Skilled Trades Recruiter

Field of Talent; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Field of Talent in Indianapolis is seeking a Recruiting as a Service professional to join a small strike team. The role targets filling 35+ positions from November to March, focusing on skilled-trades like electro-mechanical technicians.

You will own searches, collaborate with sourcers, and report progress to hiring managers. Expect access to sourcing tools, a flexible RaaS model, and direct partnerships with accounts to deliver outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in full-cycle recruiting in skilled trades, construction, AEC, industrial, or similar hands-on fields.
• Ability to translate messy reqs into must-haves: licenses, tickets, tools, travel, union vs open shop.
• Proven pipelines built via calls, referrals, associations, job boards, and direct outreach.
• Clear communication with hiring managers and candidates, including comp, timeline, and fit.
• Comfort with metrics: submittals, interviews, offers, starts, and stall reasons.
• High integrity with confidential pay, project, and candidate data.
• Ability to advise on process and employer branding is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Fill priority skilled-trades (electro-mechanical technicians) at volume by collaborating and executing on a recruitment strategy
• Deliver qualified candidates who match the job’s real requirements and create enough top-of-funnel for events
• Build and maintain a living pipeline of talent as we go
• Run every search with clear scope, timeline, and status so hiring managers know next steps
• Raise offer-accept and start rates by qualifying pay, shift, location, credentials, and culture fit
• Conduct active searches using targeted outreach, referrals, military networks, and trade networks

Skills

High-volume skilled trades recruitment

Military recruitment

Vendor management

Recruitment process

Full-cycle recruiting

Job description

Full-time (can be W2, contract, or contract-to-hire)

Location: Indianapolis or Greater Indianapolis, IN

(Must have US Citizenship)

Targeted Skills & Experience: High-volume, Skilled Trades Recruitment, Military/veteran recruitment, Vendor Management, Recruitment Process.

This Recruiting as a Service (RaaS)* role will be a part of a strike team that fills up to 35+ positions from November to March. Beyond that, hiring demand will continue to rise for this customer and others. You will own skilled-trades searches with help from a sourcer(s) to help our dramatically scale up machinists, welding, and fabrication recruitment.

Performance Objectives

• Fill priority skilled-trades (electro-mechanical technicians) at volume by collaborating and executing on a recruitment strategy
• Deliver qualified, interested candidates who match the job’s real requirements—and create enough top-of-funnel for hiring events to efficiently use hiring manager and candidate time.
• Build and maintain a living pipeline of talent as we go
• Run every search with clear scope, timeline, and status so hiring managers always know where the search stands and what decision is next.
• Raise offer-accept and start rates by qualifying pay, shift, location, credentials, and culture fit before you present anyone.
• Conduct active searches by using targeted outreach, referrals, military networks, and trade networks

You will work inside a small, early-stage recruiting team that sells outcomes, not hours. Expect direct access to hiring managers, shared sourcing tools, and a flexible RaaS model—scoped work, visible progress, and fees tied to value. You report to recruiting leadership, collaborate with fellow sourcers and account partners, and own your pipeline and client communication.

Essential Qualifications

• Proven full-cycle recruiting in skilled trades, construction, AEC, industrial, or similar hands-on fields—not only corporate desk work.
• Ability to translate a messy req into must-haves: licenses, tickets, tools, travel, union vs. open shop, and what “good” looks like on a jobsite.
• Track record of candidate pipelines you built yourself—calls, referrals, associations, job boards, and direct outreach—not inbound only.
• Clear, candid communication with hiring managers and candidates, including hard news on comp, timeline, and fit.
• Comfort owning metrics: submittals that stick, interviews, offers, starts, and why searches stall.
• High integrity with confidential pay, project, and candidate information.
• The ability to provide advisement and execute on process and employer brand is very helpful.

Role Selling Points

• Recruitment treated as a service: scoped, affordable, and judged on hires—not activity theater.
• A desk that matters to crews and projects, not another generic corporate req queue.
• Room to shape how trades recruiting is done inside a small team that values transparency over process for its own sake.
• Flexibility in how you work, with accountability for results you can point to.
• A practice that spans construction and adjacent specialties, so strong work compounds into repeat searches.

*Recruitment as a Service is similar to RPO but a better value providing stronger, lasting partnerships with customers and candidates.

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