Remote Contract Sourcing Specialist – Manufacturing Talent

Barry-Wehmiller; United States; Remote; USD 48,000 - 69,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work environment

Flexible contract

Job summary

Afinitas, part of Barry-Wehmiller, seeks a Contract Sourcing Specialist to build candidate pipelines for frontline production across multiple locations. This fully remote contract role targets Midwest-based candidates who understand regional labor markets.

You will partner with our Talent Acquisition team to identify production workers, skilled trades, and other manufacturing talent, supporting multi-site aims and campaigns.

Qualifications

• Experience sourcing or recruiting for manufacturing, production, warehouse, industrial, or skilled trades positions.
• Strong candidate sourcing and outreach skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Experience using recruiting technology, job boards, and sourcing platforms.
• Familiarity with Midwest labor markets and manufacturing talent communities strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting multi-site manufacturing operations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Source candidates for production, assembly, machining, welding, maintenance, and other manufacturing roles.
• Build active talent pipelines across multiple sites and regions.
• Conduct candidate outreach through phone, email, text, social media, and recruiting platforms.
• Screen candidates and assess qualifications, availability, and interest.
• Schedule qualified candidates for interviews with recruiters and hiring managers.
• Maintain candidate records and sourcing activity within our ATS.
• Support hiring campaigns, workforce initiatives, and recruiting events as needed.
• Develop talent pools for recurring and hard-to-fill manufacturing positions.

Skills

Sourcing

Outreach

Multitasking

Communication

Recruiting tech

Midwest markets

Multi-site

Tools

ATS

Recruiting platforms

Job boards

Job description

Afinitas, part of Barry-Wehmiller, seeks a Contract Sourcing Specialist to build candidate pipelines for frontline production across multiple locations. This fully remote contract role targets Midwest-based candidates who understand regional labor markets.

You will partner with our Talent Acquisition team to identify production workers, skilled trades, and other manufacturing talent, supporting multi-site aims and campaigns.