Hourly Production Recruiter

Divergent is a technology company that has architected, invented, built, and commercialized an end-to-end factory system called the Divergent Adaptive Production System (DAPS) that comprehensively uses machine learning to optimally engineer, additively manufacture, and flexibly assemble complex integrated vehicle structures and subsystems. Products created using DAPS are superior in performance, lower in cost, rapidly customizable to meet mission and customer-specific requirements, faster to market, and scalable on demand to high volume production. Divergent is a qualified Tier 1 supplier to global automotive OEMs, and Divergent is now expanding to support mission critical needs in the Aerospace and Defense sector. Join us to be a part of this transformative journey, where your impact will shape the future of technology and production.
Divergent is seeking a motivated and results-driven Production Recruiter to support high-volume hiring across manufacturing, production, warehouse, quality, logistics, maintenance, and technician organizations. This role owns full-cycle recruitment for non-exempt positions and partners closely with hiring managers to build strong candidate pipelines that support rapidly changing production demands.
The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, enjoys building relationships with candidates and hiring leaders, and can effectively balance high-volume execution with proactive recruiting strategies. Depending on experience and demonstrated capability, this position may be hired at the S03 or S04 level.

Full-Cycle Recruiting

Own full-cycle recruitment for hourly manufacturing, technician, warehouse, logistics, maintenance, quality, facilities, and production positions.
Partner closely with hiring managers to understand staffing priorities, workforce needs, and production schedules.
Coordinate interview scheduling and manage candidate communication throughout the hiring process.
Prepare offers and partner with HR and hiring managers through pre-employment and onboarding activities.
Maintain accurate recruiting activity and candidate records within the Applicant Tracking System (Greenhouse).
Candidate Sourcing & Pipeline Development

Develop and maintain proactive talent pipelines for recurring production hiring needs.
Source candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, referrals, military recruiting, trade schools, community organizations, career fairs, and recruiting events.
Build relationships with passive candidates to support future hiring demand.
Continuously identify new sourcing channels to improve candidate quality and hiring velocity.
Hiring Manager Partnership

Serve as a trusted recruiting partner by providing market insights, hiring recommendations, and recruiting updates.
Assist hiring managers in defining candidate profiles, interview plans, and hiring strategies.
Communicate recruiting progress, pipeline health, and hiring challenges to stakeholders.
Help drive efficient hiring decisions while maintaining a high-quality candidate experience.
Deliver a professional, responsive, and high-touch candidate experience from initial outreach through offer acceptance.
Ensure timely communication throughout every stage of the hiring process.
Represent Divergent professionally at recruiting events and within the manufacturing community.
Recruiting Operations & Continuous Improvement

Track recruiting metrics including pipeline activity, time-to-fill, interview conversion, and offer acceptance.
Ensure recruiting activities comply with company policies and employment regulations.
Identify opportunities to improve recruiting processes, sourcing strategies, interview practices, and candidate experience.
Participate in recruiting projects, hiring events, and employer branding initiatives.

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• 2+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
• Experience recruiting hourly or non-exempt employees in manufacturing, production, warehouse, logistics, skilled trades, or industrial environments.
• Experience using an Applicant Tracking System.
• Strong organizational, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work onsite/hybrid (2-3 days per week) and partner closely with production leadership.

4+ years of recruiting experience supporting manufacturing or industrial organizations.

• Experience recruiting for high-volume production environments.
• Greenhouse ATS experience.
• Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter and other sourcing platforms.
• Experience supporting hiring events, trade schools, military recruiting, or community workforce programs.
• Experience utilizing recruiting metrics to improve hiring performance.
• Demonstrated ability to influence hiring managers and improve recruiting processes.

Hybrid (2-3 days onsite per week)

Enjoy a world-class compensation package that includes a competitive salary, equity plan, and discretionary results-based incentive bonus opportunities, ensuring you're truly valued for your contributions.
Wellness and Time Off: Embrace a healthy lifestyle with paid vacation, sick time, and company holidays, including a year-end shutdown to recharge. Additionally, benefit from company-sponsored life insurance and short and long-term disability coverage for peace of mind.
Take advantage of reimbursement opportunities for learning and development initiatives, empowering you to continuously expand your skill set and reach peak performance.
Together, we're disrupting the traditional manufacturing industry, fostering innovation, and integrating people and technology to reduce our footprint.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected characteristic. Divergent provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.
From time to time you may be asked to work on special projects or to assist with other work. Your cooperation and assistance in performing such additional work is expected.

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