Strategic Recruiting Manager – Production, Construction & Testing

X-Energy, LLC; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 135,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan with employer match

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Life and Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement/Professional Dev

Job summary

X Energy, LLC in Oak Ridge, TN seeks a Manager, Recruiting (Production, Construction, Testing) to lead non-exempt skilled trades and frontline manufacturing recruiting. This role partners with operations and engineering to forecast demand and build scalable hiring programs.

You will oversee recruiting teams, staffing agencies, and workflows to ensure timely hires across production, testing, and nuclear environments, while maintaining compliance and quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive recruiting experience, including at least 3 years in leadership.
• Experience recruiting for nuclear operations roles or manufacturing environments is preferred.
• Skilled trades recruiting experience with unions and apprenticeship programs.
• Experience managing staffing agency relationships and contractor pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and develop a team of recruiters and staffing coordinators.
• Lead day-to-day operations to ensure positive candidate experience.
• Partner with operations, manufacturing, and engineering to forecast labor demand.
• Design high-volume hourly recruiting strategies for manufacturing and construction roles.
• Manage staffing agency relationships, requisitions, and cost tracking.

Skills

Team leadership

Workday ATS

Recruiting analytics

Staffing agency mgmt

Onsite recruiting

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business or related

Tools

Workday

Microsoft Office

LinkedIn Recruiter

Indeed/Handshake

Job description

X Energy, LLC in Oak Ridge, TN seeks a Manager, Recruiting (Production, Construction, Testing) to lead non-exempt skilled trades and frontline manufacturing recruiting. This role partners with operations and engineering to forecast demand and build scalable hiring programs.

You will oversee recruiting teams, staffing agencies, and workflows to ensure timely hires across production, testing, and nuclear environments, while maintaining compliance and quality.