing hiring timelines, coordinating hiring events, and ensuring staffing readiness prior to production startup.
• Build and maintain candidate pipelines through:
• Community recruiting partnerships
• Job fairs
• Hiring events
• Workforce development programs
• Online sourcing strategies
• Employee referral programs
• Serve as the recruiting subject matter expert for manufacturing hiring strategies, candidate attraction, market trends, and employment branding.
• Track recruiting effectiveness and identify opportunities to improve hiring processes, candidate experience, onboarding readiness, and retention outcomes.
• Partner with HR and hiring leaders to ensure a positive candidate and new hire experience throughout the recruiting lifecycle.
• Maintain accurate recruiting data within SAP SuccessFactors, including requisitions, candidate activity, offer status, onboarding actions, and reporting requirements.
• Prepare executive-level presentations and workforce updates using Microsoft PowerPoint to communicate recruiting performance, staffing risks, and hiring priorities.
• Utilize Microsoft Excel (Intermediate to Advanced) to analyze recruiting data using Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, formulas, reporting tools, and data validation techniques.
• Support workforce planning activities by analyzing hiring trends, turnover impacts, and staffing requirements to ensure production continuity.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of Talent Acquisition or Human Resources experience, preferably within a manufacturing, automotive, warehouse, or high-volume production environment.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting high-volume hourly manufacturing employees, including:
• Production Associates
• General Assembly Team Members
• Material Handlers
• Warehouse Operators
• Skilled Trades positions
• Experience managing recruiting metrics, dashboards, hiring reports, and executive workforce updates.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing recruiting strategies, workforce planning, sourcing techniques, and candidate pipeline development.
• Experience supporting multi-shift manufacturing operations, including production launches, workforce ramps, and staffing events.
• Experience planning and executing job fairs, hiring events, and community recruiting initiatives.
• Power BI dashboard development and recruiting analytics experience preferred.
• SAP SuccessFactors recruiting experience preferred.
• Experience with applicant tracking systems (ATS) and candidate management tools preferred.
• Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, formulas, and data analysis.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills including Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Strong communication, organization, and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Why Should You Apply?

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities