Contract Recruiter

Contract Recruiter

Hanwha Qcells USA Corp (Qcells USA), headquartered in Irvine, CA, specializes in providing utility-scale modules, solar photovoltaic (PV), and battery energy storage systems (BESS) project development, along with Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) services for solar and BESS projects nationwide. Qcells USA delivers comprehensive turnkey solutions encompassing the entire utility-scale project lifecycle. By choosing Qcells USA for turnkey solutions, customers can reduce uncertainty and risk, leading to enhanced investment returns and contributing to a more sustainable future.

Qcells USA's complete turnkey solutions seamlessly integrate the expertise of our Module, Development, and EPC teams, while ensuring close coordination with other vital internal groups such as Project Finance, Systems Integration, and Legal. This collaborative approach ensures that Qcells USA projects deliver exceptional value and performance. With several multi-billion-dollar investments, Qcells is pioneering the establishment of the only complete module supply chain in the U.S., including the expansion of our Georgia module manufacturing facility, which stands as the largest in the Western Hemisphere.

As an integral part of the global Qcells brand, Qcells USA benefits from a legacy of excellence in photovoltaic manufacturing. Qcells is renowned worldwide for its high-performance, superior-quality solar cells and modules. With dual headquarters in Seoul, South Korea (Global Executive HQ) and Thalheim, Germany (Technology & Innovation HQ), Qcells operates under the umbrella of Hanwha Group, a FORTUNE Global 500 company and one of the top 8 business conglomerates in South Korea.

Summary

The Contract Recruiter will assist the Talent Acquisition core team with recruitment strategies to meet optimal hiring goals across the organization. The position formulates partnerships across the HR function to deliver value-added service to management and employees that reflects the business objectives of the organization.

The Recruiter maintains an effective level of business literacy about the organization's overall business strategies, its hiring and talent acquisition goal plans, its culture and its market labor competition. This professional will directly be responsible for the full-service candidate sourcing that supports HR Operational excellence across the enterprise.

This position reports to the Senior Director of HRBP or another management personnel that the CEO of the Company may designate. This position is located in Houston, TX or can be remote and working hours are Monday through Friday, from 9:00am to 5:00pm local Time.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Essential Job Function & Responsibilities

Talent Recruiting, Sourcing, and Community Development (80%):

• Works with Talent Acquisition Leadership and Hiring Teams to successfully track the job requisition pipeline and reconcile against annual hiring business plan
• Responsible for the full cycle recruitment: posting job requisitions, sourcing, conducts interviews, drafts offer letters, scheduling interviews for various levels
• Adhere to compliance, data integrity and regular ATS/HRIS management needs
• Identify and successfully engage with talent in specific disciplines
• Tell a compelling and consistent message to candidates that aligns with the company brand and values
• Develop robust communities of talent and candidate pipelines across a diverse set of functional areas and generate rapid results in a fast-paced environment
• Maintain all TA system maintenance: TA Platforms, Jobvite, Workday, LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, etc
• Proven track record of assisting TA strategies for sourcing candidates for diversity hiring (through various job boards, virtual job fairs, job posting activities)
• Assists on TA & Recruitment projects and searches, construct target lists of companies, candidates, prospects and leads, develop pipelines of talent, contact high-potential prospects, conduct candidate interviews, maintain progress reports, captures market data to tell the passive talent market's story and assess candidate qualifications
• Collect and frame-up external talent market data to enable partners to inform and influence decisions
• Optimize Talent Management/ATS system by setting up email templates, workflow, dispositions, requisition statuses, analytics, and TA hiring reporting
• Be accountable for the storage and distribution of internal and external documents with strict confidentiality
• Drive candidate engagement through all stages of the recruiting process to ensure a positive candidate experience is delivered in a timely manner

Other Duties as Assigned (20%):

• Expertly handle workload in Microsoft Office Suite software programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc)
• Regular attendance, in accordance with company's attendance policy and supervisory assignment, is an essential job duty requirement for this position
• Perform other duties and special projects, as assigned by Management

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field preferred.
• 3+ years of recruiting experience in utility-scale renewable energy, solar, or construction environments, including roles in engineering, sustainability, and skilled trades.
• Strong understanding of the utility-scale solar project lifecycle, especially engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC).
• Strong interviewing, assessment, and candidate selection skills.
• Strong judgment, problem-solving ability, and capacity to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Proactive, self-directed, and goal-oriented, with the ability to work independently.
• Positive attitude, professionalism, and composure in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• PHR, SHRM-CP, or similar HR certification preferred.

Examples of Physical Demands

• Stationary Position: frequently remains stationary up to 90% of the time and sitting up to 8 hours in a day
• Move/Traverse: infrequently bend, stand, stoop and/or walk
• Carry Weight: infrequently carry weight and/or lift objects (light to heavy) weighing up to 10 pounds
• Hearing and Speech: frequently communicates with the ability to hear and talk on a regular basis with employees, coworkers, and all personnel matters; must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations
• Sight: frequent use of sight to detect images on computer, office documents, and office objects near and far
• Climb: occasionally ascends/descends on stairway to get to office upper and lower floors
• Travel: up to 10 % as needed

Examples of Work Environment

• Regular professional, office business setting
• Noise level ranges from low to moderate (if in office setting)
• Noise level ranges from moderate to high (if on construction worksite)
• Under the Office Mobilization Plan (OMP) policy, the role may transition to an onsite or hybrid arrangement, as determined by business needs and the Head of Department

Hanwha Qcells is proud to be an at-will Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination against race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status and any other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

It is important to note that the job descriptions provided by Qcells USA Corp are not intended to be comprehensive lists of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the positions. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice, reflecting our dynamic and evolving work environment.

We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Hanwha Qcells will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at View email address on click.appcast.io.