Recruiting Manager
Nesco Resource
Rochester, NY
Recruiting Manager (Skilled Trades)
Experienced Staffing Leader | High-Touch Field Partnership Role
About the Role
We’re seeking a seasoned staffing professional to lead Skilled Trades recruiting delivery within our Centralized Delivery model. This role is designed for someone who understands the pace, urgency, and complexity of Skilled Trades staffing and thrives in a highly interactive, service-driven environment.
This is not a back-office position. The Recruiting Manager serves as a hands-on producer and workflow leader, working closely with field recruiters, sales leaders, and account teams to ensure Skilled Trades requisitions are executed with speed, quality, and consistency.
You will act as the primary delivery partner to field markets for Skilled Trades roles—balancing direct recruiting production with coordination, prioritization, and execution oversight. This position reports directly to the Vice President of Delivery and plays a critical role in supporting field teams and maintaining confidence in the centralized Skilled Trades delivery model.
What You’ll Do
Own Skilled Trades Delivery Execution
Coordinate intake, assignment, and prioritization of Skilled Trades requisitions within centralized delivery.
Monitor workflow progress and intervene quickly to keep Skilled Trades orders moving.
Maintain high standards for speed, accuracy, and candidate quality.
Be a High-Touch Partner to the Field
Work daily with field recruiters, BDMs, and account managers supporting Skilled Trades clients.
Communicate clearly around priorities, timelines, and delivery expectations.
Provide strong internal customer service and act as a trusted extension of the field team.
Enable and Support Recruiters
Reinforce standardized Skilled Trades recruiting workflows, ATS documentation, and activity expectations.
Support recruiter training and coaching around Skilled Trades delivery best practices.
Help field teams leverage centralized delivery effectively and consistently.
Drive Continuous Improvement
Identify opportunities to improve Skilled Trades recruiting efficiency and throughput.
Support adoption of new tools, sourcing methods, or workflow enhancements.
Participate in process improvement initiatives focused on speed, scale, and quality.
Travel occasionally for training, alignment, or operational integration as needed.
Produce Skilled Trades TalentActively source, screen, qualify, and submit candidates for Skilled Trades positions.
Support a range of Skilled Trades roles across manufacturing, industrial, and field-based environments.
Model strong recruiting fundamentals and production expectations.
What We’re Looking For
5+ years of staffing experience, with a strong preference for Skilled Trades recruiting.
Proven success in high-volume, fast-paced agency recruiting environments.
Experience working closely with field recruiters, sales, and leadership teams.
Strong understanding of Skilled Trades recruiting workflows, ATS usage, and delivery metrics.
Service-oriented mindset with the ability to manage competing priorities.
Experience coaching or supporting recruiters is a plus.
Clear communicator who builds trust quickly with internal partners.
Why This Role Matters
This role is essential to the success of our Skilled Trades delivery model. You’ll help ensure:
Faster Skilled Trades fills
Better alignment between centralized delivery and field teams
Consistent execution across markets
Strong internal partner satisfaction
If you’re an experienced staffing professional who understands Skilled Trades, enjoys being deeply connected to the field, and takes pride in delivering results—this is an opportunity to make a real impact.
Nesco Resource provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
About the Company
Nesco Resource
Companies need talent. You want job opportunities.
That’s where we come in. We create meaningful connections between companies and candidates, and we’ve been doing it for over 65 years.
Our national workforce solutions include contract, contract-to-hire, direct placement services, and managed services for a variety of industries.
We employ specialized recruiters focused in Engineering, Information Technology, Accounting & Finance, Administrative & Customer Service, and Manufacturing & Distribution.
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