What are the responsibilities and job description for the Recruiter position at Petersen Inc.?
Responsibilities
Professional Recruiting
Customer Focus & Impact Treats every hiring manager and candidate as a customer --- delivering responsive, high-quality service and building long-term trust through consistent execution and follow-through.
Results & Accountability Brings urgency and ownership to every requisition --- moving searches forward with discipline, holding themselves accountable for fill rates, time-to-fill, and quality of hire.
Business & Financial Insights Understands the operational and financial impact of open roles --- especially in a manufacturing environment --- and prioritizes accordingly to mi
nimize business disruption.
Innovation & Courage Thinks creatively about sourcing hard-to-fill roles, explores non-traditional talent channels, and adapts quickly when conventional approaches aren't working.
Affirmative Action/EEO Statement: We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment in compliance with all federal and state regulations. Precinmac provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.
Professional Recruiting
- Manage full-cycle recruiting for assigned professional-level roles across functions including finance, HR, operations, engineering, sales, and administration
- Partner with hiring managers to define job descriptions, success profiles, and evaluation criteria tailored to each role and business unit
- Proactively source and engage active and passive candidates using such tools as LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS/CRM tools, Indeed, and social media
- Create and publish compelling job advertisements across relevant platforms, including managing paid job slots and sponsored postings, as needed
- Lead structured, competency-based interviews --- onsite and virtual --- in partnership with hiring managers
- Collaborate closely with recruiting teammates and HR business partners across the Precinmac portfolio to support recruiting efforts for hard-to-fill skilled trade positions including machinists, welders, assemblers, maintenance technicians, and other manufacturing and production roles
- Step in as a reliable recruiting partner during periods of high demand or capacity constraints, ensuring no requisition falls through the cracks and every hiring manager feels supported
- Share sourcing strategies, candidate pipelines, and market intelligence across the recruiting team to collectively strengthen the organization's ability to attract skilled trade talent
- Participate in joint recruiting efforts including team-coordinated trade school outreach, workforce development engagements, and community hiring events.
- Contribute to the ongoing development of a shared talent pool for skilled trades --- building relationships and maintaining connections that benefit the broader team, not just individual requisitions
- Bring a team-first mindset to every handoff, update, and candidate interaction --- ensuring a seamless experience regardless of which recruiter a candidate or hiring manager works with
- Deliver a consistent, high-quality candidate experience across all role types --- from first outreach to offer --- ensuring every candidate feels respected and informed
- Serve as a trusted advisor to hiring managers on candidate fit, market conditions, compensation benchmarks, and sourcing strategy
- Use labor market data and talent insights to provide well-informed, data-driven recommendations that support competitive hiring decisions
- Maintain strong compliance with all applicable employment laws, regulations, and HR policies throughout the recruiting process
- Support continuous improvement of hiring practices through feedback, collaboration with HR partners, and a commitment to better outcomes over time
- 3 years of recruiting experience in a corporate or agency environment, with experience in both high-volume and professional-level recruiting
- Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Communications, or a related field
- 2 years of experience recruiting in a manufacturing, industrial, or precision machining environment
- Proven ability to source and hire for skilled trade or manufacturing roles --- machinists, welders, technicians, or similar
- Strong proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards (Indeed, ZipRecruiter, trade-specific platforms), and ATS/CRM systems
- Ability to manage a high volume of requisitions simultaneously without sacrificing quality or candidate experience
- Strong relationship-building skills with hiring managers, candidates, community partners, and external agencies
- Excellent communication and organizational skills with a bias toward urgency and follow-through
- Experience using data and market intelligence to influence hiring decisions and sourcing strategy
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Customer Focus & Impact Treats every hiring manager and candidate as a customer --- delivering responsive, high-quality service and building long-term trust through consistent execution and follow-through.
Results & Accountability Brings urgency and ownership to every requisition --- moving searches forward with discipline, holding themselves accountable for fill rates, time-to-fill, and quality of hire.
Business & Financial Insights Understands the operational and financial impact of open roles --- especially in a manufacturing environment --- and prioritizes accordingly to mi
nimize business disruption.
Innovation & Courage Thinks creatively about sourcing hard-to-fill roles, explores non-traditional talent channels, and adapts quickly when conventional approaches aren't working.
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Affirmative Action/EEO Statement: We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment in compliance with all federal and state regulations. Precinmac provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.