Senior Recruiter

Phoenix Tailings; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 116,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Stock options

Unlimited PTO

Learning & development

Job summary

Phoenix Tailings, Inc. is seeking a Senior Recruiter at our Rochester Freedom Facility to establish and execute a repeatable hiring plan. You will personally source, screen, and close early leadership, technical, and operational candidates to support construction and startup timelines.

You will develop local talent pipelines through colleges, workforce programs, and community relationships, partnering with hiring managers to ensure fair, timely decisions and a strong candidate experience.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated full-cycle recruiting experience across multiple roles.
• Experience recruiting engineering, technical, or leadership talent for manufacturing, chemicals, or industrial tech.
• Ability to build talent pipelines through local education and community relationships.
• Ability to translate hiring plans into organized, well-documented searches.

Responsibilities

• Build and execute a Rochester hiring plan aligning leadership, technical, skilled-trade, and operating roles with construction/startup needs.
• Own recruiting from role definition through accepted offer; source, screen, and close candidates.
• Develop local talent pipelines through colleges, workforce programs, referrals, and community relationships.
• Partner with hiring managers on job requirements, structured interviews, and timely decisions.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Engineering/technical recruitment

Talent pipeline development

Stakeholder management

Sourcing strategies

Campus recruiting

Job description

About Phoenix Tailings

Phoenix Tailings is a rapidly growing clean mining and metals production startup focused on building a domestic supply of critical materials.

About Phoenix Tailings

Phoenix Tailings is a rapidly growing clean mining and metals production startup focused on building a domestic supply of critical materials. Our Freedom Facility in Rochester, New York will be a commercial-scale rare earth separation facility designed to expand U.S. capacity to process and separate rare earth materials. Rare earths are essential inputs for many of the technologies that power modern life. They are used in high-performance permanent magnets found in electric vehicles, wind turbines, robotics, advanced electronics, aerospace systems, and defense applications. Today, much of the world's rare earth processing and separation capacity is concentrated overseas. Building more of this capability in the United States is important for strengthening domestic supply chains, reducing reliance on foreign processing, and supporting the advanced manufacturing, energy, technology, and national-security industries that depend on these materials. The Freedom Facility will be designed to produce thousands of tons of separated rare earth oxides annually, making Rochester an important part of Phoenix Tailings' expansion of domestic rare earth processing capacity.

Why Phoenix Tailings

At Phoenix, we believe that nothing great is ever accomplished alone or without the passion of people who push and motivate one another. If you are someone who shares our relentless pursuit of a better future, passion for innovation, and are excited about working with some of the top innovators in the world, then this is the place for you.

Our Values

• You are only crazy if you are wrong, it's ok to be wrong - Say what you think even when it’s uncomfortable
• Lead with Compassion - Show up for your teammates, make the people around you better.
• Be Resourceful - Find a way with what you have, don't wait for more.
• Listen - Understand before you act, ask good questions before deciding.
• Hustle - Put your heart into every interaction, no matter how small.

Who We Are Looking For

As we build toward operations in 2027 and 2028, we are beginning to meet with individuals who may be interested in joining Phoenix Tailings.

Phoenix Tailings is looking for an experienced recruiter interested in a future Senior Recruiter opportunity at our Rochester Freedom Facility.

The Senior Recruiter will establish and execute a repeatable hiring plan for the workforce needed to construct, commission, and operate Rochester. This person will personally deliver early leadership, technical, and operational hires while building local talent pipelines.

This is an opportunity to help build a new site's workforce, connecting hiring decisions and candidate relationships to the facility's deployment schedule.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and execute a repeatable Rochester hiring plan, sequencing leadership, technical, skilled-trade, and operating hires against construction and startup needs
• Own recruiting from role definition through accepted offer, personally sourcing, screening, and closing early leadership, technical, and operational candidates
• Develop local talent pipelines through colleges, workforce programs, community relationships, referrals, and direct sourcing for current and future hiring needs
• Partner with hiring managers on job requirements, structured interviews, and timely decisions so candidates are evaluated consistently against the work required
• Maintain accurate candidate records and pipeline reporting, identify stalled searches, and provide a clear candidate experience as hiring priorities evolve

Qualifications

• Demonstrated full-cycle recruiting experience, including sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer management, and candidate closing
• Experience recruiting engineering, technical, skilled-trade, operational, or leadership talent for manufacturing, chemicals, metals, industrial technology, or related businesses
• Ability to build talent pipelines through direct sourcing and local education, workforce, referral, and community relationships
• Ability to translate hiring plans into organized searches, maintain accurate recruiting records, and help managers make consistent decisions against deployment milestones

What We Offer

This pay range reflects best estimate for the total cash compensation which includes salary + discretionary bonus for this role. Total package may vary based on experience and qualifications.

Pay Range: $116,000-$174,000 per year

• Healthcare: 100% Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employee
• Stock Options: Ownership in a fast-growing venture-backed company.
• Time Off: Unlimited PTO.
• Learning: Learning and development opportunities to grow your skills and career.

At Phoenix Tailings, we have an open culture that values learning, and we are looking to grow the team with enthusiastic individuals who share our vision of sustainable mining.

Phoenix Tailings, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we value diversity at all levels. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information, or any other applicable protected characteristics, and these characteristics will not be a factor for consideration of any work-related decisions (including but not limited to hiring, firing, compensation, and discipline).

Please note: This posting is intended to help Phoenix Tailings connect with people interested in future opportunities at our Rochester facility. Hiring timelines, responsibilities, qualifications, and organizational needs may continue to evolve as the Freedom Facility progresses toward startup and operations. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.