Bilingual Recruiter

As a family-owned business since 1970, we truly do care about you. At Muth Electric, we pride ourselves in offering an inclusive culture and safe work environment with ample opportunity for continued education, safety trainings, and both personal and career path growth for our employees. We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package including health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance. We also offer quarterly safety incentives, 401k with company match, referral incentives, early finish bonuses, subsistence programs, tuition reimbursement, years of service bonuses, paid holidays, paid driving time, and paid time off. We are confident you'll be covered in all the ways that matter most to you.

The ideal candidate is a strong communicator who is comfortable recruiting in both English and Spanish , understands the skilled trades, and can connect with candidates through networking, referrals, social media, job boards, community outreach, and direct recruiting.

This is an opportunity for a recruiter who wants to have a direct impact on company growth by helping build high-performing electrical crews.

Key Responsibilities
• Provide Spanish translation and interpretation support across departments as needed, including Recruiting, HR, Safety, Operations, and field leadership.
• Assist with Spanish-language training (verbal & written), safety communications, onboarding, and other employee communications to ensure employees understand company expectations, procedures, and requirements.
• Translate company documents, policies, procedures, training materials, employee communications, and other materials into Spanish as needed.
• Step in as needed to provide translation assistance during sensitive and important employee discussions, including HR meetings, disciplinary conversations, termination discussions, manager meetings, safety communications, and employee relations matters.
• Recruit electricians, apprentices, electrical helpers, foremen, and other skilled electrical construction personnel.
• Conduct recruiting activities in both English and Spanish .
• Develop and maintain a consistent pipeline of qualified electrical candidates.
• Proactively source passive candidates through phone calls, text messages, social media, referrals, job boards, and networking.
• Build relationships with candidates and serve as a trusted point of contact throughout the recruiting process.
• Screen candidates for electrical experience, skills, work history, reliability, and cultural fit.
• Conduct phone and virtual interviews and coordinate interviews with hiring managers.
• Clearly communicate job expectations, pay, benefits, schedules, locations, and career opportunities.
• Partner with field leadership and hiring managers to understand current and future manpower needs.
• Maintain accurate candidate information and recruiting activity within the applicant tracking system.
• Develop employee referral and trade-networking relationships to increase candidate flow.
• Participate in job fairs, trade school outreach, community events, and other recruiting initiatives.
• Help develop recruiting strategies specifically targeted toward Spanish-speaking electrical professionals.
• Track recruiting metrics including applicants, interviews, hires, source effectiveness, and time-to-fill.
• Assist with pre-employment processes and onboarding coordination as needed.

What We're Looking For
• Fluent in English and Spanish , both verbal and written.
• 2+ years of recruiting experience preferred.
• Experience recruiting electricians, construction trades, manufacturing, industrial, or other skilled-trade positions strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of how to identify and evaluate skilled-trade talent.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Comfortable making a high volume of recruiting calls and initiating conversations with candidates.
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills.
• Ability to work independently while partnering closely with hiring managers and field leadership.
• Comfortable using applicant tracking systems, Microsoft Office, social media, and recruiting platforms.
• Professional, persistent, competitive, and results-oriented.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive candidate information appropriately.

What Success Looks Like

Success in this position means building a reliable pipeline of qualified electricians before the company needs them .

The successful recruiter will:
• Consistently generate qualified electrical candidates.
• Increase the number of Spanish-speaking electricians entering the recruiting pipeline.
• Build a strong network of electricians who refer other skilled tradespeople.
• Reduce time-to-fill for critical electrical positions.
• Develop long-term relationships with candidates-even when they aren't ready to make a move.
• Become a trusted recruiting partner to field leadership.
• Help the company scale crews without sacrificing quality.

Preferred Experience

Highly preferred:
• Electrical construction recruiting
• Skilled-trades recruiting
• Electrical industry experience
• Experience recruiting Spanish-speaking candidates
• Construction staffing
• High-volume recruiting
• Community/trade school recruiting
• Employee referral program development