Skilled Trades Recruiter Inside Sales & Professional

Skilled Trades Recruiter Inside Sales & Professional

Heartline Staffing, in partnership with Purple Cow Recruiting, is seeking a motivated Skilled Trades Recruiter Inside Sales & Professional for a full-time, fully on-site opportunity in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. This position combines recruiting, consultative sales, business development, account management, and candidate relationship management within the skilled-trades and professional staffing space.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who thrives on building relationships, exceeding measurable goals, developing client and candidate pipelines, and helping employers solve difficult hiring challenges while helping skilled-trades professionals advance their careers.

The Skilled Trades Recruiter manages both sides of the staffing relationship: developing new client business while sourcing, interviewing, and placing qualified candidates. The role requires consistent outbound activity, strong relationship-building ability, excellent follow-up, and the ability to manage multiple clients, candidates, and job orders simultaneously. The recruiter will focus on skilled-trades and technical positions such as Maintenance Technicians, Maintenance Mechanics, Welders, Machinists, CNC Operators, Electronics Technicians, Warehouse Leads, Industrial Electricians, Service Technicians, Quality Technicians, Mechanics, and Machine Repair Technicians.

The recruiter will:

• Prospect and develop new client partnerships
• Conduct outbound calls to prospective clients
• Schedule and conduct client meetings
• Network within the local business community
• Learn client businesses, operations, and hiring challenges
• Conduct consultative conversations to identify staffing needs
• Develop staffing and recruiting solutions based on client requirements
• Build long-term client relationships
• Generate repeat hiring activity and referrals
• Identify opportunities to expand existing client partnerships
• Maintain an active business-development pipeline
• Track client opportunities and activity within a CRM

The recruiter will also:

• Source skilled-trades and professional candidates
• Conduct candidate interviews and discovery conversations
• Assess candidate experience, technical skills, and career goals
• Match candidates to appropriate client opportunities
• Present qualified candidates to clients
• Maintain communication with candidates throughout the hiring process
• Build strong candidate relationships for recurring client needs
• Maintain an active skilled-trades talent pipeline
• Provide career guidance and consultative support to candidates
• Ensure quality submissions align with client requirements

The recruiter will:

• Coordinate candidate interviews with clients
• Support offer negotiations and acceptance
• Coordinate onboarding activities
• Follow up after placements
• Maintain relationships with both clients and placed candidates
• Identify additional hiring opportunities within existing accounts
• Support repeat business and long-term client retention
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients and candidates

This is a performance-driven position where effort, activity, relationships, consistency, and results directly influence both career growth and earning potential.

The recruiter will work:

• Fully On-Site in Bethlehem, PA
• Local Lehigh Valley Business Development
• Client Travel Generally Within Approximately 2530 Miles of the Office
• No Overnight Travel
• Cell Phone Reimbursement Provided
• Laptop Provided

Requirements:

• Strong Communication and Relationship-Building Skills
• Customer-Focused or Sales-Oriented Mindset
• Comfort with Outbound Calls and Follow-Up
• Comfort Conducting Consultative Sales Conversations
• Strong Organizational Skills
• Goal-Driven / Performance-Oriented Mindset
• Ability to Manage Multiple Priorities
• Ability to Work Full-Time Fully On-Site in Bethlehem, PA
• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Approximately 3 Years of Relevant Recruiting, Sales, Account Management, Business Development, or Comparable Experience Preferred
• Staffing / Recruiting Experience Preferred
• Skilled-Trades Recruiting Experience Preferred
• Full-Desk Recruiting Experience Preferred
• B2B Sales / Business Development Experience Preferred
• Account Management Experience Preferred
• CRM Experience Preferred
• Applicant Tracking System Experience Preferred
• LinkedIn Sourcing Experience Preferred
• Bachelor's Degree Helpful but NOT Required