Recruiter

Kelly; Taylor (TX); On-site; USD 51,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Kelly is hiring a Recruiter to lead full life-cycle recruiting for a new manufacturing site in Taylor, TX, as it grows from about 50 to 1,000 employees within the next year. You’ll source candidates via job boards, LinkedIn, social media, and onsite events, and you’ll work with hiring managers to select top talent.

You will manage high-volume recruiting, screen for skills and safety, and maintain ATS data while meeting weekly targets for interviews and hires.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of high-volume recruiting experience, ideally in manufacturing or light industrial environments.
• Experience with both community-based recruiting and virtual sourcing.
• Strong ability to engage hourly candidates through senior leaders and maintain professional communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead full life-cycle recruiting for a new Taylor, Texas manufacturing site.
• Build local talent pipelines through workforce boards, colleges, veterans groups, and community events.
• Source candidates via job boards, LinkedIn, social media, and Kelly’s ATS/database.
• Screen and interview candidates for skills, reliability, safety awareness, and role fit.
• Partner with hiring managers on intake meetings, interview scheduling, feedback, and selection.

Skills

High-volume recruiting

Manufacturing recruiting

Sourcing

Interviewing

Tools

ATS

LinkedIn

Indeed

Job description

Kelly is a team of experts driven by our belief that the impact of the right person in the right job is limitless.

No matter where you are in your career journey you can apply your knowledge and passion to move people, organizations, and communities forward. You’ll have opportunities to grow your expertise and capabilities, both professionally and personally. As a team we celebrate inclusion, caring and collaboration. As a company we value your contribution, we work with integrity, and we always put people first – so your impact really will change lives.

Our Recruiter is accountable for:

• Leading full life-cycle recruiting for a new manufacturing site in Taylor, Texas, supporting its growth from approximately 50 employees to more than 1,000 within the next year.
• Building local talent pipelines through workforce boards, community colleges, trade schools, veterans’ groups, reentry programs, local nonprofits, job fairs, open houses, and onsite walk-in hiring events across Taylor, Round Rock, Georgetown, and Austin.
• Sourcing candidates through job boards, LinkedIn, social media, and Kelly’s applicant tracking system and database.
• Screening and interviewing candidates for skills, reliability, safety awareness, and role fit.
• Partnering with hiring managers on intake meetings, interview scheduling, timely feedback, and candidate selection.
• Joining staffing meetings with managers and senior leaders to share recruiting progress, identify challenges, and recommend solutions.
• Maintaining accurate, up-to-date information in the ATS and recruiting trackers.
• Working toward weekly goals of approximately 50 interviews, 20 candidate submissions to hiring managers, and 10 or more new-hire starts.
• A minimum of 3 years of high-volume recruiting experience, ideally in manufacturing, light industrial, or technical hourly hiring.
• A track record of meeting weekly interview, candidate-submission, and new-hire start goals.
• Experience with both community-based recruiting and virtual sourcing.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships with community partners, candidates, hiring managers, and leaders at all levels.
• Confident, professional communication skills, with the ability to engage hourly candidates through senior executives.
• Proficiency with an applicant tracking system and sourcing tools such as LinkedIn and Indeed.
• Strong organization, time management, and prioritization skills to manage a high-volume workload and keep recruiting data current.
• Flexibility to support hiring events and meetings with leaders in other time zones.

Nice to Have:

• Experience supporting a new-site launch or rapid-growth hiring ramp.
• Experience working with international or multicultural leadership teams.
• Recruiting experience in electronics, assembly, or advanced manufacturing.
• Staffing agency or RPO experience.
• Established connections within the Central Texas workforce community.

Work Location & Schedule:

• Onsite five days per week at the client’s manufacturing facility in Taylor, Texas.
• Occasional travel to local community events.
• Some schedule flexibility required for hiring events and meetings with leaders in other time zones.

The annual base pay for this position is listed below. Final compensation will be based on experience and may vary by geographic location.

$51,300.00 - $68,400.00

Total compensation package including benefits as applicable to the position – understanding that each person has unique professional and personal needs focused on your total well-being. Explore our range of benefits at: Kelly Services | People Regular Staff

Kelly is an equal opportunity employer committed to employing a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce, including, but not limited to, race, gender, individuals with disabilities, protected veterans, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Equal Employment Opportunity is The Law.