Manufacturing Recruiter

Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Own full-cycle recruiting for technical and professional roles across our growing Engineering, Technical and Corporate departments.

• Partner with hiring managers to understand production schedules, program timelines, and engineering milestones to align recruiting urgency

• Participate in workforce planning discussions with HR and leadership to anticipate future technical hiring needs.

• Provide market intelligence on talent availability, compensation trends, and competitive hiring practices.

• Lead intake meetings to define role scope, required competencies, interview plans, and selection criteria.

• Develop talent pipelines for hard-to-fill, plant-based, and hands-on engineering roles where local market supply may be limited.

• Create and post job descriptions, screen resumes, conduct interviews, and guide candidates through the interview process.

• Coordinate assessments, lead interviews and offer process, debrief with hiring managers and partner with Recruiting Coordinator for support.

• Adapt to evolving hiring priorities while maintaining a strong customer-service mindset for both candidates and internal stakeholders.

• Track metrics such as time-to-fill, quality-of-hire, and labor costs to optimize hiring efficiency.

• Maintain compliance with EEO, OFCCP, and internal recruiting policies.

• Contribute to employer branding strategies and local outreach campaigns to enhance hiring outcomes.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business or related field preferred.

• 4–7 years of recruitment experience, preferably in an EV, automotive, or heavy equipment environment.

• Experience recruiting for onsite or plant-based roles, with strong sourcing skills and ability to manage multiple requisitions (e.g., 20+ openings at a time).

• Experience partnering directly with engineering or operations leaders

• Proven ability to develop and execute effective sourcing strategies and build diverse talent pipelines.

• Ability to assess technical competencies in partnership with subject matter experts

• Strong knowledge of recruitment technologies and a passion for improving and innovating processes to achieve creative and effective TA goals.

• Understanding of basic immigration laws and work authorization/visa requirements

• Excellent communication skills.

• Experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), preferably Paycor.

• Strong interviewing, assessment, and candidate relationship management skills.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Riverside, CA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $39.00 - $46.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Riverside,CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 26, 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.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email View email address on click.appcast.io (%View email address on click.appcast.io) for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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.