Senior Mining Recruiter

Phoenix Tailings is a rapidly growing clean mining and metals production startup focused on building a domestic supply of critical materials.

Our Freedom Facility in Rochester, New York will be a commercial-scale rare earth separation facility designed to expand U.S. capacity to process and separate rare earth materials.

They are used in high-performance permanent magnets found in electric vehicles, wind turbines, robotics, advanced electronics, aerospace systems, and defense applications.

Today, much of the world's rare earth processing and separation capacity is concentrated overseas. Building more of this capability in the United States is important for strengthening domestic supply chains, reducing reliance on foreign processing, and supporting the advanced manufacturing, energy, technology, and national-security industries that depend on these materials.

The Freedom Facility will be designed to produce thousands of tons of separated rare earth oxides annually, making Rochester an important part of Phoenix Tailings' expansion of domestic rare earth processing capacity.

Build and execute a repeatable Rochester hiring plan, sequencing leadership, technical, skilled-trade, and operating hires against construction and startup needs

Own recruiting from role definition through accepted offer, personally sourcing, screening, and closing early leadership, technical, and operational candidates

Develop local talent pipelines through colleges, workforce programs, community relationships, referrals, and direct sourcing for current and future hiring needs

Partner with hiring managers on job requirements, structured interviews, and timely decisions so candidates are evaluated consistently against the work required

Maintain accurate candidate records and pipeline reporting, identify stalled searches, and provide a clear candidate experience as hiring priorities evolve

Demonstrated full-cycle recruiting experience, including sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer management, and candidate closing

Experience recruiting engineering, technical, skilled-trade, operational, or leadership talent for manufacturing, chemicals, metals, industrial technology, or related businesses

Ability to build talent pipelines through direct sourcing and local education, workforce, referral, and community relationships

Ability to translate hiring plans into organized searches, maintain accurate recruiting records, and help managers make consistent decisions against deployment milestones

This pay range reflects best estimate for the total cash compensation which includes salary + discretionary bonus for this role. Healthcare: 100% Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employee

Stock Options: Ownership in a fast-growing venture-backed company.

Learning and development opportunities to grow your skills and career.

Phoenix Tailings, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we value diversity at all levels. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information, or any other applicable protected characteristics, and these characteristics will not be a factor for consideration of any work-related decisions (including but not limited to hiring, firing, compensation, and discipline).

This posting is intended to help Phoenix Tailings connect with people interested in future opportunities at our Rochester facility. Hiring timelines, responsibilities, qualifications, and organizational needs may continue to evolve as the Freedom Facility progresses toward startup and operations.

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