The Senior Recruiter is responsible for leading full-cycle recruiting efforts for a multi-site aerospace and defense manufacturing organization. This position develops and executes recruiting strategies that attract, engage, and hire highly qualified talent across skilled trades, engineering, quality, operations, supply chain, and corporate functions.
The Senior Recruiter serves as a strategic business partner to hiring managers by building talent pipelines, improving recruiting processes, enhancing the candidate experience, and ensuring timely hiring while maintaining compliance with federal, state, customer, and government contractor requirements.
This position supports recruiting efforts for four manufacturing facilities and plays a key role in workforce planning, employment branding, employee referrals, recruiting analytics, and continuous improvement initiatives.
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Essential Duties & Responsibilities
Full-Cycle Recruiting
- Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from requisition approval through onboarding.
- Partner with HR Director & hiring managers to develop recruiting strategies and staffing plans.
- Conduct intake meetings to define position requirements, competencies, and recruiting timelines.
- Develop sourcing strategies for difficult-to-fill manufacturing and engineering positions.
- Source candidates using job boards, LinkedIn, networking, referrals, trade organizations, schools, and direct outreach.
- Review applications and resumes to identify qualified candidates.
- Conduct phone and virtual interviews to assess qualifications, technical experience, and cultural fit.
- Coordinate interviews with hiring managers and interview teams.
- Manage candidate communications throughout the hiring process.
- Extend employment offers and negotiate compensation within approved salary ranges.
- Coordinate pre-employment screenings, background checks, drug testing, and onboarding activities.
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Manufacturing Recruiting
Recruit for positions including:
- CNC Machinists
- Tool & Die Makers
- Manufacturing Engineers
- Mechanical Engineers
- Quality Engineers
- Quality Inspectors
- Production Supervisors
- Supply Chain Professionals
- Procurement
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Strategic Recruiting
- Develop proactive talent pipelines for critical manufacturing positions.
- Create recruiting campaigns for high-volume and hard-to-fill positions.
- Implement innovative recruiting strategies to improve applicant flow.
- Build relationships with passive candidates.
- Develop succession recruiting strategies for key positions.
- Monitor labor market trends and compensation competitiveness.
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Employee Referral Program
- Administer and promote the employee referral program.
- Develop referral campaigns and internal marketing materials.
- Track referral metrics and bonus payouts.
- Increase employee participation in referral initiatives.
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Employment Branding
- Promote the organization's employer brand across all recruiting platforms.
- Develop social media recruiting campaigns.
- Create engaging recruiting content including employee testimonials, videos, and career spotlights.
- Maintain the company careers page.
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Community & Educational Partnerships
Develop and maintain partnerships with:
- Technical schools
- Community colleges
- Universities
- Workforce Development agencies
- Veterans organizations
- Manufacturing associations
- Trade organizations
- Community partners
Represent the Company at:
- Career fairs
- Hiring events
- Manufacturing expos
- Community outreach events
- College recruiting events
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Hiring Manager Partnership
- Provide recruiting metrics and market insights.
- Facilitate interview scheduling and candidate evaluations.
- Improve hiring managers’ accountability throughout the recruiting process.
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Recruiting Metrics
Track and report key performance indicators including:
- Time-to-Fill
- Time-to-Hire
- Cost-per-Hire
- Applicant Volume
- Source of Hire
- Offer Acceptance Rate
- Interview-to-Offer Ratio
- Offer Decline Rate
- Candidate Response Time
- Referral Activity
- New Hire Retention
- 30-, 60-, and 90-Day Turnover
Prepare weekly and monthly recruiting reports for senior leadership.
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Compliance
Ensure compliance with:
- Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
- Federal and State Employment Laws
- FCRA
- I-9 Employment Eligibility
- Government Contractor requirements
- ITAR hiring requirements
- Company hiring policies and procedures
Maintain complete recruiting documentation and applicant records.
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Continuous Improvement
- Evaluate recruiting processes and implement improvements.
- Reduce hiring cycle times.
- Improve candidate experience.
- Develop standardized interview guides.
- Assist in implementing recruiting technology and automation.
- Support workforce planning initiatives.
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Experience
- Minimum of 5–7 years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
- Experience recruiting within manufacturing required.
- Aerospace and defense manufacturing experience is highly preferred.
- Experience recruiting skilled trades, engineers, and technical professionals.
- Multi-site recruiting experience preferred.
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Knowledge & Skills
- Manufacturing recruiting expertise
- Talent sourcing
- Behavioral interviewing
- Candidate assessment
- Employment law knowledge
- Compensation discussions
- Workforce planning
- ATS management
- HRIS systems
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Strong organizational and time-management skills
- Ability to manage multiple requisitions simultaneously
- Relationship-building and influencing skills
- Data analysis and recruiting metrics
- Project management
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Physical Requirements
- Ability to travel between four manufacturing locations (approximately 20–30% travel).
- Ability to attend recruiting events and career fairs.
- Prolonged periods of sitting, computer work, and telephone use.
- Occasional standing and walking throughout manufacturing facilities.
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Performance Expectations
Success in this role is measured by the ability to:
- Fill critical positions within established hiring timelines.
- Maintain a high-quality candidate experience.
- Build strong talent pipelines for future hiring needs.
- Improve offer acceptance rates.
- Increase employee referrals.
- Develop strong partnerships with hiring managers.
- Reduce recruiting costs while improving hiring outcomes.
- Ensure compliance with all employment laws and government contractor requirements.
- Contribute to workforce planning and organizational growth.
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person