Process Lead - US Recruiting

Clean Harbors; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Clean Harbors Bengaluru seeks an experienced Team Lead / Process Lead – US Recruitment to drive end-to-end hiring for US non-IT and blue‑ collar roles. You will lead a small recruitment team, actively source, screen, and deliver candidates while ensuring timelines, quality, and candidate experience.

The role requires 7–10 years in recruitment, hands-on delivery, and collaboration with US-based stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of overall recruitment experience, with substantial experience in US Non-IT / Blue-Collar recruitment.
• Hands-on experience recruiting for industrial, manufacturing, transportation, logistics, warehouse, maintenance, or similar operational positions.
• Prior experience leading, mentoring, or managing a small team of recruiters or recruitment screeners.
• Must have recent, hands-on experience in candidate sourcing, screening, and recruitment delivery.
• Good understanding of the US recruitment lifecycle, candidate market, and hiring practices.
• Experience working with US-based recruiters and stakeholders.
• Proficiency in job boards, ATS platforms, recruitment trackers, and MS Excel.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage end-to-end recruitment activities, including candidate sourcing, screening, assessment, submission, interview coordination, and follow-ups.
• Work extensively on US Non-IT and Blue-Collar positions across industries such as Industrial Services, Transportation, Manufacturing, Warehousing, Maintenance, and Environmental Services.
• Source and screen candidates for positions such as CDL Drivers, Equipment Operators, Technicians, Mechanics, Warehouse Associates, General Laborers, and other skilled and semi-skilled roles.
• Utilize job boards, applicant tracking systems (ATS), candidate databases, referrals, and other sourcing channels to build qualified candidate pipelines.
• Conduct detailed candidate screenings to assess relevant experience, job suitability, compensation expectations, shift flexibility, location preferences, and availability.
• Partner with US-based recruiters and hiring stakeholders to understand job requirements, hiring priorities, and candidate expectations.
• Maintain consistent follow-ups with candidates and recruitment stakeholders to ensure a positive candidate experience and timely hiring outcomes.

Skills

Team leadership

US recruitment

US non-IT

Blue-Collar hiring

Sourcing

MS Excel

Tools

ATS platforms

MS Excel

Job description

We are looking for an experienced and results-driven Team Lead / Process Lead – US Recruitment to join our Talent Acquisition team. The ideal candidate should have 7–10 years of recruitment experience, with strong expertise in US Non-IT and Blue-Collar hiring, along with experience leading or mentoring a small recruitment team.

This is a hands-on working lead position, requiring the individual to actively manage recruitment activities while providing day-to-day guidance, operational support, and performance oversight to a small team of recruiters/screeners.

The candidate should be comfortable managing individual recruitment deliverables while ensuring the team's overall productivity, quality, and turnaround times.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage end-to-end recruitment activities, including candidate sourcing, screening, assessment, submission, interview coordination, and follow-ups.
• Work extensively on US Non-IT and Blue-Collar positions across industries such as Industrial Services, Transportation, Manufacturing, Warehousing, Maintenance, and Environmental Services.
• Source and screen candidates for positions such as CDL Drivers, Equipment Operators, Technicians, Mechanics, Warehouse Associates, General Laborers, and other skilled and semi-skilled roles.
• Utilize job boards, applicant tracking systems (ATS), candidate databases, referrals, and other sourcing channels to build qualified candidate pipelines.
• Conduct detailed candidate screenings to assess relevant experience, job suitability, compensation expectations, shift flexibility, location preferences, and availability.
• Partner with US-based recruiters and hiring stakeholders to understand job requirements, hiring priorities, and candidate expectations.
• Maintain consistent follow-ups with candidates and recruitment stakeholders to ensure a positive candidate experience and timely hiring outcomes.

Team Leadership & Operational Management

• Lead, mentor, and support a small team of recruiters/screeners while remaining actively involved in recruitment delivery.
• Monitor daily recruitment activities, workloads, individual productivity, and overall team performance.
• Allocate requisitions and recruitment priorities based on business requirements and available team capacity.
• Provide guidance on sourcing strategies, candidate screening techniques, and handling challenging or difficult-to-fill positions.
• Conduct regular quality checks on candidate submissions, screening notes, and recruitment tracker updates.
• Identify performance gaps and provide coaching, training, and actionable feedback to team members.
• Act as the first point of contact for operational escalations and support timely resolution.
• Ensure adherence to defined recruitment processes, service-level expectations, and established operating procedures.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of overall recruitment experience, with substantial experience in US Non-IT / Blue-Collar recruitment.
• Strong hands-on experience recruiting for industrial, manufacturing, transportation, logistics, warehouse, maintenance, or similar operational positions.
• Prior experience leading, mentoring, or managing a small team of recruiters or recruitment screeners.
• Must have recent, hands-on experience in candidate sourcing, screening, and recruitment delivery.
• Good understanding of the US recruitment lifecycle, candidate market, and hiring practices.
• Experience working with US-based recruiters and stakeholders.
• Proficiency in job boards, ATS platforms, recruitment trackers, and MS Excel.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to handle individual recruitment targets alongside team management responsibilities.
• Comfortable working in US shifts and collaborating with geographically distributed teams.