Senior Operations Recruiter

Palmer-Donavin; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO up to 112 hours first year

ESOP

Performance bonuses

401(k) with company match

Employee discounts on home building材料

Job summary

Palmer-Donavin in Grove City, Ohio, is seeking a Senior Operations Recruiter to lead full-cycle recruiting for operations, warehouse, CDL drivers, and other frontline roles across multiple locations. This onsite role requires urgency, sound judgment, and the ability to manage several priorities while partnering with operational leaders.

You will build talent pipelines, develop sourcing strategies, mentor other recruiters, analyze recruiting metrics, and support workforce planning to influence

Qualifications

• 2+ years of recruiting or staffing experience.
• Experience with high-volume frontline recruiting in operations (warehouse/manufacturing preferred).
• Proven ability to manage multiple openings across locations.
• Strong sourcing and candidate pipeline development.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building with leaders.
• Experience coaching other recruiters is a plus.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ATS usage.
• Familiarity with labor market trends and compensation concepts.

Responsibilities

• Manage high-volume, full-cycle recruiting for operations and frontline roles across multiple locations.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies using job boards, direct sourcing, referrals, and other channels.
• Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines for recurring frontline hiring needs.
• Screen and interview candidates to assess experience, work ethic, and cultural fit.
• Partner with hiring managers to align staffing priorities and move candidates efficiently.
• Provide guidance on candidate availability, compensation trends, and hiring challenges.
• Monitor recruiting metrics such as time-to-fill and offer acceptance.
• Maintain accurate data in the ATS and ensure compliant practices.
• Coach other recruiters on sourcing strategies and ATS best practices.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition Manager to improve processes and resources.
• Support workforce planning by identifying future hiring needs.
• Represent Palmer-Donavin at recruiting events and job fairs.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

High-volume recruiting

Sourcing

Stakeholder management

ATS proficiency

Mentoring/coaching

Data-driven recruiting

Microsoft Office

Tools

ATS

Sourcing tools

MS Excel

Job description

The Senior Operations Recruiter is responsible for leading full-cycle recruiting efforts for Palmer-Donavin’s frontline and operations workforce. This role serves as a subject matter expert for high-volume and hard-to-fill recruiting, partnering closely with operational leaders to maintain staffing levels, anticipate workforce needs, and attract high-quality talent across multiple locations.

This is a fast-paced, hands-on recruiting role that requires urgency, strong judgment, and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously. In addition to owning assigned searches, the Senior Operations Recruiter will help strengthen recruiting processes, monitor labor market trends, mentor other recruiters, and use recruiting data to continuously improve results.

This is an onsite role based in Grove City, Ohio.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage high-volume, full-cycle recruiting for operations, warehouse, CDL driver, and other assigned positions across multiple locations.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for high-volume and hard-to-fill positions using job boards, direct sourcing, referrals, and other recruiting channels.
• Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines for recurring frontline hiring needs.
• Screen and interview candidates to assess experience, work ethic, qualifications, and alignment with Palmer-Donavin’s culture.
• Partner closely with hiring managers and operations leadership to understand staffing priorities, establish recruiting strategies, and move qualified candidates efficiently through the hiring process.
• Serve as a recruiting subject matter expert to operational leaders by providing guidance on candidate availability, compensation trends, labor market conditions, and hiring challenges.
• Monitor recruiting performance including time to fill, offer acceptance, new-hire turnover, sourcing effectiveness, and other key recruiting metrics.
• Identify recurring staffing challenges and recommend changes to sourcing strategies, hiring processes, compensation, job postings, or other factors impacting recruiting results.
• Maintain accurate candidate and requisition information within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and ensure recruiting practices remain consistent and compliant.
• Provide coaching and support to other recruiters on sourcing strategies, candidate management, recruiting processes, and ATS best practices.
• Partner with the Talent Acquisition Manager to improve recruiting processes, tools, playbooks, and hiring manager resources.
• Support workforce planning efforts by identifying future hiring needs and developing pipelines before vacancies impact operations.
• Represent Palmer-Donavin at recruiting events, job fairs, community partnerships, and other outreach opportunities as needed.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of recruiting, staffing, or related experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing high-volume or frontline recruiting; experience supporting warehouse, distribution, manufacturing, transportation, or similar operational environments strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to independently manage full-cycle recruiting across multiple simultaneous openings and locations.
• Strong sourcing skills with experience developing candidate pipelines beyond inbound applicants.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build productive relationships with leaders across the organization.
• Experience coaching, mentoring, and providing guidance to other recruiters preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).
• Experience using an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and sourcing tools preferred.

Requirements:

• Satisfactory criminal history check
• Satisfactory motor vehicle report
• Signed confidentiality agreement (completed during onboarding)

Our employee owners enjoy many benefits, such as:

• Up to 112 Hours of PTO in first year
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Company performance bonuses
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
• Employee discounts on wide range of home building materials