Title - Plant Recruitment Partner – Heavy Industrial & High-Volume Hiring (6 months contract with potential extension)
Location: Could be based out of either of these locations - Letterkenny, Ireland | Campsie, Northern Ireland | Burnfoot, Ireland (5 days onsite)
Number of Positions - 1
Position Overview
We are seeking dynamic, result-driven recruiters to support heavy industrial plant hiring in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. This role requires a strategic mindset, consultative approach, and the ability to influence stakeholders while delivering scalable, creative recruitment solutions.
Full-Cycle Recruitment & Sourcing
- Manage end-to-end hiring for hourly plant roles, ensuring quality hires within target timelines.
- Develop creative, market-specific sourcing strategies to attract top talent in competitive labor markets.
- Proactively build talent pipelines for high-demand roles, anticipating future hiring needs.
- Utilize diverse sourcing channels (referrals, social media, job boards, community outreach, trade schools, etc.).
Strategic Recruitment Consulting & Business Partnership
- Act as a trusted advisor to hiring managers, providing insights on market trends, talent
- availability, and hiring strategies.
- Educate and influence plant leadership on best hiring practices, process improvements, and workforce planning.
- Challenge traditional hiring approaches by recommending data-driven, innovative recruiting methods.
- Collaborate with HR and Operations teams to align hiring strategies with business objectives and workforce scaling.
Scaling & High-Growth Hiring
- Support rapid plant expansions and high-volume hiring surges, ensuring seamless execution under tight timelines.
- Implement efficient, high-impact recruitment solutions for scaling teams in industrial
- environments.
- Drive continuous process improvements to streamline hiring, enhance candidate experience, and reduce time-to-fill.
Candidate Experience & Follow-Through
- Provide a best-in-class candidate experience, ensuring clear communication and timely updates.
- Maintain strong follow-through, keeping candidates engaged throughout the hiring process.
- Leverage data and metrics to track recruiting effectiveness and improve hiring outcomes.
Data-Driven Decision Making & Technology
- Analyze hiring trends, market data, and candidate pipelines to make informed recruitment decisions.
- Utilize ATS, and recruitment analytics tools to track metrics and optimize hiring strategies.
- Continuously refine recruiting KPIs, including time-to-fill, quality of hire, and retention.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of full cycle recruiting experience, preferably in heavy industrial, manufacturing, or high-volume hiring.
- Experience in fast-paced, hyper-growth environments with a track record of hiring at scale.
- Ability to think independently, problem-solve, and influence business leaders.
- Strong consultative, communication, and relationship-building skills.
- Proficiency with ATS systems, sourcing tools, and recruitment marketing strategies.
- High level of initiative, creativity, and adaptability in solving recruitment challenges.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience recruiting for industrial plant environments (manufacturing, logistics, energy and utilities etc.).
