What are the responsibilities and job description for the Field Service Recruiter position at Hitachi Energy?
At Hitachi Energy, we're powering the future of sustainable energy. Our Service Business Unit supports customers around the world through a network of highly skilled field service engineers, technicians, commissioning specialists, and technical experts who keep critical infrastructure running safely and reliably.
We're seeking a passionate, results-driven Field Service Recruiter to lead full-cycle recruitment for field-based technical talent across North America. This is an opportunity to directly influence business growth by attracting and hiring the people who deliver world-class service to our customers every day.
Your Impact
As a trusted Talent Acquisition Partner, you will serve as the strategic recruiting advisor for field service hiring. You will partner closely with hiring managers, HR, and business leaders to develop talent strategies, build pipelines of hard-to-find technical talent, and deliver exceptional hiring outcomes.
What You'll Do
Own the full recruitment lifecycle from intake through offer acceptance and onboarding.
Recruit for field-based technical positions including:
Field Service Engineers
Transformer Diagnostic Specialists
Commissioning Engineers
High Voltage Technicians
Electrical Engineers
Service Technicians
Installation and Maintenance Professionals
Build proactive talent pipelines through sourcing, networking, referrals, market mapping, and competitor targeting.
Develop and execute sourcing strategies focused on service and engineering talent markets.
Conduct candidate screening, interviewing, assessment, and presentation of qualified talent.
Lead offer negotiation and candidate closing activities.
Utilize recruiting technology, analytics, and reporting tools to drive hiring efficiency and improve candidate experience.
Provide market intelligence, compensation insights, and talent availability trends to business leaders.
Ensure compliance with recruiting processes, policies, and candidate data privacy requirements.
What You'll Bring
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
3 years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
Experience recruiting for field service, engineering, construction, manufacturing, industrial, utility, energy, electrical, or technical roles.
Proven success sourcing passive candidates in competitive talent markets.
Experience partnering directly with hiring managers and business leaders.
Strong interviewing, candidate assessment, and offer negotiation skills.
Experience using ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter, and modern sourcing tools.
What Success Looks Like
Deliver high-quality hires for critical field service positions.
Build sustainable talent pipelines for future growth.
Reduce time-to-fill while maintaining an excellent candidate experience.
Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers.
Leverage talent intelligence and market insights to influence workforce decisions.
Why Join Hitachi Energy?
Work with one of the world's leading energy technology organizations.
Support a business with more than 6,500 service professionals globally and a strong commitment to customer success.
Help build the next generation of field service talent supporting the energy transition.
Collaborate with a global Talent Acquisition organization dedicated to innovation, continuous improvement, and candidate excellence
Hitachi Energy is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. We welcome you to apply and want you to know that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, protected veterans' status or any other legally protected characteristic.