Talent Acquisition Sourcer

PGS Worldwide is seeking a Talent Acquisition Sourcer for a remote one-year contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. This position will develop and execute targeted sourcing strategies for engineering, manufacturing, operations, supply chain, and other specialized positions. The Sourcer will identify and engage passive talent, pre-screen candidates, build qualified pipelines, and partner closely with recruiters and hiring managers on difficult-to-fill hiring needs.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant sourcing and/or full-cycle recruiting experience, or master’s degree with 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience sourcing technical talent across engineering disciplines such as Systems, Software, Mechanical, Electrical, and Aerospace Engineering.
• Experience sourcing non-technical talent across areas such as manufacturing, production, operations, business, and supply chain.
• Previous experience sourcing candidates with active security clearances.
• Experience identifying and engaging passive candidates.
• Experience developing targeted candidate pipelines.
• Experience conducting candidate prescreens.
• Experience creating sourcing strategies based on hiring-manager requirements.
• Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter or comparable sourcing platforms.
• Experience using multiple sourcing channels, including job boards, social media, professional networks, search engines, Boolean searches, and niche recruiting resources.
• Experience maintaining candidate activity and data within a CRM or candidate-management system.
• Ability to analyze recruiting-market data and communicate sourcing results.
• Strong candidate and hiring-manager relationship-management skills.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Preferred Skills

• Previous aerospace and defense recruiting or sourcing experience.
• Experience working in both agency and corporate recruiting environments.
• Experience with ClearanceJobs, HireEZ, Indeed, advanced Boolean searches, or Google X-ray sourcing.
• Experience supporting recruiting events, invitational events, or targeted career fairs.
• Experience using recruiting-market intelligence to develop sourcing strategies.

What You’ll Do

• Source qualified candidates for engineering, manufacturing, operations, supply chain, and functional positions.
• Build and maintain targeted talent pipelines.
• Identify and engage passive external candidates.
• Conduct candidate phone screens and initial qualification assessments.
• Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to understand current and anticipated hiring needs.
• Develop formal sourcing strategies for difficult-to-fill positions.
• Source cleared talent and apply knowledge of security-clearance requirements.
• Use professional networks, social media, sourcing platforms, job boards, and Boolean-search techniques to identify talent.
• Support targeted recruiting events and career-fair sourcing initiatives.
• Maintain accurate candidate and sourcing activity within recruiting systems.
• Research labor-market conditions, competitor activity, and industry trends.
• Provide sourcing data and market intelligence to recruiters, hiring managers, and Talent Acquisition leadership.
• Assess candidates for technical skills, competencies, and organizational fit.
• Maintain candidate relationships throughout the sourcing and recruiting process.

Work Schedule / Shift

• Fully remote.
• Full-time.
• 9/80 work schedule.

Pay

• $42.52 per hour.

Job ID: 1995

Military veterans and transitioning military members are encouraged to apply to all PGS Worldwide positions. All of our jobs are military-friendly, and we work with leaders in Aerospace who rely on your military expertise to support mission-critical programs nationwide. As a Veteran Founded company, we know that the military has given you the skills and training you need to succeed in positions like this, and we want to support your success in the civilian sector however we can. We thank you for your service and humbly offer our own in return by helping you take your career to the next level.