Position Summary
Waste Connections is seeking an energetic, relationship-driven Recruiter to join our Central Region Recruiting Team. This role is responsible for both proactive candidate sourcing and full-cycle recruiting support across multiple divisions and job families.
The ideal candidate is highly organized, enjoys building relationships, thinks creatively about talent attraction, and thrives in a fast-paced environment. This individual will partner closely with hiring managers and operations leaders to identify, attract, and hire top talent while creating a positive candidate experience.
This position will be based in Omaha, Nebraska.
Key Responsibilities
Recruiting
- Manage full-cycle recruiting activities for assigned requisitions.
- Partner with hiring managers to understand workforce needs and develop recruiting strategies.
- Conduct candidate screenings and assess qualifications, skills, and cultural fit.
- Coordinate interview scheduling and facilitate communication between candidates and hiring teams.
- Maintain requisition activity and candidate pipelines within recruiting systems.
- Assist with offer preparation and pre-employment processes.
- Ensure an exceptional candidate experience throughout the hiring process.
- Monitor recruiting metrics and provide updates on open positions, pipeline health, and hiring progress.
Sourcing
- Proactively identify passive and active candidates through job boards, social media platforms, networking, referrals, talent databases, and direct outreach.
- Develop talent pipelines for high-volume and hard-to-fill positions.
- Utilize creative sourcing strategies to build candidate pools before hiring needs arise.
- Conduct market research and talent mapping to identify potential recruiting opportunities.
- Generate candidate leads through community partnerships, industry events, military outreach, and local networking efforts.
- Leverage technology and recruiting tools to improve sourcing effectiveness and candidate engagement.
Partnership & Collaboration
- Build strong relationships with division leadership and hiring managers across the Central Region.
- Provide guidance and recommendations on recruiting best practices and market conditions.
- Participate in recruiting events, career fairs, community outreach efforts, and hiring campaigns.
- Travel to division locations to support recruiting initiatives and strengthen partnerships with field leadership.
- Collaborate with recruiters, HR teams, and operational leaders to ensure hiring goals are achieved.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 3+ years of recruiting, sourcing, talent acquisition, staffing, or related experience.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to successfully manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Valid driver's license and ability to travel throughout the Central Region.
Preferred
- Experience recruiting for operations, transportation, maintenance, skilled trades, or industrial positions.
- Experience utilizing sourcing platforms such as LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, social media recruiting, and CRM systems.
- Knowledge of applicant tracking systems and recruiting technologies.
Success Measures
- Hiring goal attainment
- Time-to-fill metrics
- Quality of hire
- Candidate pipeline development
- Hiring manager satisfaction
- Candidate experience
- Aged requisition reduction
- Proactive sourcing activity and talent pool growth
Why Waste Connections?
At Waste Connections, people are our greatest asset. You will join a fun, hardworking, and supportive recruiting team that values collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement. This role offers the opportunity to make a direct impact on our business while helping build great teams across the Central Region.
If you are passionate about finding great talent, building relationships, and making a difference, we would love to have you on our team!