Recruiting Manager

Transportation Recruiting Manager

Job Summary

The Transportation Recruiting Manager is responsible for leading high-volume hiring efforts with a strong emphasis on commercial truck driver recruitment (CDL and non-CDL) while overseeing recruiting operations and managing a team of recruiters. This role requires extensive experience in transportation and driver recruitment and the ability to develop and execute strategic hiring initiatives to attract, engage, and hire qualified drivers in a competitive labor market.

The Transportation Recruiting Manager will lead full-cycle recruiting activities, talent pipeline development, workforce planning, and recruiting operations while ensuring a positive candidate and hiring manager experience. This individual will partner closely with operations and fleet leadership to support business growth through effective and strategic transportation hiring programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage full-cycle recruiting for driver and non-driver positions, with driver recruitment serving as the primary focus of the role.

• Develop and execute recruiting strategies to attract CDL and non-CDL drivers across multiple markets.

• Manage, coach, and develop a team of recruiters while ensuring transportation hiring goals and recruiting metrics are consistently achieved.

• Partner closely with operations and fleet leadership to understand workforce needs and proactively address hiring demands.

• Build and maintain strong pipelines of qualified driver candidates through sourcing, networking, referrals, industry partnerships, job fairs, and community outreach.

• Support high-priority and hard-to-fill driver positions through hands-on sourcing, screening, interviewing, and candidate engagement.

• Develop recruiting campaigns focused on attracting experienced truck drivers and transportation talent.

• Collaborate with hiring managers to coordinate interviews, hiring events, and selection activities.

• Track, analyze, and report recruiting metrics, including driver recruiting performance, time-to-fill, hiring forecasts, and workforce trends.

• Establish and improve recruiting processes, hiring practices, and talent acquisition strategies to support business objectives.

• Maintain accurate candidate and requisition data within the applicant tracking system.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience recruiting commercial truck drivers.

• Demonstrated success meeting high-volume driver hiring goals in a transportation, trucking, logistics, or fleet environment.

• At least 7 years of full-cycle recruiting or talent acquisition experience.

• Experience leading, coaching, and developing recruiters in a team environment.

• Strong understanding of driver recruiting challenges, transportation labor markets, DOT-related hiring considerations, and driver sourcing strategies.

• Proven ability to build relationships with operations, fleet, and business leaders.

• Experience developing recruiting strategies, workforce planning initiatives, and talent pipelines.

• Experience using applicant tracking systems; Workday experience preferred.

• Excellent organizational, leadership, and analytical skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Knoxville, TN.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $75000.00 - $95000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

401(k) Match Paid Time Off Paid Holidays HSA Contribution Match Wellness Program Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance Disability, Accident and Life Insurance Discount Programs Paid Maternity Leave

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Knoxville,TN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 2, 2026.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.