DIRECTOR OF RECRUITING - US FLEXIBLE (REMOTE)
Purpose of Position
We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Director of Recruiting to help spearhead the development and execution of our company’s recruitment strategy and initiatives for all of North America. This candidate will collaborate with key stakeholders to understand hiring needs and develop strategies that are efficient, business-focused, and scalable for a fast-paced growing company. The ideal candidate should have a proven track record in leading and managing full-cycle recruitment activities in a manufacturing environment. This position will report to the VP of Human Resources and will supervise a small but potentially growing team of technical recruiters.
Essential Functions:
- Provides Strategic Leadership to Executive Team on Recruitment, Hiring Practices and Staffing Strategies
- Drives Recruitment Results to support the company’s immense growth in a booming manufacturing industry
- Establishes relationships and fosters partnerships with appropriate educational institutions, trade schools, external staffing agencies near manufacturing hubs.
- Identifies internal and external recruitment practices that are scalable and leading edge
- Establishes a collaborative team atmosphere among internal recruiting team.
- Acts as a trusted advisor and solution provider to supervisors, managers, and executives alike.
- Drives continuous improvement within the group’s practices.
- Oversees long-term recruitment pipeline. Tracks and reports to the executive team on candidate pipeline status; maintain recruiting tools.
- Manage Online Recruitment Strategy; work with marketing to present IEM in a favorable light on recruiting dashboards.
- Assess and balance the workload of internal recruiting resources. Establishes Recruiting Department Organizational Structure to optimize effectiveness of the team.
- Takes Ownership of comprehensive Hiring Standards, Candidate Vetting, and Selection Criteria.
- Ensures compliance with applicable laws surrounding recruitment in various US States and Canada
- Fosters Partnerships with external recruiting resources for hard-to-fill roles.
- Implement systems that foster employee growth and advancement.
- Collaborate with VP of Learning and Development to upskill existing talent, to help fill open requisitions with internal talent, providing upward mobility to employees
- Maintains and optimizes our Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and other recruitment tools
- Follow fair and transparent hiring practices
Supervision of Personnel:
Yes
Education and Experience:
- 7+ years of progressive recruitment experience for manufacturing or similar environment
- 3+ years of experience in managing and leading a recruitment team
- BS degree in Human Resources, Business, and/or a related field
- Strong negotiation skills
- Proven ability to partner with senior leadership
- Expert level knowledge of recruitment technologies and strategies
- Ability to prioritize workflow and maximize organizational efficiency.
- Strong understanding of the full cycle recruiting and ATS Management.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to take initiative and drive results.