Fractional Recruiter

Kitson HCS partners with industrial and skilled trades employers to build their field workforces. We are hiring a fractional recruiter to own sourcing and pipeline for the hard roles our clients cannot fill through job boards and agencies. Most of your work supports one established heavy equipment and transportation client, with other skilled trades searches mixed in. This is a sourcing first seat. You will spend your time finding people, not working a req queue. If you know how to pull experienced trades talent off the competition and get them on the phone, this is built for you. What you will do Source and engage field and trades candidates: riggers, crane and equipment operators, diesel and heavy equipment mechanics, welders, CDL and heavy haul drivers, field foremen and superintendents, and project managers Map talent at competitor firms and build target lists by skill, not just by title Run first phone screens, read for transferable skills, and judge who can truly do travel based field work Re engage strong past applicants and nurture passive candidates over time Keep clean pipelines and share a simple weekly progress update with me and the client's hiring managers What you need Several years recruiting for skilled trades, construction, heavy equipment, transportation, or industrial roles, with real results on hard to fill field positions Strong sourcing skills: LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean, and the patience to work niche searches that take more than a quick post Comfort talking with field and blue collar candidates and earning their trust quickly Self directed and organized, able to run your own week with light oversight Nice to have Heavy haul, rigging, crane, millwright, or SPMT exposure Relationships with trade schools, apprenticeship programs, or union halls Experience carrying high volume and niche searches at the same time The details Part time and fractional Fully remote, contract (1099) #J-18808-Ljbffr Kitson Human Capital Solutions