Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. United Services Group provides specialty welding, machining, fabrication, and mechanical installation services across power generation, advanced manufacturing, data center, and industrial markets. The Field Craft Recruiter will recruit, qualify, and help mobilize skilled mechanical construction craft professionals and field supervision, while developing talent networks, coordinating staffing needs, and managing recruiting systems and reporting.
Responsibilities
- Recruit skilled field craft and supervision to support United projects across multiple markets and geographic regions
- Source and qualify welders, pipefitters, boilermakers, millwrights, machinists, mechanical craft, QA/QC, safety, foremen, general foremen, superintendents, and other project personnel
- Develop and maintain an active pipeline of qualified craft professionals who can be mobilized as project needs arise
- Proactively recruit for anticipated manpower requirements rather than relying solely on project-by-project hiring
- Conduct initial candidate screening to evaluate experience, qualifications, certifications, work history, availability, and project fit
- Coordinate closely with Operations, Safety, Quality, and project leadership to ensure candidates meet United’s field requirements
- Build and maintain strong relationships throughout the mechanical construction and industrial craft community
- Leverage an existing network of craft professionals, field supervisors, and industry contacts to identify high-quality talent
- Develop referral networks and other sourcing channels capable of supporting rapid project mobilization
- Maintain relationships with strong performers between projects to improve retention and redeployment
- Build talent pools by craft, skill level, certification, geography, and availability
- Partner with Operations to understand upcoming project requirements, manpower forecasts, skill requirements, and mobilization schedules
- Support rapid deployment of craft personnel to projects throughout United’s geographic footprint
- Maintain visibility into candidate availability and upcoming workforce needs
- Assist with pre-employment requirements, onboarding coordination, badging, testing, certifications, and other mobilization activities
- Help ensure field staffing levels remain aligned with project schedules and changing customer requirements
- Utilize United’s Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to manage candidates, recruiting activity, qualifications, availability, and hiring status
- Maintain accurate and current candidate records and talent pipelines
- Track recruiting metrics including candidate pipeline, time-to-fill, source effectiveness, mobilization readiness, and retention
- Continuously improve recruiting processes, databases, and sourcing strategies as United grows
Skills
- 5+ years of recruiting or workforce staffing experience, preferably within industrial construction, mechanical contracting, specialty welding, power generation, advanced manufacturing, data centers, or related industries
- Strong existing network of mechanical craft and field supervision strongly preferred
- Demonstrated ability to recruit welders, pipefitters, boilermakers, millwrights, mechanical craft, QA/QC, safety, foremen, general foremen, and superintendents
- Working knowledge of industrial construction trades, craft classifications, welding processes, certifications, and field staffing requirements
- Experience recruiting for traveling construction work and large project mobilizations
- Experience using an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) strongly preferred
- Strong relationship-building and communication skills
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple active recruiting priorities simultaneously
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, growth-oriented construction environment
- Ability to develop long-term relationships with craft professionals rather than relying solely on transactional recruiting
Benefits
- Performance bonus opportunity
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- 3 weeks paid time off
- 9 company holidays
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