Strategic Talent Acquisition Lead – Skilled Trades

Epic Piping; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Life insurance

Paid vacation

401(k) plan

Mentorship

Collaborative environment

Job summary

United Weld Holdings is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to lead full-cycle recruitment across hourly and salaried roles, with a strong emphasis on skilled trades. You will partner with operations, site leadership, and HR to design scalable processes and ensure a high-quality candidate experience.

This strategic, non-transactional role requires building pipelines, implementing sourcing channels, and driving KPIs such as time-to-fill and quality of hire across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in manufacturing/industrial environments.
• Proven success in high-volume hiring and multi-site operations.
• Experience building recruiting strategies, pipelines, and processes.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end recruitment from requisition intake and approvals through offer acceptance and start date readiness.
• Conduct intake meetings with hiring managers to define role requirements, labor market conditions, and hiring strategy.
• Manage requisitions across multiple sites and business units simultaneously.
• Ensure a seamless and compliant hiring process aligned with company standards.
• Lead high-volume recruiting efforts for skilled trades and craft roles (e.g., welders, fitters, operators, technicians).
• Build and maintain proactive pipelines and “ready-now” candidate benches for critical roles.
• Execute hiring strategies aligned with production demands, growth plans, and workforce forecasts.
• Partner directly with site leadership to support workforce planning and hiring prioritization.
• Help design and implement a scalable talent acquisition strategy, including sourcing channels, workflows, and recruiting KPIs.
• Help establish standardized recruiting processes, intake protocols, and service-level expectations.
• Track recruiting metrics (time-to-fill, aging, quality of hire).
• Identify process gaps and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

ATS proficiency

Recruiting metrics

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field

Equivalent combination of education and recruiting experience

Tools

ATS systems

Excel

Sourcing tools (Indeed/LinkedIn)

Job description

United Weld Holdings is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to lead full-cycle recruitment across hourly and salaried roles, with a strong emphasis on skilled trades. You will partner with operations, site leadership, and HR to design scalable processes and ensure a high-quality candidate experience.

This strategic, non-transactional role requires building pipelines, implementing sourcing channels, and driving KPIs such as time-to-fill and quality of hire across multiple sites.