Lead Recruiter

Description

The company is a contract partner for large global brands, offering engineering, supply chain and manufacturing services across more than 100 sites worldwide, with 60 years in business.

This role is based within 50 miles of the Florence, KY facility. You will find and place candidates, work with hiring managers to plan staffing, and give candidates a strong hiring experience.

The team focuses on grassroots recruiting across Northern Kentucky, building talent pipelines through community partners, local workforce programs, schools and colleges, referral networks and outreach events, which also helps the company's standing in the local labor market.

As Lead Recruiter, you will handle candidate search and placement, improve processes and shape strategy, and act as client lead for the groups you support. You will work with HRBPs and Talent Acquisition Managers on sourcing plans that bring in qualified candidates and support diversity and overall hiring goals. You are the team's go-to expert on candidate approach, engagement, advising hiring teams, and offer negotiation and presentation, and you will raise the recruiting skills of the other recruiters.

Responsibilities

• Find and engage passive candidates, bring highly qualified people through the hiring process, and make hires at the highest standard.
• Prepare candidates for interviews with specific hiring managers by explaining the company, its business strategy, department background, job duties and expectations.
• Build relationships with Northern Kentucky community partners through local events and outreach.
• Develop local talent pipelines through grassroots recruiting and community partnerships.
• Build and keep a network of potential candidates through ongoing market research and relationship management, and run in-depth interviews.
• Work with business units to understand and meet their talent needs.
• Lead special projects, such as reviewing interview practices, using internal talent sources and finding top performers for senior roles.
• Manage full lifecycle recruiting, from presenting candidates through offer, negotiation and closing.
• Use job boards, niche sites and social networks to find and recruit top candidates.
• Work with hiring managers and business leaders to define department and position staffing needs for efficient hiring.
• Follow all company security policy procedures.
• Take on other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Deliver results with a drive to win: set personal performance and development goals, plan the steps to reach them, adjust your approach, and own the outcome.
• Communicate clearly in writing and speech, adapt to different audiences, and handle sensitive information with care.
• Collaborate with peers toward shared goals, hold them to their commitments, and stay approachable.
• Analyze data from multiple sources, find links between unrelated data sets, and draw sound conclusions.
• Manage competing priorities in a fast environment, working with little supervision and moving between strategic and tactical work while staying organized and detail oriented.
• Show initiative and sound judgment, learn systems and procedures quickly, and keep a strong client focus.
• Pursue cost control in recruiting, look for new sourcing options, and find creative ways to deliver candidates to the customer.
• Recruit for a broad and deep range of roles across national, international and multi-location settings.
• Be proficient with personal computers, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and email.
• Have a bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Communications, Marketing or an equivalent field, which is preferred.
• Have eight to ten years of full lifecycle recruiting experience.
• Be well networked, know leading search practices, and source talent through traditional and non-traditional channels, including community partnerships and strategic community sourcing.
• Have expert knowledge of all full lifecycle recruiting areas, including sourcing, qualifying, networking, assessing, employment law, job analysis, wage and salary trends, relationship management and due diligence.
• An equivalent mix of education, training or experience may be accepted in place of the listed requirements.

Conditions

You must live within 50 miles of the Florence, KY facility.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

Benefits

• Growth, stability and the chance to take on challenges.
• Medical, dental, prescription drug and vision insurance, with HRA and HSA options.
• 401(k) match.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Paid time off.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Life, AD&D and disability insurance.
• Commuter benefits.
• Employee assistance program.
• Pet insurance.
• Adoption assistance.
• Annual merit increases.
• Community volunteer opportunities.