Driver Recruiter

Driver Recruiter

Bridgeway is a rapidly growing Pittsburgh based company that is already among the country's largest specialty transportation providers. Join an exciting and dynamic work environment where team members work together to deliver world class support to our customers, drivers, agents and carriers. With over a half a million loads annually, and a legacy of service to customers in critical industries, Bridgeway has a history of solving the country's toughest transportation problems. Join our team and become the future of freight!

The driver recruiter will focus on recruitment-related activities of owner-operators, ensuring applicable department position requirements are met, compensation strategy, and facilitate and drive the full-cycle recruitment process.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Analyze recruitment needs. Develop/maintain cost-effective recruitment strategies surrounding job posting, cold calling, trade-shows, industry-related events, etc.
• Source and attract candidates by using databases, social media, trade-shows, industry-related events, etc.
• Screen candidate's resumes and job applications
• Assess applicants' relevant knowledge, qualifications, skills, soft skills, experience, and aptitudes
• Provide analytical and well documented reports to the manager
• Act as a point of contact and build influential candidate relationships during the selection process
• Coordinate interviews with hiring groups including routing schedules and resumes, making travel arrangements, when necessary, and gathering interview feedback
• Schedule candidates for interviews, both telephone and on-site
• Knowledge of state and federal labor laws/guidelines as it pertains to the hiring process (EEOC, FSLA, DOT, OSHA, FMCSA, etc.)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in communications, or business related field or applicable experience in the successful recruitment of owner-operators
• 2-3 years of experience recruiting owner-operators
• Bi-lingual (English and Spanish)
• Proven track record in recruiting owner-operators
• Excellent communication skills
• Detail-oriented
• Experience working with all types of clients/co-workers (drivers to c-suite levels)
• High energy and self-determination to bring results
• Computer skills: Microsoft Office, ATS, social media, internet