Transportation Recruiter

IKO North America; Brampton; Sur place; CAD 72 000 - 88 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Salary: $80,000

Health Insurance (includes Virtual)

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Long-term Disability

Short-term Disability

RRSP Match

Paid Vacation

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Engagement Events

Résumé du poste

IKO Industries Ltd. is seeking a Transportation Recruiter to lead high-volume driver recruitment across Canada and the U.S. You will manage the full recruitment lifecycle and build pipelines, regularly attending job fairs and events to attract qualified drivers.

The role may be based in the Greater Toronto Area or Calgary and requires frequent travel across all operating regions, supporting the hire of 100+ drivers over the next year.

Qualifications

• Postsecondary education in HR, business, transportation or related discipline preferred.
• 3+ years of recruitment experience, ideally in transportation, logistics, trucking or high-volume environments in US and Canada.
• Experience recruiting drivers or frontline roles is strongly preferred.
• Experience using ATS, job boards, social media and other recruitment technologies.

Responsabilités

• Develop and execute a recruitment strategy to hire 100+ drivers across Canada and the U.S.
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from workforce planning to onboarding.
• Build and maintain driver candidate pipelines across operating regions.
• Source candidates through job boards, social media, referrals, schools, associations and direct outreach.
• Represent D&W at job fairs, industry events, trade shows and community recruitment initiatives.
• Build partnerships with driving schools, agencies, industry groups and community organizations.
• Collaborate with operations leaders to understand hiring needs and workforce challenges.
• Provide candidates with accurate information on roles, schedules, pay, equipment and requirements.
• Screen candidates for licenses, experience, qualifications, safety records and fit.
• Coordinate background checks, references, road tests, medicals and other pre-employment requirements.
• Deliver a professional and responsive candidate experience throughout the hiring process.
• Identify and address barriers to candidate conversion, acceptance and retention.
• Partner with Marketing and Communications on targeted recruitment campaigns and materials.
• Maintain accurate candidate data in the applicant tracking system.
• Track recruitment metrics and provide regular hiring and pipeline reports.
• Stay current on industry trends, competitor activity, compensation and regulations.
• Support additional recruitment initiatives as business needs evolve.

Description du poste

IKO Industries Ltd. is a market leader in the manufacturing of roofing and building materials. IKO is a Canadian owned and operated business with production facilities worldwide and has many years of unparalleled success in the roofing materials industry. Quality, integrity, and trustworthiness are the values that underlie this success, and we have built this company by hiring people who hold these values. People like you!

Job Description

Role: Transportation Recruiter

Job Summary: D&W is seeking a dedicated Transportation Recruiter to lead high-volume driver recruitment across our operating regions. This is a specialized, hands‑on recruitment role responsible for attracting and hiring more than 100 qualified drivers over the next 12 months while building a sustainable pipeline for future workforce needs. The successful candidate will understand the transportation labour market and the realities of recruiting professional drivers. They will combine proactive sourcing with a strong presence in the communities where we operate, regularly attending job fairs, industry events, trade shows, hiring events, and other in‑person recruitment activities.

This position may be based in either the Greater Toronto Area or Calgary and requires the flexibility and willingness to travel frequently across all D&W operating regions.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary: $80,000
• Health Insurance (includes Virtual Health, and HCSA)
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Long‑term Disability
• Short‑term Disability
• RRSP Match
• Paid Vacation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Engagement Events

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a recruitment strategy to hire 100+ qualified drivers across Canada and the U.S.
• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from workforce planning to onboarding.
• Build and maintain driver candidate pipelines across operating regions.
• Source candidates through job boards, social media, referrals, schools, associations, and direct outreach.
• Represent D&W at job fairs, industry events, trade shows, and community recruitment initiatives.
• Build partnerships with driving schools, agencies, industry groups, and community organizations.
• Collaborate with operations leaders to understand hiring needs and workforce challenges.
• Provide candidates with accurate information on roles, schedules, pay, equipment, and requirements.
• Screen candidates for licenses, experience, qualifications, safety records, and fit.
• Coordinate background checks, references, road tests, medicals, and other pre-employment requirements.
• Deliver a professional and responsive candidate experience throughout the hiring process.
• Identify and address barriers to candidate conversion, acceptance, and retention.
• Partner with Marketing and Communications on targeted recruitment campaigns and materials.
• Maintain accurate candidate data in the applicant tracking system.
• Track recruitment metrics and provide regular hiring and pipeline reports.
• Stay current on industry trends, competitor activity, compensation, and regulations.
• Support additional recruitment initiatives as business needs evolve.

Qualifications

• Postsecondary education in Human Resources, Business Administration, Transportation, or a related discipline is preferred.
• Three or more years of recruitment experience, ideally within transportation, logistics, trucking, construction, heavy industry, or another specialized, high‑volume environment in both the US and Canada.
• Demonstrated success recruiting professional drivers or other difficult‑to‑fill frontline roles is strongly preferred.
• Experience managing high‑volume recruitment targets across multiple locations or regions.
• Strong knowledge of sourcing strategies for passive and active driver candidates.
• Familiarity with commercial driver licensing, driver abstracts, safety records, and transportation‑related pre‑employment requirements is an asset.
• Experience using applicant tracking systems, job boards, social media, and other recruitment technologies.
• Strong interviewing, assessment, relationship‑building, and candidate‑management skills.
• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to manage a large candidate pipeline and multiple competing priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits of Employment:

IKO recognizes that its success is due to the strength of its employees. A primary goal of IKO is to promote individual employee's sense of accomplishment and contribution so that employees enjoy their association with IKO. The Company invests in its employees so that they are the most knowledgeable in the industry, and undertakes great efforts to nurture loyalty to, and teamwork at, IKO. We are pleased to offer competitive compensation, health care, a progressive and challenging workplace and a commitment to teamwork and integrity.

Diversity and Equal Opportunity Employment:

IKO Industries Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability. IKO Industries Ltd. encourages and welcomes applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.