Location: North Houston Greenspoint, TX
Employment Type: Contract with potential to transition to permanent
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced
Recruiter II to support field operations, technical, skilled-trade, and operational hiring needs. This position will partner closely with hiring managers, operations leadership, and Human Resources to develop and execute effective recruiting strategies that attract qualified talent in a fast-paced, operational environment.
The ideal candidate has experience managing full-cycle recruiting, sourcing passive candidates, and filling high-volume and hard-to-fill positions. Experience recruiting within the oil and gas, energy, manufacturing, skilled trades, or industrial sectors is highly preferred.
This is a contract opportunity with the potential to transition into a permanent position based on business needs and performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage full-cycle recruiting for field operations, technical, skilled-trade, and operational positions.
- Develop and implement sourcing strategies to attract qualified candidates for high-volume and specialized roles.
- Proactively source candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, referrals, social media, professional networks, trade schools, and community recruiting programs.
- Build and maintain talent pipelines for difficult-to-fill positions, including mechanical, electrical, maintenance, equipment, transportation, warehouse, safety, and oilfield operations roles.
- Partner with hiring managers and business leaders to understand staffing needs, hiring priorities, and workforce requirements.
- Conduct candidate screenings and interviews to evaluate technical qualifications, experience, availability, and overall fit.
- Coordinate interviews, facilitate hiring decisions, extend offers, and support offer negotiations.
- Provide hiring managers with candidate recommendations, recruiting updates, and market insights.
- Maintain accurate candidate and requisition information within the applicant tracking system.
- Ensure compliance with recruiting policies, employment regulations, and pre-employment requirements.
- Participate in job fairs, hiring events, technical-school outreach, and other talent acquisition initiatives.
- Develop relationships with workforce organizations, educational institutions, military-transition programs, and community partners.
- Track recruiting metrics and communicate progress, challenges, and hiring activity to leadership.
- Share sourcing best practices and provide guidance to other recruiters as needed.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives and other talent acquisition projects.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting, talent acquisition, staffing, or related Human Resources experience.
- Experience recruiting for field operations, skilled trades, technical positions, manufacturing, energy, oil and gas, or other operational environments.
- Strong passive candidate sourcing experience, including LinkedIn Recruiter and advanced sourcing techniques.
- Demonstrated success recruiting for high-volume, multi-location, and hard-to-fill positions.
- Excellent interviewing, candidate assessment, and negotiation skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple requisitions and shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to partner effectively with all levels of management.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience recruiting for land drilling, rig operations, oilfield services, heavy equipment, mechanical maintenance, electrical systems, automation, transportation, warehouse, or Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) positions.
- Experience developing candidate pipelines through trade schools, technical colleges, workforce-development programs, military-transition organizations, and community recruiting events.
- Experience with Oracle Recruiting Cloud (ORC) or similar enterprise applicant tracking systems.
Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate will be a proactive, resourceful recruiter who can balance high-volume recruiting demands with specialized technical hiring needs. They should be comfortable working with field operations leaders, identifying hard-to-find talent, building strong candidate pipelines, and delivering a positive experience for both candidates and hiring managers.
If you have a strong background in operational or technical recruiting and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply!HOUWD51