Senior Mining Recruiter

Phoenix TailingsPhoenix 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.Who We Are Looking ForAs we build toward operations in 2027 and 2028, we are beginning to meet with individuals who may be interested in joining Phoenix Tailings. We encourage interested candidates to apply, learn more about what we are building, and stay connected as we develop our facility. Phoenix Tailings is looking for an experienced recruiter interested in a future Senior Recruiter opportunity at our Rochester Freedom Facility. The Senior Recruiter will establish and execute a repeatable hiring plan for the workforce needed to construct, commission, and operate Rochester. This person will personally deliver early leadership, technical, and operational hires while building local talent pipelines. This is an opportunity to help build a new site's workforce, connecting hiring decisions and candidate relationships to the facility's deployment schedule.Build and execute a repeatable Rochester hiring plan, sequencing leadership, technical, skilled-trade, and operating hires against construction and startup needsOwn recruiting from role definition through accepted offer, personally sourcing, screening, and closing early leadership, technical, and operational candidatesDevelop local talent pipelines through colleges, workforce programs, community relationships, referrals, and direct sourcing for current and future hiring needsPartner with hiring managers on job requirements, structured interviews, and timely decisions so candidates are evaluated consistently against the work requiredMaintain accurate candidate records and pipeline reporting, identify stalled searches, and provide a clear candidate experience as hiring priorities evolveQualifications:Demonstrated full-cycle recruiting experience, including sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer management, and candidate closingExperience recruiting engineering, technical, skilled-trade, operational, or leadership talent for manufacturing, chemicals, metals, industrial technology, or related businessesAbility to build talent pipelines through direct sourcing and local education, workforce, referral, and community relationshipsAbility to translate hiring plans into organized searches, maintain accurate recruiting records, and help managers make consistent decisions against deployment milestonesWhat We Offer: This pay range reflects best estimate for the total cash compensation which includes salary + discretionary bonus for this role. Pay Range: $116,000-$174,000 per year • 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.