Talent Acquisition Specialist - TX

EPIC PIPING, LLC; Houston (TX); Vor Ort; USD 75.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive benefits

Company-paid life insurance

Paid vacation and holidays

401(k) with company match

Mentorship and growth opportunities

Zusammenfassung

United Weld Holdings is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to build a scalable recruiting function supporting multiple sites in the manufacturing space. You will lead full-cycle recruitment for hourly and salaried roles with a focus on skilled trades and craft labor.

This strategic role partners with operations, HR, and site leadership to design, implement, and continuously improve talent strategies, processes, and KPIs across the organization.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of recruiting experience or more in manufacturing/industrial settings.
• Experience recruiting for skilled trades/craft workforce.
• Ability to build pipelines and staffing plans across multiple sites.

Aufgaben

• Own end-to-end recruitment from requisition intake to offer and start date readiness.
• Conduct intake meetings with hiring managers to define role requirements and labor market conditions.
• Manage requisitions across multiple sites and business units.
• Lead high-volume recruiting for skilled trades and craft roles (e.g., welders, technicians).
• Build proactive pipelines and ready-now candidate benches for critical roles.
• Design scalable TA strategies, sourcing channels, workflows, and KPIs.
• Ensure compliant, efficient hiring processes aligned with standards.
• Track metrics and drive continuous improvement in recruiting processes.

Kenntnisse

Full-cycle recruiting

Strategic recruiting

High-volume hiring

Skilled trades hiring

Stakeholder management

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field

Tools

ATS software

LinkedIn Recruiter

MS Excel

Jobbeschreibung

United Weld Holdings has an exciting opportunity available for a Talent Acquisition Specialists to help build and execute a scalable, high-impact recruiting function to support a growing, multi-site manufacturing and industrial organization. This role will lead full-cycle recruitment efforts across hourly and salaried positions, with a strong focus on skilled trades and craft workforce hiring.

This position is not transactional recruiting, it is a strategic role responsible for helping design, build, and continuously improve the company’s talent acquisition strategy, processes, and infrastructure from the ground up.

The Talent Acquisition Specialist will partner closely with operations, site leadership, and Human Resources to ensure workforce needs are met efficiently, compliantly, and with a strong focus on quality of hire and candidate experience.

Department: Human Resources

FLSA Status: Exempt

Reports To: Human Resources Director

Amount of Travel Required: 25%

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions Statement(s)

• 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
• Develop multi-channel sourcing strategies including:
  • Direct sourcing and networking
  • Job boards and digital platforms
  • Technical schools, trade programs, and workforce development partners
  • Employee referrals and community outreach
• Build relationships with local labor markets and training organizations
• Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers and site leadership
• Provide guidance on market conditions, compensation competitiveness, and candidate availability
• Communicate recruiting progress, risks, and mitigation strategies
• Deliver a high-touch, professional candidate experience
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local employment laws and company policies
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation within the applicant tracking system (ATS)
• Support pre-employment processes including background checks, drug screens, and onboarding readiness

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field preferred, or equivalent combination of education and relevant recruiting experience.

Experience

Required

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in manufacturing, industrial, or construction environments
• Demonstrated experience recruiting for skilled trades / craft workforce
• Proven success supporting high-volume hiring and/or multi-site operations
• Experience building recruiting strategies, pipelines, and processes, not just executing reqs
• Strong knowledge of labor market dynamics in industrial environments

Preferred

• Experience supporting plant start-ups, expansions, or workforce ramp-ups
• Experience working in fast-paced, high-growth environments

Computer Skills

• Proficiency with applicant tracking systems (ATS) and recruiting technologies
• Strong experience with Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel for tracking recruiting metrics, reporting, and data analysis
• Experience using job boards and sourcing tools (e.g., Indeed, LinkedIn, industry-specific platforms)

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive insurance and benefit options
• Company-paid life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Paid vacation and holiday time
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans available (50% company match up to 6% contributed by the employee)
• Work alongside industry leaders and mentors
• A supportive and collaborative work environment where you are encouraged to share your ideas and contribute to our shared goals.

WHO WE ARE

United Weld Holdings family of companies include Epic Piping and BendTec. Epic Piping is one of the largest privately owned and the fastest-growing pipe fabrication firms in the world leveraging master distribution lines of business to drive a vertically integrated supply chain and serve large-scale, global capital projects.

BendTec, founded in 1916, is a union steel fabrication and induction bending business specializing in the fabrication of pipng assemblies and the production of pipe bends for pipelines and steam electric power generating plants.

As an equal opportunity employer, UWH is committed to the development of its employees and strives to promote an environment that fosters personal training and development.