TA Business Partner - (Contract)

Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company is seeking a hands-on Recruiter to drive end-to-end talent acquisition for hourly roles at our St. Louis site. You will kick off searches, source candidates across multiple channels, screen applicants and schedule interviews with hiring teams.

You will manage 20+ open requisitions, plan hiring events, extend offers, and handle pre-employment steps while keeping the ATS up-to-date. This role is on-site 4 days per week with collaboration across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of high-volume recruiting for hourly roles.
• Full-cycle experience from intake through offer and onboarding.
• Experience with Dayforce ATS.
• Ability to manage 20+ open requisitions concurrently.
• Experience planning or running hiring events or job fairs.
• Clear, friendly communication with candidates and hiring managers.
• Must work onsite in St. Louis 4 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Kick off searches with intake calls and confirm headcount, shifts, pay, and start dates.
• Source candidates across job boards, social media, ATS, schools, and community partners.
• Screen applications, conduct phone screens, and present qualified candidates.
• Coordinate interviews with hiring teams and gather timely feedback.
• Plan, promote and staff hiring events and on-site interview days.
• Make and close offers within guidelines and keep candidates engaged.
• Manage pre-employment steps (background checks, drug screens) and track results.
• Keep ATS data clean and real-time for accurate reports and dashboards.
• Provide weekly pipeline and time-to-fill updates and flag risks early.

Skills

High-volume recruiting

Full-cycle recruitment

Candidate screening

On-site in St. Louis

Communication skills

Tools

Dayforce

Job description

recrWhat you'll do

• Kick off each search. Hold intake calls with hiring managers and HR partners to confirm headcount, shifts, pay, must-have skills and start dates.
• Source candidates. Post jobs and source on job boards, social media, our applicant database, trade schools, workforce agencies and community partners. Build pipelines for hard-to-fill trades roles.human
• Screen and select. Review applications, run phone screens, and present qualified candidates quickly.
• Coordinate interviews. Schedule and run interviews with hiring teams and gather feedback fast.
• Run hiring events. Plan, promote and staff job fairs, open houses and on-site interview days, including same-day offers where it applies.
• Make and close offers. Extend offers within approved guidelines and keep candidates engaged through start.
• Manage pre-employment steps. Start background checks and drug screens, track results, resolve any holds, and send new-hire details.
• Keep the data clean. Update every candidate's status in our applicant tracking system (ATS) in real time, so reports and dashboards are accurate.
• Report out. Share weekly updates on pipeline, time to fill and open requisitions, and flag risks early.

What we're looking for

• 1–3 years of high-volume recruiting for hourly roles, such as manufacturing, warehouse, distribution or production
• Full-cycle experience, from intake through offer, background check and onboarding
• Hands-on use of an applicant tracking system and a habit of keeping records current and accurate
• Experience helping plan or run hiring events or job fairs
• Ability to manage 20+ open requisitions at a time and move fast without losing detail
• Clear, friendly communication by phone, text and email with candidates and hiring managers
• Ability to work onsite in St. Louis 4 days a week
• Experience supporting multiple sites or states
• Familiarity with Dayforce a similar ATS

Contract details -This is a full-time (40 hours/week), 6-month contract. An extension may be possible based on business needs, but it is not guaranteed.