Regional Craft Recruiter - Austin Industrial

Austin Industrial; Decatur (IL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Austin Industrial is seeking a Craft Recruiter to coordinate and administer hiring for skilled craftsmen to meet manpower needs across projects. You will manage postings, screenings, interviews, craft tests, and serve as the main candidate contact, while maintaining ongoing communication with site managers.

Responsibilities include evaluating applications, conducting interviews, ensuring legal compliance, and attending industry events to build relationships and understand the regional job

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or combined higher education with work experience.
• 3-5 years of craft recruiting experience in Heavy Industrial and SIPA.
• Valid Driver's License preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze information from applicant materials, conduct personal interviews, and assess suitability for employment.
• Perform proper interviewing and hiring processes to ensure legal compliance.
• Attend conferences, associations, career fairs, and networking events to build relationships and understand regional employment market.
• Analyze craft needs for current and forecasted projects through discussions with operations leaders.
• Communicate daily with site managers to meet manpower needs with qualified candidates.
• Track applicants and provide reports to craft recruiting manager as needed.
• Ability to travel locally and across the US for recruitment needs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Interviewing

Candidate screening

Candidate communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Higher education with work experience

Job description

Craft Recruiter

The purpose of this job is to assist in the coordination and administration of hiring skilled craftsmen to meet current manpower needs, including outreach programs, job postings, screenings, resumes and job applications, performing interviews, administering craft tests, serving as the primary point of contact for candidates, and continuous communication with site managers.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Analyze information provided on prospective employee applications, conduct personal interviews, and determines suitability for employment. When applicants are determined to be qualified, perform additional background reference investigation (e.g., verification of licenses/certifications, reference checks, work history) to obtain adequate information on which to base a hiring decision.
• Perform proper interviewing and hiring processes to ensure legal compliance
• Attend conferences, associations, career fairs, and other networking events to build relationships, represent INDL, and develop a better understanding of the regional employment market
• Analyze craft needs for current and forecasted projects through discussions with operations managers, project managers, and superintendents
• Communicate daily with site managers to ensure current manpower needs are being met in a timely manner with qualified candidates
• Track applicants and provide reports to craft recruiting manager, as needed
• Ability to travel locally and throughout the US for transitions and/or recruitment needs
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications Required for this Position

Education

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or combined higher education with work experience also considered

Experience

• Three to five years of experience in craft recruiting - Heavy Industrial and SIPA

Austin Industrial is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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No Third-Party Inquiries Please

• This Company does not accept and will not consider unsolicited resumes or any other unsolicited candidate information submitted to the Company or any of its employee-owners by staffing agencies, search firms, or third-party recruiters in response to a posted vacancy. The Company will not pay any placement fee(s) without a written agreement to do so (i.e., payment must be required pursuant to the terms of a written agreement).

Accessibility Note

• If you are a job seeker with a disability and require reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs or have accessibility concerns, please contact the People Services Team at [phone].

Experience

Required

• 3 - 5 years: 3-5 years

Education

Preferred

• Bachelors or better

Licenses & Certifications

Preferred

• Valid Driver's License

Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.