Senior Recruiter

BlastOne; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great family culture

Flexible time off

Generous 401k policy

Industry leading Health Insurance &amp

Personal stamp on company success

Growth opportunities

Job summary

BlastOne is seeking a Senior Recruiter to lead full-cycle recruitment for our North American operations, focusing on technical, sales, skilled-trades, and hard-to-fill roles. You will partner closely with hiring managers and HR to build pipelines, craft compelling ads, and deliver quality hires while advancing BlastOne’s employer brand.

You’ll manage a 15–25 role load, source via multiple channels, coordinate interviews, and extend offers within guidelines, ensuring a professional candidate

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of full-cycle recruiting across multiple locations.
• Proven success hiring for technical, sales, and skilled-trades roles in industrial/manufacturing settings.
• Working knowledge of US hiring law and compliance.
• Experience recruiting in multi-location or multi-country organizations is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business Administration, or related field.
• Ability to manage multiple searches at a fast pace and influence leaders.
• Experience using ATS and LinkedIn Recruiter to manage searches and data.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills at all organizational levels.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for a broad portfolio across technical sales, engineering, field service, manufacturing, and corporate roles.
• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, write compelling ads, and agree on interview plans.
• Source candidates via job boards, LinkedIn, referrals, industry networks, and outreach.
• Screen, interview coordination, reference checks, and present shortlists.
• Extend offers within compensation guidelines and escalate exceptions as needed.
• Coordinate with external agencies when engaged; maintain 15–25 open roles typical load.
• Uphold employer brand and candidate experience from first contact to onboarding.
• Maintain ATS data, track recruiting metrics, and ensure compliance with laws and privacy.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Technical recruiting

Sales recruiting

Skilled-trades recruiting

US hiring law

Multi-location recruiting

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Data-driven recruiting

ATS

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS & LinkedIn proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)

Job description

Overview

BlastOne is a business that is growing fast globally and looking for top talent to join our dynamic fast paced family!

What makes us great is phenomenal staff who fit our fantastic culture! We believe in paying well and offering great benefits in order to attract the best talent.

What we do: BlastOne is a leading global supplier in the Industrial Corrosion Control Industry!

Hiring fantastic people is our key to growth. We hire top talent who shares our values!

The Role

The Senior Recruiter manages full-cycle recruiting for BlastOne’s North American business, with a focus on technical, sales, skilled-trades, and hard-to-fill roles. Partnering with hiring managers and the HR team, this role delivers high-quality hires efficiently, provides a professional and timely candidate experience, and supports BlastOne’s employer brand. The Senior Recruiter works within BlastOne’s established recruiting processes and contributes ideas for their continuous improvement.

Points of responsibility include:

Recruiting Partnership

• Hold intake meetings with hiring managers to understand role requirements, hiring timelines, and the market for each search

• Take part in workforce planning discussions when requested, and build talent pipelines for roles that are hired repeatedly

• Follow BlastOne’s recruiting processes, standards, and service levels consistently across North American locations

• Provide hiring managers and HR with market feedback from active searches, such as candidate availability, competing offers, and salary expectations

Full-Cycle Recruiting

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for an assigned portfolio of requisitions across a broad range of roles, including technical sales, engineering, field service, manufacturing and warehouse, operations, and corporate functions

• Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, write compelling job advertisements, and agree on selection criteria and interview plans

• Source candidates through job boards, LinkedIn, referrals, industry networks, trade schools, universities, and direct outreach

• Screen and assess candidates, coordinate interviews, conduct reference checks, and present well-prepared shortlists

• Prepare and extend offers within approved compensation guidelines, negotiate with candidates within agreed parameters, and elevate exceptions to HR

• Coordinate with approved external recruitment agencies and search firms when engaged

• Manage a requisition load appropriate to role complexity, typically 15–25 open roles, while meeting agreed time-to-fill targets

Employer Brand and Candidate Experience

• Support BlastOne’s employer brand through job postings, LinkedIn activity, careers pages, career fairs, and industry events

• Deliver a professional, timely, and respectful experience for every candidate, from first contact through onboarding

• Build and maintain relationships with universities, technical colleges, and industry associations to grow early-career and skilled-trades pipelines

• Apply inclusive sourcing and selection practices that attract a diverse range of qualified candidates

Systems, Data and Compliance

• Maintain accurate, timely candidate and requisition records in the applicant tracking system (ATS), and serve as a power user who helps hiring managers use it

• Track and report recruiting metrics for assigned requisitions, such as time to fill, source effectiveness, and offer acceptance rate

• Follow applicable US federal, state, and local employment laws and BlastOne procedures, including EEO/OFCCP documentation, right-to-work checks, background screening, and data privacy rules

• Recommend improvements to recruiting templates, documentation, and processes

Partnership and Collaboration

• Guide hiring managers on effective, fair interviewing and selection for their open roles

• Work with HR colleagues to ensure a smooth handover from offer acceptance to onboarding

• Mentor recruiting coordinators or junior recruiters as needed

• Other tasks and duties based upon business needs

Required Skills/Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of full-cycle recruiting, preferably across multiple locations

• Proven success hiring for technical, sales, and skilled-trades roles, ideally in industrial, manufacturing, or equipment distribution environments

• Working knowledge of US hiring law and compliance

• Experience recruiting in a multi-location or multi-country organization a plus

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience

• Must be comfortable managing multiple searches at a fast pace

• Must be able to build credibility with leaders and influence hiring decisions

• Must communicate and negotiate effectively at all levels

• Must use recruiting data to manage searches and keep hiring managers informed, and handle confidential information with discretion

• Must be completely proficient with basic computer systems: Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, etc.

• Must be proficient with applicant tracking systems (ATS) and LinkedIn Recruiter

• LinkedIn Certified Recruiter, AIRS, SHRM-CP, PHR, or a similar recruiting certification a plus

• Extended computer work; occasional visits to warehouses, workshops, or customer sites, which may require PPE

• Open Office Space

• M-F between hours of 7am-5pm

• Travel up to 10% (mainly North America)

The Perks working at BlastOne

• Great family culture with a meaningful mission

• Flexible time off

• Generous 401k policy

• Industry leading Health Insurance & benefits program

• Ability to put your personal stamp on the success of a company

• Incredible opportunities to grow within the company and the industry, both your responsibilities and compensation

Personality / Core Value Requirements

BlastOne is a unique company. We have a strong, close-knit team of hard working, caring professionals who have a passion for supporting our customers. We are a third-generation family business and we are dedicated to growing for generations to come. To accomplish this, we take great effort to ensure that the members we add to our team will contribute positively to the great culture we already have.

We’re happy – but we spell it HAPIEE which is an acronym for our core values and beliefs:

• H: Humility – it is the team that wins - no one is better than anyone else on the team. My success is just as much the result of others I work with.

• A: We’re Agile – we move and work quickly and are flexible – we change quick.

• P: We’re positive, outgoing and Passionate! Our favorite phrase is ‘CAN DO!’

• I: We act with Integrity at all times. We are respectful and courteous. We do the right thing.

• E: We Execute – we do what we say we will do. Action is better than inaction.

• E: We always operate with Excellence and with a hard work ethic.