Overview

The Senior Recruiter is responsible for leading full-cycle recruiting efforts for a multi-site aerospace and defense manufacturing organization. This position develops and executes recruiting strategies that attract, engage, and hire highly qualified talent across skilled trades, engineering, quality, operations, supply chain, and corporate functions.The Senior Recruiter serves as a strategic business partner to hiring managers by building talent pipelines, improving recruiting processes, enhancing the candidate experience, and ensuring timely hiring while maintaining compliance with federal, state, customer, and government contractor requirements.This position supports recruiting efforts for four manufacturing facilities and plays a key role in workforce planning, employment branding, employee referrals, recruiting analytics, and continuous improvement initiatives.Essential Duties & ResponsibilitiesFull-Cycle RecruitingManage the full recruitment lifecycle from requisition approval through onboarding.Partner with HR Director & hiring managers to develop recruiting strategies and staffing plans.Conduct intake meetings to define position requirements, competencies, and recruiting timelines.Develop sourcing strategies for difficult-to-fill manufacturing and engineering positions.Source candidates using job boards, LinkedIn, networking, referrals, trade organizations, schools, and direct outreach.Review applications and resumes to identify qualified candidates.Conduct phone and virtual interviews to assess qualifications, technical experience, and cultural fit.Coordinate interviews with hiring managers and interview teams.Manage candidate communications throughout the hiring process.Extend employment offers and negotiate compensation within approved salary ranges.Coordinate pre-employment screenings, background checks, drug testing, and onboarding activities.Manufacturing RecruitingRecruit for positions including:CNC MachinistsTool & Die MakersManufacturing EngineersMechanical EngineersQuality EngineersQuality InspectorsProduction SupervisorsSupply Chain ProfessionalsProcurementStrategic RecruitingDevelop proactive talent pipelines for critical manufacturing positions.Create recruiting campaigns for high-volume and hard-to-fill positions.Implement innovative recruiting strategies to improve applicant flow.Build relationships with passive candidates.Develop succession recruiting strategies for key positions.Monitor labor market trends and compensation competitiveness.Employee Referral ProgramAdminister and promote the employee referral program.Develop referral campaigns and internal marketing materials.Track referral metrics and bonus payouts.Increase employee participation in referral initiatives.Employment BrandingPromote the organization's employer brand across all recruiting platforms.Develop social media recruiting campaigns.Create engaging recruiting content including employee testimonials, videos, and career spotlights.Maintain the company careers page.Community & Educational PartnershipsDevelop and maintain partnerships with:Technical schoolsCommunity collegesUniversitiesWorkforce Development agenciesVeterans organizationsManufacturing associationsTrade organizationsCommunity partnersRepresent the Company at:Career fairsHiring eventsManufacturing exposCommunity outreach eventsCollege recruiting eventsHiring Manager PartnershipProvide recruiting metrics and market insights.Facilitate interview scheduling and candidate evaluations.Improve hiring managers accountability throughout the recruiting process.Recruiting MetricsTrack and report key performance indicators including:Time-to-FillTime-to-HireCost-per-HireApplicant VolumeSource of HireOffer Acceptance RateInterview-to-Offer RatioOffer Decline RateCandidate Response TimeReferral ActivityNew Hire Retention30-, 60-, and 90-Day TurnoverPrepare weekly and monthly recruiting reports for senior leadership.ComplianceEnsure compliance with:Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)Federa