Senior Manufacturing Contract Recruiter

Jobtailor; Neenah (WI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a seasoned Recruiter to lead full-cycle recruitment for manufacturing and technical roles in Neenah, Wisconsin. You will partner with plant leadership, build candidate pipelines, and manage the hiring process from requisition to onboarding.

The ideal candidate has 3–5+ years in manufacturing recruitment, strong sourcing skills (Indeed, LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search), excellent communication, and thorough knowledge of employment laws.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
• Experience recruiting within manufacturing, industrial operations, skilled trades, engineering, or technical production environments.
• Proven success recruiting both hourly employees and salaried professionals.
• Strong sourcing skills using Indeed, LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, referrals, networking, direct outreach, and other recruiting tools.
• Ability to manage multiple open positions and shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interviewing, candidate assessment, and hiring manager partnership skills.
• Excellent communication, organization, follow-through, and time management.
• Experience using applicant tracking systems and maintaining accurate recruiting data.
• Knowledge of employment laws, compliant hiring practices, and pre-employment screening processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting from requisition intake through offer acceptance and onboarding coordination.
• Partner with hiring managers and plant leadership to understand staffing needs, hiring priorities, and position requirements.
• Recruit for hourly production, skilled trades, engineering, maintenance, manufacturing leadership, and professional positions.
• Build proactive candidate pipelines for recurring and difficult-to-fill manufacturing roles.
• Source candidates through Indeed, LinkedIn Recruiter, direct outreach, referrals, networking, trade schools, community partnerships, job fairs, and other creative channels.
• Review resumes, conduct phone interviews, and assess candidates for technical qualifications, reliability, coachability, safety mindset, and overall fit.
• Present qualified candidates with clear interview recommendations and assessment notes.
• Coordinate interviews, gather hiring manager feedback, and maintain momentum throughout the hiring process.
• Provide timely, professional communication to candidates at every stage.
• Coordinate background checks, employment verifications, drug screenings, and other pre-employment requirements.
• Maintain accurate applicant tracking system records and recruiting documentation.
• Track recruiting activity, pipeline health, time-to-fill, offer acceptance, source effectiveness, and other key hiring metrics.
• Identify recruiting bottlenecks and recommend improvements that increase hiring speed and candidate quality.
• Monitor local labor markets, wage trends, competitor hiring activity, and talent availability.
• Support recruiting events, workforce development partnerships, and employer-branding initiatives as needed.
• Ensure recruiting practices comply with federal, state, and local employment laws.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Manufacturing recruitment

Sourcing

Interviewing

Stakeholder collaboration

Communication

ATS familiarity

Employment law knowledge

LinkedIn Recruiter

Indeed

Boolean search

Applicant Tracking System

Tools

Indeed

LinkedIn Recruiter

Boolean search

ATS

Job description

• Manage full-cycle recruiting from requisition intake through offer acceptance and onboarding coordination.
• Partner with hiring managers and plant leadership to understand staffing needs, hiring priorities, and position requirements.
• Recruit for hourly production, skilled trades, engineering, maintenance, manufacturing leadership, and professional positions.
• Build proactive candidate pipelines for recurring and difficult-to-fill manufacturing roles.
• Source candidates through Indeed, LinkedIn Recruiter, direct outreach, referrals, networking, trade schools, community partnerships, job fairs, and other creative channels.
• Review resumes, conduct phone interviews, and assess candidates for technical qualifications, reliability, coachability, safety mindset, and overall fit.
• Present qualified candidates with clear interview recommendations and assessment notes.
• Coordinate interviews, gather hiring manager feedback, and maintain momentum throughout the hiring process.
• Provide timely, professional communication to candidates at every stage.
• Coordinate background checks, employment verifications, drug screenings, and other pre-employment requirements.
• Maintain accurate applicant tracking system records and recruiting documentation.
• Track recruiting activity, pipeline health, time-to-fill, offer acceptance, source effectiveness, and other key hiring metrics.
• Identify recruiting bottlenecks and recommend improvements that increase hiring speed and candidate quality.
• Monitor local labor markets, wage trends, competitor hiring activity, and talent availability.
• Support recruiting events, workforce development partnerships, and employer-branding initiatives as needed.
• Ensure recruiting practices comply with federal, state, and local employment laws.

Requirements

• 3–5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
• Experience recruiting within manufacturing, industrial operations, skilled trades, engineering, or technical production environments.
• Proven success recruiting both hourly employees and salaried professionals.
• Strong sourcing skills using Indeed, LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, referrals, networking, direct outreach, and other recruiting tools.
• Ability to manage multiple open positions and shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interviewing, candidate assessment, and hiring manager partnership skills.
• Excellent communication, organization, follow-through, and time management.
• Experience using applicant tracking systems and maintaining accurate recruiting data.
• Knowledge of employment laws, compliant hiring practices, and pre-employment screening processes.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in full-cycle recruiting, including sourcing, interviewing, and candidate assessment within manufacturing and technical environments. Proficient in managing applicant tracking systems and ensuring compliance with employment laws.