Talent Acquisition Specialist

Lutz; Omaha (NE); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid travel

Medical benefits

Retirement plan

Career development

Job summary

Lutz is seeking a results-driven recruiter to locate hard-to-find talent across multiple states. You’ll proactively source passive candidates, build strong pipelines in skilled trades, field operations, construction, and logistics, and collaborate with operations leaders to forecast needs.

You’ll travel roughly 15–20% and may work remotely for candidates near major airports with an Omaha option. Expect autonomy, a competitive track record, and a clear link between recruiting activity and company

Qualifications

• 3+ years in recruiting, talent acquisition, staffing, or sourcing.
• Proven success headhunting passive candidates.
• Comfort with cold outreach and phone conversations.
• Experience recruiting in skilled trades, field ops, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Proactively source and recruit passive candidates.
• Build talent pipelines for skilled trades, field ops, construction, transportation, leadership.
• Use various sourcing strategies to uncover talent.
• Engage with schools, workforce orgs, and community partners.
• Screen candidates and manage relationships through the process.
• Partner with leaders to understand current and future needs.
• Speak confidently about work opportunities and company growth.
• Track recruiting activity and maintain candidate pipelines.
• Travel to locations and markets as needed.

Skills

Head hunting

Cold calling

Passive candidate sourcing

Relationship building

Travel

ATS experience

Tools

ATS

Job description

*Only the most qualified candidates will be contacted

Remote flexibility for candidates located within reasonable proximity to a major airport, with an Omaha-based option available

If your idea of recruiting is posting a job and waiting for applicants, this probably isn’t the role for you.

Our client is looking for a hunter — someone who enjoys tracking down hard-to-find talent, picking up the phone, building relationships in the field, and figuring out where great candidates are hiding. You’ll support a growing, multi-state organization by recruiting the skilled professionals who keep field operations moving.

This is a highly visible opportunity for a recruiter who likes autonomy, competition, and seeing a direct connection between their work and the growth of the business.

What You’ll Do

• Proactively source and recruit passive candidates rather than relying solely on inbound applicants
• Build talent pipelines for skilled trades, field operations, construction, transportation, and leadership positions
• Use cold outreach, networking, referrals, social media, job boards, competitor research, and creative sourcing strategies to uncover talent
• Get out into the field to better understand the jobs, people, and environments you’re recruiting for
• Develop relationships with trade schools, workforce organizations, industry contacts, and other community partners
• Screen candidates and manage relationships throughout the recruiting process
• Partner closely with operations leaders and hiring managers to understand immediate and future workforce needs
• Learn the business well enough to confidently speak with candidates about the work and career opportunities
• Track recruiting activity through the ATS and maintain organized candidate pipelines
• Travel to company locations and recruiting markets as needed

What They’re Looking For

• 3+ years of recruiting, talent acquisition, staffing, or sourcing experience
• Demonstrated success headhunting and engaging passive candidates
• Confidence making cold calls and starting conversations with people who aren’t actively job searching
• Experience recruiting within skilled trades, construction, manufacturing, transportation, logistics, field services, or a similar environment
• Strong sourcing and relationship-building skills
• A self-starter mentality with the ability to operate without constant direction
• Comfortable adjusting quickly when hiring needs and priorities change
• Competitive, persistent, and motivated by results
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to work with a variety of personalities
• Willingness to travel approximately 15–20%, including overnight travel

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Remote flexibility for candidates located within reasonable proximity to a major airport, with an Omaha-based option available
• Opportunity to recruit across a large, multi-state organization
• Performance-driven compensation structure with placement incentives
• Medical, dental, vision, retirement, and additional employee benefits
• Company-paid business travel expenses
• Exposure to multiple markets, operations teams, and career paths
• Opportunity to help build proactive recruiting strategies rather than simply fill open requisitions
• Growing organization with opportunities for continued professional development

If you’re energized by the challenge of finding the candidate everyone else has overlooked — and would rather go find talent than wait for talent to find you — this could be a great next move.