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Recruiter, Airport Operations

United Ground Express and Careers
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 3/5/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/4/2026

What to expect:

As a Recruiter at United Ground Express, you will work with Talent Acquisition leadership and hiring managers to source top talent, screen candidates, conduct interviews, manage the selection process, and ensure a positive candidate experience, all while aligning with United Ground Express's culture and commitment to equal opportunity hiring practices. You will leverage innovative sourcing strategies, candidate pipelining, and personal networking to attract top quality candidates.

How you will make an impact:

  • Source qualified candidates through various channels including job boards, social media, networking, internal referrals, etc.
  • Leverage data analysis and stakeholder feedback to proactively identify and respond to hiring needs.
  • Maintain data integrity when building and posting requisitions, managing candidate status, and recordkeeping.
  • Manage the sourcing, interview, and offer process through resume review, phone screens, conducting interviews, scheduling interviews with multiple stakeholders, candidate dispositioning, and extensive verbal and email communication.
  • Provide a positive candidate experience through effective, efficient communication when responding to inquiries and detailing next steps in the process.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with hiring managers, cross departmental stakeholders, and the larger Talent Acquisition team to better understand hiring needs and offer strategic advice.
  • Ensure alignment with equal employment hiring practices throughout the full cycle recruitment process, offering related resources to hiring managers as necessary.
  • Represent UGE Talent Acquisition at hiring events, job fairs and other networking events.
  • Provide recruiting support to peers in non-assigned Locations via sourcing, screening, interviewing, and candidate engagement.
  • Create and present reports including candidate/hire data, various assessments, and quarterly business reviews.
  • Plan, schedule and lead project meetings, station meetings, and staffing calls with various stakeholders in multiple time zones/locations.
  • Approach changes with a growth mindset, adapting to process and policy updates.
  • Leverage ability to problem solve challenging policy and interpersonal situations, providing potential solutions while partnering with your leadership team to resolve.
  • Other duties as assigned.

What you will bring:

Required Experience, Qualifications & Skills:

  • Minimum high school diploma.
  • Minimum 1 year recruiting experience.
  • Familiarity with various sourcing techniques including social media, job boards, and networking events.
  • Excellent written and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information professionally.
  • Effectively manage and prioritize multiple tasks, projects, and stakeholder requests while simultaneously managing multiple active requisitions.
  • High level of attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Strong attention to detail, organizational and time management skills
  • Strong problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams).
  • Success in meeting metrics driven goals.
  • Hybrid position with up to 50% Travel required.

Preferred Experience, Qualifications & Skills

  • Bachelor's degree.
  • Aviation experience.
  • Practical experience working with applicant tracking systems and recruitment software.
  • Full-cycle recruiting.
  • Creative sourcing experience.
  • Experience in high volume recruiting.

Total Rewards:

Salary will be competitive and commensurate with experience.

As a UGE employee you'll receive the following:

  • Flight privileges: Our employees and their families can fly anywhere in the world on stand-by across United Airlines' amazing global network.
  • Discount Program: 20% off for flight tickets with United Airlines
  • Vacation, Sick Time, and Floating Holidays
  • Access to Medical Plan Options including PPO, Dental, Vision, Personal Accident, and Life Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts, Long Term Disability,
  • 401(k)
  • Paid Training
  • Paid parking or transportation assistance
  • Participation in the UGE annual incentive plan

ADA Specifications

  • Ability to operate a computer to enter and retrieve data
  • Requires ability to sit, stand and walk for extended periods of time
  • Ability to communicate and interact with others in the English language, both oral and written
  • Ability to pass all pre-screening clearances applicable to position qualifications.

UGE is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/LGBTQ

United Ground Express, as an equal opportunity employer, makes hiring decisions based on business needs and the best-qualified candidates available and does not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of any protected category.

Note: For internal UGE candidates (current UGE Employees), please be sure to attach the Internal Candidate Eligibility Form, filled out by your direct supervisor, to your application. The form can be found on the UGE Talent Acquisition SharePoint Page or by clicking here: Internal_Candidate_Eligibility_Form.2025

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