Junior Recruiter - Manufacturing & Assembly

You in This Role a motivated and organized Junior Recruiter to support high-volume hiring for manufacturing, assembly, warehouse, and production-related positions. This role is ideal for someone early in their recruiting career who enjoys fast-paced hiring environments, building candidate pipelines, and helping operational teams scale quickly.

The Junior Recruiter will partner closely with manufacturing leaders to recruit hourly talent across production, assembly, inventory, shipping/receiving, and technician roles.

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for hourly manufacturing and production positions
• Source candidates through job boards, community outreach, referrals, staffing partners, and recruiting events
• Screen resumes and conduct initial phone interviews
• Coordinate interviews and hiring activities with production supervisors and hiring managers
• Assist the senior recruiters as needed with sourcing, scheduling and debrief.
• Maintain a high-volume pipeline of qualified candidates
• Track recruiting activity and hiring metrics within the applicant tracking system (ATS)
• Support onboarding coordination and pre-employment processes
• Participate in job fairs, hiring events, and workforce development partnerships
• Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the hiring process
• Help improve recruiting workflows and operational hiring efficiency in a rapidly scaling environment

• 1–3 years of recruiting, staffing, HR, or talent acquisition experience
• Experience supporting hourly, warehouse, manufacturing, or production hiring preferred
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple open requisitions in a fast-paced environment
• Comfortable working onsite with operations and production teams
• Familiarity with ATS platforms and recruiting tools
• High sense of urgency and attention to detail
• Previous experience hosting or attending job fairs

• Experience in manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, electronics, or industrial environments
• Bilingual communication skills are a plus
• Experience with high-volume recruiting metrics and reporting

• Salary range: $50,000 – $60,000 annually
• Equity eligibility
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• PTO and paid holidays
• Catered Lunch 5 days a week
• 401K
• Career growth opportunities

About Us

Unusual Machines is a U.S.-based drone and drone parts company focused on the small and First-Person View (FPV) segments of the drone market. Our brands - Rotor Riot and Fat Shark - are two of the most respected names in FPV and have helped shape the industry through e-commerce, product development, and a deep connection with the pilot community.

We’re expanding into enterprise and defense - bringing our obsessive attention to performance, design, and U.S.-based manufacturing into high-stakes environments like search and rescue, STEM education, and military innovation. With several of our products already approved by the Defense Innovation Unit, we’re solving procurement issues for customers who demand speed, agility, and compliance.

If you love working at the intersection of community, content, and cutting-edge technology, you’ll feel right at home here.

We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Unusual Machines participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment eligibility.

Salary : $50,000 - $60,000