Manufacturing Headhunter

micro1; United States; Remote; USD 1,000 - 5,000; Part time

Job summary

micro1 is seeking an Engineering & Manufacturing Recruiter on a contract basis to identify, engage, and qualify skilled manufacturing professionals for part-time, remote AI expert roles. You’ll leverage your hands-on industry network to source process engineers, machinists, quality engineers, and related specialists.

This referral partnership offers a straightforward success fee per placement ($1,000–$5,000) set per role before sourcing begins.

Qualifications

• Hands-on recruiting experience in manufacturing, engineering, or skilled trades.
• Strong existing network of hands-on engineers, machinists, and manufacturing specialists.
• Proactive sourcing and candidate engagement abilities.
• Excellent organization, documentation, and follow-through.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage multiple priorities.
• High degree of professionalism and confidentiality.
• Solid understanding of diverse manufacturing environments and role requirements.

Responsibilities

• Identify, engage, and qualify skilled manufacturing professionals across engineering and skilled trades for part-time, remote AI expert roles
• Generate referrals and leverage your industry network to source process engineers, machinists, quality engineers, and related specialists
• Screen and refer candidates based on role briefs and selection criteria supplied by micro1’s customer
• Facilitate clear, timely communication between candidates and the customer’s team throughout the referral process
• Document all sourcing, outreach, and referral activities in an organized, trackable manner
• Share market insights and talent trends to improve sourcing strategy
• Work independently, adhering to all agreed requirements, laws, and best practices

Skills

Hands-on recruiting

Manufacturing industry network

Sourcing

Organization

Communication

Job description

Extended team

Required Skills

About micro1

micro1 is a data lab that helps AI labs & Enterprises train foundational models and agents. We provide frontier evaluations and reinforcement learning environments to improve LLM capabilities, as well as contextual evaluations to monitor and improve AI agents in enterprise settings.

Our AI recruiting agent sources and vets domain experts for our data platform that enables rapid production of high-quality training data. Our research spans high-value, specialized domains (legal, medical, finance, coding, etc.), where expert-level data is the hardest to produce and most valuable for advanced model performance. Our pipeline performance system ensures both quality and velocity.

Job Title: Engineering & Manufacturing Recruiter

Job Type: Contractor

Location: Remote

Job Summary: In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required — your domain knowledge is what matters. This is a referral partnership; success fee of $1,000–$5,000 per placement, set per role before sourcing begins.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, engage, and qualify skilled manufacturing professionals across engineering and skilled trades for part-time, remote AI expert roles
• Generate referrals and leverage your industry network to source process engineers, machinists, quality engineers, and related specialists
• Screen and refer candidates based on role briefs and selection criteria supplied by micro1’s customer
• Facilitate clear, timely communication between candidates and the customer’s team throughout the referral process
• Document all sourcing, outreach, and referral activities in an organized, trackable manner
• Share market insights and talent trends to improve sourcing strategy
• Work independently, adhering to all agreed requirements, laws, and best practices

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Hands-on recruiting experience in manufacturing, engineering, or skilled trades
• Strong existing network of hands-on engineers, machinists, and manufacturing specialists
• Proactive sourcing and candidate engagement abilities
• Excellent organization, documentation, and follow-through
• Ability to work autonomously and manage multiple priorities
• High degree of professionalism and confidentiality
• Solid understanding of diverse manufacturing environments and role requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience sourcing semiconductor process engineers, AS9100 quality engineers, or metallurgists
• Proven ability to maintain and expand industry relationships
• Demonstrated success generating high-quality referrals for technical roles

This is an independent contractor engagement, not an employment position. There are no fixed working hours or guaranteed volume of assignments. Contractors are responsible for their own business expenses and applicable taxes.