Recruiter

We are AUTOKINITON 

AUTOKINITON delivers operational excellence, high-quality execution, and customer service. We offer 100% vertical integration capabilities such as end-to-end engineering, manufacturing, and in-house logistics.

We’re proud of our Tier 1 supplier legacy for manufacturing propulsion-agnostic, structural automotive components, and assemblies around the globe.

As the Corporate Recruiter you will lead and optimize the recruitment process, bringing extensive expertise in full-cycle talent acquisition, sourcing strategies, and hiring best practices. This role will oversee a team of recruiters, ensuring efficient hiring processes while collaborating with department leaders to meet workforce needs. The ideal candidate will drive employer branding efforts, enhance candidate experience, and implement innovative recruitment strategies to attract top talent.

To help us drive excellence, you’ll get to:

·       Selects, interviews, and recommends placement of candidates for open positions.

·       Review’s employment applications and evaluates work history, education and training, job skills, compensation needs and other qualifications of applicant.

·       Conduct intake meetings with hiring managers to understand business needs, define position requirements, identify critical skills and competencies, and align on candidate profile, sourcing strategy, and hiring timeline

·       Reviews job orders and matched candidates/ applicants with job requirements, utilizing manual or computerized file search.

·       Consults with management to identify and recommend the most qualified candidates.

·       Maintain effective working relationships with all levels of company management to ensure adequate coverage of personnel needs.

·       Develop effective working relationships with search firm, placement agencies, colleges, universities technical schools, job fairs, etc.

·       Build and maintain talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill automotive manufacturing positions.

·       Selects recruiting sources and techniques to fulfill the company’s needs by attracting qualified candidates.

·       Support candidate onboarding process to include pre-hire screens, onboarding and orientation. Working in partnership with local Human Resources.

·       Extend offers to selected candidates. 

·       Coach and guide hiring managers.

·       Keeps informed of developments in such areas as compensation, employee benefits and general human resources practices.

This salary-exempt role is a part of our human resources team and reports to the Director of Human Resources.

Required experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources/Recruiting, Business Administration. 
• Minimum six (6) years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Knowledge of federal, state and local interviewing, employment and recruiting laws.
• Time management, organization and documentation skills.
• Has the ability to sell, influence, negotiate and collaborate.
• Excellent written, verbal, listening, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Requires the ability to adapt to change and new priorities.
• Requires objectivity when making decisions.
• Professional certification a plus.

Working conditions:

·       We’ll provide position-specific details including physical and focused efforts, working environment and conditions, and reasonable accommodations during the interview process

Where you’ll be:

This position is located at our corporate office in New Boston, MI and supports our corporate team, offering many community events, resources, programs, and recreational opportunities for you and your family.

Community features:

·       Close to Downtown Ann Arbor, MI

·       Willow Metro Park

Why you’ll enjoy working here:

•          Competitive Wages and Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k)with Company contribution match, and 14 paid holidays, including a bridge holiday in December.

•          Work-Life Balance: Many of our Associates have stayed with us for 25+ years! It takes a good work-life balance to make it that far. We support your personal and professional priorities as they impact your well-being.

•          Growth Opportunities: Take your career to the next level through tuition reimbursement programs, on-the-job training, learning management systems, and advancement opportunities from within our organization.

•          Learning and Development:We empower all our Associates – from entry-level to senior-level – with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in their current roles and beyond at AUTOKINITON.

AUTOKINITON Promotes a dynamic and collaborative work environment for everyone.

AUTOKINITON is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. AUTOKINITON makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.