Skilled Trades Recruiter

Job DescriptionJob Description

Job description:

Job Title: Talent Acquisition Specialist

Location: Franklinville, NJ

Employment Type: Full-Time, in Office

Schedule: Monday–Friday with flexibility required during peak hiring periods

The Opportunity

We are seeking a driven, organized, and highly motivated Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our growing Talent Acquisition team.

This position is responsible for sourcing, recruiting, screening, and mobilizing skilled trades professionals to support industrial and large-scale construction projects across multiple regions.

This is not a traditional recruiting, staffing, or agency recruiting position.

Our Talent Acquisition team operates as an internal function of Human Resources and serves as a strategic workforce partner supporting company growth, workforce planning, project staffing, employee onboarding, and long-term talent development initiatives.

The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced environments, enjoys building relationships, and can successfully manage multiple priorities while supporting high-volume hiring efforts and urgent workforce demands.

This role will work closely with project management, field leadership, HR, and recruiting teams to ensure projects receive qualified manpower quickly and efficiently.

Core Responsibilities:

Recruitment & Candidate Sourcing

• Source qualified candidates through job boards, resume databases, referrals, networking, social media, and other recruiting channels
• Recruit for skilled trades positions including Electricians, Millwrights, Welders, Pipefitters, QA/QC professionals, Safety professionals, Project Management professionals, Executive Leadership positions, and many other industrial and construction-related roles
• Recruit across multiple experience levels including Apprentices, Journeymen, Foremen, Superintendents, Managers, and Executive Leadership positions
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for both immediate and future hiring needs
• Conduct candidate outreach through phone calls, texts, email campaigns, and recruiting platforms
• Utilize creative sourcing strategies to identify hard-to-find candidates

Candidate Screening & Evaluation

• Conduct candidate interviews to assess experience, technical qualifications, work history, project fit, and workforce readiness
• Evaluate candidate qualifications against project requirements, customer expectations, and company standards
• Document interview notes and candidate feedback accurately and professionally
• Present qualified candidates to hiring managers and operations teams
• Verify candidate availability, travel requirements, compensation expectations, and project compatibility

Workforce Mobilization & Project Support

• Support workforce mobilization efforts by coordinating onboarding activities and start dates
• Work closely with onboarding, HR, operations, and field teams to ensure successful employee deployment
• Assist with workforce planning efforts to anticipate future hiring demands
• Support urgent hiring initiatives and rapidly changing manpower requirements
• Maintain frequent communication with candidates throughout the hiring process

Recruiting Systems & Administrative Responsibilities

• Maintain candidate information within recruiting systems and databases
• Track recruiting activity, candidate pipelines, interviews, submittals, and placements
• Utilize recruiting technologies and systems to support sourcing, pipeline management, and workforce planning activities
• Maintain accurate records, recruiting metrics, and hiring activity reports
• Support process improvements that increase recruiting efficiency and hiring success
• Work within company systems including Paycom and Monday.com to support recruiting workflows, onboarding coordination, candidate tracking, and project staffing efforts

Trade Knowledge & Candidate Evaluation Expectations

A successful Talent Acquisition Specialist within skilled trades recruiting must develop and maintain a foundational understanding of the trades and positions they support.

This role requires more than simply sourcing candidates—it requires understanding how to evaluate technical experience, project fit, and workforce readiness.

Trade Certifications & Licensing

• Understand trade-specific certifications, licenses, and qualification requirements
• Develop knowledge of Apprentice, Journeyman, Foreman, Superintendent, Management, and Executive career progression paths
• Become familiar with certifications relevant to construction and industrial projects

Tools, Equipment & Technical Knowledge

• Develop familiarity with tools, equipment, technologies, and work methods commonly used across skilled trades environments
• Learn how various trades perform work in industrial construction settings
• Develop enough technical understanding to conduct effective candidate screening conversations and evaluate project fit
• Develop familiarity with common welding processes and applications including, but not limited to, MIG, TIG, Stick, Flux-Core, orbital welding, pipe welding, structural welding, and fabrication processes
• Become familiar with common industrial electrical concepts including conduit sizes and types, cable tray sizes, voltage classifications, and wire and cable sizes

Safety, Compliance & Workforce Readiness

• Develop familiarity with OSHA requirements, jobsite safety expectations, PPE requirements, workforce compliance standards, and site-specific onboarding requirements
• Understand project-specific hiring requirements to properly evaluate workforce readiness
• Learn customer expectations and workforce mobilization requirements across multiple project environments

Industry & Career Knowledge

• Understand the between residential, commercial, and industrial environments
• Learn common career progression paths from Apprentice through leadership positions such as Foreman, Superintendent, Project Manager, and Executive Leadership roles
• Use trade knowledge to effectively discuss career opportunities, growth paths, and project opportunities with candidates

Candidate Evaluation Expectations

• Utilize structured interviews and technical screening processes to evaluate candidate qualifications
• Assess project fit, technical competency, safety awareness, and workforce readiness
• Learn how to identify strong candidates through both experience verification and practical discussions regarding tools, equipment, work methods, and project experience

Required Qualifications

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Comfortable making outbound calls, candidate outreach, and relationship building activities
• Strong computer proficiency and ability to learn recruiting technologies
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with internal teams
• Strong sense of urgency and ability to work under changing priorities
• Ability to multitask and manage numerous open positions simultaneously

Qualifications

• Previous recruiting, staffing, talent acquisition, sales, HR, or business development experience
• Experience recruiting within construction, industrial, manufacturing, or skilled trades environments
• Experience supporting high-volume recruiting efforts
• Experience using ATS, CRM, or recruiting systems
• Experience using Paycom, Monday.com, Indeed, ZipRecruiter, RoadDog Jobs, or similar recruiting platforms
• Experience supporting workforce mobilization efforts, project staffing, or project-based hiring initiatives
• Bilingual abilities (English/Spanish) are a plus, but not required

What Success Looks Like

• Positions are filled efficiently with qualified candidates
• Strong candidate pipelines are maintained across multiple skillsets and experience levels
• Projects receive manpower support quickly and effectively
• Candidate experience remains positive throughout the recruiting process
• Recruiting metrics, placements, hiring goals, and workforce demands are consistently achieved
• Strong communication exists between recruiting, operations, HR, field leadership, and project teams

Compensation & BenefitsSalary

$50,000 – $80,000 Annually (Based on Experience)

Benefits Include

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) with 4% Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Career Growth Opportunities

Why Join Us

This role is not about simply filling positions.

You will directly support workforce planning, project execution, company growth initiatives, employee onboarding efforts, and long-term talent strategy as part of an internal Human Resources function.

You will help build the workforce responsible for executing major industrial, manufacturing, commercial, and data center projects while working directly with operations, field leadership, project management teams, and executive leadership.

If you thrive in fast-paced environments, enjoy building relationships, and want to make a measurable impact by helping build the workforce behind major projects, we encourage you to apply.

Company DescriptionByers Industrial Services is a provider of turnkey industrial solutions, built on five decades of craftsmanship, grit, and relentless performance. Our teams deliver complex electrical, mechanical, structural, and utility projects with discipline and care from small retrofits to multi-million dollar, multi-state industrial operations.Company DescriptionByers Industrial Services is a provider of turnkey industrial solutions, built on five decades of craftsmanship, grit, and relentless performance. Our teams deliver complex electrical, mechanical, structural, and utility projects with discipline and care from small retrofits to multi-million dollar, multi-state industrial operations.