Job Description
Senior Technical Recruiter/Team Lead
Schedule: Hybrid (Westchester, IL)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Total Compensation: $50,000 -$100,000
Benefits: BCBS, Vision, Dental, 401K, ESOP Ownership, PTO, and more!
At Sterling, you’ll be part of an award-winning, employee-owned technical and engineering staffing firm supporting clients across a variety of industries nationwide.
What You’ll Do
As a Senior Technical Recruiter/Team Lead, you will be responsible for both individual recruiting production and supporting the day-to-day success of your recruiting team. You will partner closely with Sales and Divisional Leadership to prioritize hiring needs, drive recruiting activity, and help the team consistently deliver qualified talent.
Recruiting Responsibilities
- Source, engage, screen, and recruit qualified candidates using a variety of recruiting tools and strategies
- Manage candidates throughout the recruiting process, from initial outreach through offer
- Present qualified candidates to hiring managers
- Build and maintain strong candidate relationships and talent pipelines
- Partner with Sales and Leadership to understand hiring priorities and execute recruiting strategies
- Consistently meet or exceed individual KPI and production expectations
Team Lead Responsibilities
- Help establish daily recruiting priorities with Sales and Divisional Leadership
- Lead team huddles and keep the team focused on priorities, KPIs, and delivery goals
- Coach and mentor recruiters on sourcing strategies, candidate engagement, and difficult-to-fill positions
- Troubleshoot challenging job orders and help develop creative recruiting solutions
- Monitor team activity and progress to ensure priority positions are receiving appropriate coverage
- Support recruiting process consistency and accurate ATS activity
- Serve as a liaison between recruiters, Sales, and Leadership
- Lead by example through strong individual production, communication, and accountability
- Provide leadership with visibility into team progress, challenges, and support needed
What We’re Looking For
- Proven success in recruiting, staffing, or a similar talent acquisition environment
- Strong communication, organization, and follow-through
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Strong coaching and problem-solving skills
- Ability to influence and motivate others without relying solely on authority
- Comfortable working with KPIs, goals, and performance expectations
What You Can Expect
As an employee-owner at Sterling, you’ll have opportunities to participate in our ESOP, earn competitive commissions and incentives, receive ongoing professional development, and continue building your career within a growing organization.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Westchester, IL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $50,000–$100,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
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