Driver Recruiter - West Region

TransForce; United States; On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

TransForce in the United States is seeking a Recruiter to handle full life-cycle sourcing, recruiting and placement of qualified drivers for open orders. You will leverage internal and external sources to help customers find the best candidates to meet their needs and ensure ongoing customer success.

You will deliver on regional objectives by building relationships within local communities and collaborating with team members and leaders to meet growth and retention goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead full life-cycle sourcing, recruiting, and placement of qualified drivers.
• Develop strategy to grow driver count while maintaining safety and compliance.
• Collaborate with Sales and Market Manager to align on pay rates and job orders.
• Maintain candidate data and generate recruiting reports.
• Engage with drivers and customers to ensure successful placements and retention.

Skills

Sourcing

Interviewing

Communication

Candidate relationships

Job description

Candidates in pacific time zone are preferred

The Recruiter is responsible for full life-cycle sourcing, recruiting, and placement of qualified drivers to fill open orders for TransForce customers. The Recruiter utilizes various internal and external sources to help customers find the best candidates to meet their needs and ensure ongoing customer success. The Recruiter is responsible for delivering on Regional objectives contributing to the company’s success.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Strategy: Carry out responsibilities that lead to achievement of company objectives, to deliver sustainable profitability and revenue growth.

• Ensure sustained growth of Driver Count.
• Provide best-in-class safety and compliance.
• Develop strategy for onboarding and retaining drivers.
• Foster an environment of being the employer of choice for the highest quality drivers in the industry.
• Support a learning culture that experiments using the objectives and key results (OKR) process to implement the rapid propagation of best practices from branch to branch and region- wide.
• Work collaboratively with varying levels of TransForce team members and customer resources in a way that enables them to perform at the top of their potential.
• Other duties as assigned.

Sourcing of quality applications in quantities which allow TransForce to meet company hiring goals.

• Seek local sources for high quality applicants at a competitive cost.
• Collaborate with Sales partners and Market Manager to establish competitive pay rates.
• Build relationships within local communities to make the TransForce brand a recognizable leader for short and long-term driving positions.
• Drive prompt collaboration with team members to achieve company goals. Prioritize complete applications and continue to sell the candidate on Employment Solutions.
• Generate reports and maintain recruiting and candidate data in all company systems.
• Knowledge of all position and customer details to match the right candidate to jobs.

Interview and sell drivers on Employment Solutions.

• Explain the many benefits of working for TransForce.
• Discuss the Open Orders with the candidate with a focus on those that most align with the candidate’s needs.
• Collaborate with Driver Hiring Specialist for timely completion of full approval to work.
• Collaborate with Market Manager to ensure proper placement and job fit.

Collaborate with the Operations team to ensure all levels of involvement in the retention of our driver.

• Maintain daily contact with drivers while "in processing" and thereafter (check calls) to focus on those at high risk for turnover.
• Utilize current market data and elevate concerns to leadership (Market Manager (MM) and RRM) to secure and maintain competitive pay rates.

Communicate professionally verbally and in writing, both internally and externally to instill trust and confidence in TransForce.

• Build relationships with customers, candidates, and TF team members.
• Utilize exceptional interpersonal communication skills to always present TransForce in a positive light and promote teamwork and collaboration.