Manufacturing Recruiter

Aston Carter

$81K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field preferred.
  • 4-7 years of recruitment experience in EV, automotive, or heavy equipment industries.
  • Experience sourcing for onsite or plant-based roles with capacity for multiple requisitions.
  • Proven partnership experience with engineering or operations leaders.
  • Strong sourcing skills and ability to manage a diverse talent pipeline.
  • Familiarity with immigration laws and work authorization processes.
  • Excellent communication and relationship management abilities.

Responsibilities

  • Own the recruiting lifecycle for various technical and professional roles.
  • Collaborate with hiring managers to align recruitment with production and engineering timelines.
  • Engage in workforce planning to anticipate hiring needs in technical fields.
  • Provide insights on talent market trends and compensation structures.
  • Lead intake meetings to define role requirements and selection criteria.
  • Create and maintain talent pipelines for challenging engineering roles.
  • Track key hiring metrics to enhance recruitment efficiency.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan with both pre-tax and Roth options.
  • Life insurance options for employees and dependents.
  • Short and long-term disability insurance.
  • Health Spending Account (HSA) available.
  • Transportation benefits offered.
  • Employee Assistance Program and various paid time off options.
Full Job Description
Description
Key Responsibilities:
• Own full-cycle recruiting for technical and professional roles across our growing Engineering, Technical and Corporate departments.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand production schedules, program timelines, and engineering milestones to align recruiting urgency
• Participate in workforce planning discussions with HR and leadership to anticipate future technical hiring needs.
• Provide market intelligence on talent availability, compensation trends, and competitive hiring practices.
• Lead intake meetings to define role scope, required competencies, interview plans, and selection criteria.
• Develop talent pipelines for hard-to-fill, plant-based, and hands-on engineering roles where local market supply may be limited.
• Create and post job descriptions, screen resumes, conduct interviews, and guide candidates through the interview process.
• Coordinate assessments, lead interviews and offer process, debrief with hiring managers and partner with Recruiting Coordinator for support.
• Adapt to evolving hiring priorities while maintaining a strong customer-service mindset for both candidates and internal stakeholders.
• Track metrics such as time-to-fill, quality-of-hire, and labor costs to optimize hiring efficiency.
• Maintain compliance with EEO, OFCCP, and internal recruiting policies.
• Contribute to employer branding strategies and local outreach campaigns to enhance hiring outcomes.

Additional Skills & Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business or related field preferred.
• 4-7 years of recruitment experience, preferably in an EV, automotive, or heavy equipment environment.
• Experience recruiting for onsite or plant-based roles, with strong sourcing skills and ability to manage multiple requisitions (e.g., 20+ openings at a time).
• Experience partnering directly with engineering or operations leaders
• Proven ability to develop and execute effective sourcing strategies and build diverse talent pipelines.
• Ability to assess technical competencies in partnership with subject matter experts
• Strong knowledge of recruitment technologies and a passion for improving and innovating processes to achieve creative and effective TA goals.
• Understanding of basic immigration laws and work authorization/visa requirements
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), preferably Paycor.
• Strong interviewing, assessment, and candidate relationship management skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Riverside, CA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $39.00 - $46.00/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Riverside,CA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Jun 26, 2026.

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