Senior Full Desk Recruiter for Skilled Trades

MEC Solutions LLC; Easton (Northampton County); On-site; USD 58,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off and company holidays

Opportunities for professional growth

Job summary

MEC Solutions LLC is seeking a Senior Skilled Trades Recruiter to join our onsite Easton, PA office. This role combines end-to-end recruiting with business development to grow client and candidate networks within a collaborative, in-person environment.

Responsibilities include managing the full recruiting cycle, sourcing candidates, building client relationships, and presenting qualified talent for skilled-trades roles.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years of experience in full-desk recruiting or a comparable recruiting or business-development environment.
• Demonstrated success developing new business and building client relationships.
• Experience recruiting for skilled trades positions such as forklift operators, machine operators, welders, maintenance technicians, and assemblers.

Responsibilities

• Own the full recruiting cycle from business development to placing qualified candidates.
• Research and prospect potential clients in skilled trades and industrial markets.
• Source skilled-trades candidates using job boards, networking, referrals, and trade schools.
• Present qualified candidates to clients and manage the hiring process from intake to placement.
• Build and expand client partnerships and negotiate service agreements.

Skills

Full-desk recruiting

Business development

Client relationships

Communication

Negotiation

Time management

Sourcing

Job description

MEC Solutions LLC is hiring a Senior Skilled Trades Recruiter (Senior Full Desk Recruiter) for an onsite role in Easton, PA. This full-time position supports a long-running recruitment firm focused on skilled trades and industrial hiring, combining end-to-end recruiting with business development to help both clients and candidates move forward. You will earn a competitive base salary and have the chance to build your own client and candidate network in a collaborative office environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the full recruiting cycle, from developing new business and managing existing client relationships to identifying, interviewing, and placing qualified candidates.
• Research and prospect potential clients in skilled trades and industrial markets.
• Introduce prospective clients to staffing and recruiting solutions, including maintaining consistent communication with hiring managers and business leaders.
• Develop new accounts and negotiate service agreements; work to expand existing partnerships.
• Source skilled-trades candidates using job boards, social media, networking, referrals, trade schools, and other recruiting channels.
• Screen candidates and conduct interviews to evaluate experience, qualifications, and overall fit.
• Identify strong candidates whose potential may not be immediately apparent from resumes.
• Present qualified candidates to clients for relevant openings and maintain meaningful relationships throughout the recruiting and hiring process.
• Follow up with candidates and clients to keep searches moving and coordinate next steps.
• Manage job orders from initial intake through successful placement.
• Partner with clients to understand position requirements, workplace culture, scheduling expectations, and hiring priorities.
• Create and publish job advertisements and position descriptions; coordinate interviews and communicate hiring decisions.
• Present employment offers and support the pre-employment process as needed.
• Address employee-relations matters and provide ongoing support when required.
• Monitor hiring trends and labor-market conditions affecting skilled-trades employers and share relevant market information with clients.
• Build relationships with trade schools, vocational programs, job fairs, and other talent pipelines.
• Use creative sourcing strategies to find high-performing candidates beyond traditional channels.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience in full-desk recruiting or a comparable recruiting or business-development environment.
• Demonstrated success developing new business and building client relationships.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and negotiation abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple clients, open positions, and candidates at the same time.
• Knowledge of construction, manufacturing, industrial, or skilled-trades positions is strongly preferred.
• High organization, attention to detail, and consistent follow-through.
• Strong discovery skills to uncover the real hiring challenges behind stated requirements.
• Apt interviewing skills to recognize experience, potential, and transferable skills that may not appear on a resume.
• Persistence and drive to prospect, recruit, follow up, and close opportunities.
• Professional communication style paired with genuine relationship-building.
• Competitive, entrepreneurial mindset and willingness to take ownership of results.
• Strong prioritization, organization, and time-management skills.
• Hands-on, results-oriented approach to daily recruiting and business development.
• Experience specifically recruiting for forklift operators, machine operators, welders, maintenance technicians, and assemblers (required via application questions).
• Ability to produce at a high level without needing direction to do so (required via application questions).
• Experience sourcing new businesses to recruit for (required via application questions).
• Easton, PA 18045 (required) and in-person work location.

Compensation & Benefits

Pay: $58,000.00 - $62,000.00 per year.

Compensation structure: Competitive base salary ($71k-$75k) plus a commissionable opportunity throughout.

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Health insurance and dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off and company holidays
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Collaborative office environment
• Opportunity to build and grow your own client and candidate network

Location and Work Type

• Easton, PA (onsite)
• Work location: In person