Senior Recruiter

Support client hiring managers with high-touch, end-to-end recruiting for on-site roles in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Responsibilities

• Partner with client hiring managers to fill vacancies against target start dates while meeting quality thresholds and SLA/KPI requirements.
• Deliver recruitment services aligned to agreed service levels, serving as a custodian of candidate quality and the hiring manager experience.
• Collaborate with colleagues across teams such as Sourcing and Administration.
• Support high-touch client business units or stakeholder groups that may require additional attention, including more interview rounds, deeper data and insight-led consultation, more complex offer negotiation, intricate reward structures, or engagement with more senior hiring managers.
• Operate using a high-touch workflow, dedicating more time at each stage than a standard Recruiter.
• Build strong partnerships with Recruiters and Hiring Managers to improve both candidate and hiring manager experience.
• Lead recruiting discussions and be recognized for thought leadership in sourcing strategy.
• Work with sourcing and talent intelligence experts to create strategies using market insights to influence outcomes from the start.
• Produce high-quality candidate shortlists with complete, accurate information and clear recommendations.
• Share candidate feedback, challenges, and successes, recommending adjustments to recruitment strategies (examples include alternative locations, talent pools, and job description updates).
• Demonstrate innovative thinking and ongoing professional development, including support for passive candidate outreach.
• Create and post compelling, accurate job adverts to strengthen client brand and attract applicants.
• Develop sourcing strategies using channels such as LinkedIn and social media, using proactive search methods for niche and specialist roles.
• Use data to evaluate sourcing effectiveness, refine strategies, and share results and insights.
• Engage candidates professionally across email, LinkedIn, and phone, including regular headhunting of specialist talent.
• Gain insight into candidate skills, motivations, and career aspirations to support selection decisions.
• Maintain regular candidate communication and build long-term talent pools.
• Present candidates accurately and compellingly while advocating for diverse and bias-free selection processes.
• Track recruiting progress, performance, and data in relevant systems.
• Champion candidates through honest, meaningful career discussions that bring the client brand to life.
• Ensure candidates feel supported and informed throughout the recruitment journey.
• Build lasting relationships so candidates can become long-term advocates regardless of hiring outcomes.

Requirements

• Proven high-volume recruitment experience, ideally in manufacturing, industrial, production, or other operational environments, recruiting General Operatives and production workers at scale.
• Extensive end-to-end recruiting experience covering candidate attraction, sourcing, screening, interviewing, assessment, selection, and offer management.
• Ability to make independent, confident hiring decisions based on established criteria and take ownership of outcomes.
• Experience planning, coordinating, and delivering onsite recruitment and assessment events with an efficient and consistent candidate evaluation process.
• Strong capability to design and execute effective sourcing strategies to build talent pipelines and meet demanding hiring volumes and workforce ramp-up targets.
• Highly developed stakeholder management skills, partnering with hiring managers, site leadership, and internal project teams to deliver recruitment results.
• Ability to work onsite in Bowling Green, Kentucky three days per week, with flexibility for additional onsite requirements.
• Resilience and adaptability in fast-paced, evolving environments, including new facility launch contexts where priorities and processes may change.
• Strong organization and prioritization skills to manage multiple vacancies, competing deadlines, and high-volume hiring simultaneously.
• Demonstrated accountability for recruitment delivery, hiring quality, and agreed project targets.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills to support a positive candidate experience.
• Previous experience supporting manufacturing site launches, workforce ramp-ups, or large-scale recruitment projects (advantage).
• Experience in an RPO or agency recruitment environment (beneficial), particularly for flexible, autonomous, rapid-delivery projects.

Location and Contract

• Location: Kentucky (onsite in Bowling Green); three days per week
• Requirement: Candidates must reside in Kentucky for onsite presence
• Contract type: Contract
• Contract duration: 12-month project-based contract

Salary

• USD: $78,600 to $103,400 per year
• Initial expected remuneration (US): $78,600–$103,400 annually plus applicable benefits

Technologies

• LinkedIn
• Social media
• Email
• Phone

Benefits

• Growth and development focused on your strengths
• Supportive communities including Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
• Volunteer day: one additional paid day off each year to volunteer for a cause that matters to you
• Pay transparency and fairness commitment
• U.S. Medical/Rx, Dental, Vision
• Spending Accounts
• Life insurance
• Voluntary Benefits
• 401(k)
• Paid Holidays/Vacation/Sick Time
• Performance Bonus

Inclusion and Accessibility

• Open and inclusive culture; value different perspectives and experiences
• Employment based on merit, qualifications, and business needs
• No discrimination based on legally protected characteristics (including age, disability, gender identity, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and others)
• For accommodations or accessibility needs, contact [email protected]