Bilingual Recruiter

Muth Electric, Inc.; Mitchell (SD); On-site; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, disability, &

Life insurance

Quarterly safety incentives

401k with company match

Referral incentives

Early finish bonuses

Subsistence programs

Tuition reimbursement

Years of service bonuses

Paid holidays

Paid driving time

Paid time off

Job summary

Muth Electric, Inc. is seeking a bilingual Recruiter (English/Spanish) to join our team and directly impact company growth by building high-performing electrical crews.

The role emphasizes recruiting electricians, apprentices, and skilled-trades personnel through diverse channels including job boards, referrals, social media, and community outreach. You will work closely with field leadership and HR to translate, onboard, and coordinate candidate communications, ensuring clear expectations

Qualifications

• Fluent in English and Spanish, both written and spoken.
• 2+ years of recruiting experience.
• Experience recruiting electricians, construction trades, or skilled-trade positions preferred.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Translate and recruit in both English and Spanish across departments.
• Build and maintain a steady pipeline of qualified electrical professionals.
• Screen candidates for electrical experience, work history, reliability, and fit.
• Coordinate phone/virtual interviews and communicate job expectations clearly.
• Develop recruiting strategies targeted to Spanish-speaking trades.
• Track recruiting metrics and keep ATS up to date.

Skills

Fluent in English and Spanish

High-volume recruiting

Excellent communication

Candidate relationship building

Independent work

Tools

Applicant Tracking Systems

MS Office

Social Media Recruiting

Recruiting Platforms

Job description

As a family-owned business since 1970, we truly do care about you. At Muth Electric, we pride ourselves in offering an inclusive culture and safe work environment with ample opportunity for continued education, safety trainings, and both personal and career path growth for our employees. We are confident you’ll be covered in all the ways that matter most to you.

• health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance
• quarterly safety incentives
• 401k with company match
• referral incentives
• early finish bonuses
• subsistence programs
• tuition reimbursement
• years of service bonuses
• paid holidays
• paid driving time
• paid time off

The ideal candidate is a strong communicator who is comfortable recruiting in both English and Spanish, understands the skilled trades, and can connect with candidates through networking, referrals, social media, job boards, community outreach, and direct recruiting.

This is an opportunity for a recruiter who wants to have a direct impact on company growth by helping build high-performing electrical crews.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide Spanish translation and interpretation support across departments as needed, including Recruiting, HR, Safety, Operations, and field leadership.
• Assist with Spanish-language training (verbal & written), safety communications, onboarding, and other employee communications to ensure employees understand company expectations, procedures, and requirements.
• Translate company documents, policies, procedures, training materials, employee communications, and other materials into Spanish as needed.
• Step in as needed to provide translation assistance during sensitive and important employee discussions, including HR meetings, disciplinary conversations, termination discussions, manager meetings, safety communications, and employee relations matters.
• Recruit electricians, apprentices, electrical helpers, foremen, and other skilled electrical construction personnel.
• Conduct recruiting activities in both English and Spanish.
• Develop and maintain a consistent pipeline of qualified electrical candidates.
• Proactively source passive candidates through phone calls, text messages, social media, referrals, job boards, and networking.
• Build relationships with candidates and serve as a trusted point of contact throughout the recruiting process.
• Screen candidates for electrical experience, skills, work history, reliability, and cultural fit.
• Conduct phone and virtual interviews and coordinate interviews with hiring managers.
• Clearly communicate job expectations, pay, benefits, schedules, locations, and career opportunities.
• Partner with field leadership and hiring managers to understand current and future manpower needs.
• Maintain accurate candidate information and recruiting activity within the applicant tracking system.
• Develop employee referral and trade-networking relationships to increase candidate flow.
• Participate in job fairs, trade school outreach, community events, and other recruiting initiatives.
• Help develop recruiting strategies specifically targeted toward Spanish-speaking electrical professionals.
• Track recruiting metrics including applicants, interviews, hires, source effectiveness, and time-to-fill.
• Assist with pre-employment processes and onboarding coordination as needed.

What We're Looking For

• Fluent in English and Spanish, both verbal and written.
• 2+ years of recruiting experience preferred.
• Experience recruiting electricians, construction trades, manufacturing, industrial, or other skilled-trade positions strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of how to identify and evaluate skilled-trade talent.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Comfortable making a high volume of recruiting calls and initiating conversations with candidates.
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills.
• Ability to work independently while partnering closely with hiring managers and field leadership.
• Comfortable using applicant tracking systems, Microsoft Office, social media, and recruiting platforms.
• Professional, persistent, competitive, and results-oriented.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive candidate information appropriately.

What Success Looks Like

Success in this position means building a reliable pipeline of qualified electricians before the company needs them.

The successful recruiter will

• Consistently generate qualified electrical candidates.
• Increase the number of Spanish-speaking electricians entering the recruiting pipeline.
• Build a strong network of electricians who refer other skilled tradespeople.
• Reduce time-to-fill for critical electrical positions.
• Develop long-term relationships with candidates—even when they aren't ready to make a move.
• Become a trusted recruiting partner to field leadership.
• Help the company scale crews without sacrificing quality.

Highly preferred

• Electrical construction recruiting
• Skilled-trades recruiting
• Electrical industry experience
• Experience recruiting Spanish-speaking candidates
• Construction staffing
• High-volume recruiting
• Community/trade school recruiting
• Employee referral program development