Senior Technical Recruiter – Advanced Manufacturing

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Own full-cycle sourcing and recruiting for manufacturing and operations.
• Build and manage active candidate pipelines from scratch using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, trade schools and technical/vocational programs, local manufacturing and industry networks, employee referrals, and any…
• Partner directly with hiring managers to deeply understand role requirements, calibrate on candidate quality quickly, and iterate profiles in real time.
• Leverage Houston’s deep manufacturing and operations talent pool, including energy, industrial, and aerospace crossover talent, and help build the company's presence in the local manufacturing and operations community.
• Deliver a best-in-class candidate experience from first outreach through offer, recognizing the importance of your role as the first impression of Persona AI.
• Track and report on pipeline health, time-to-fill, and sourcing metrics; use data to continuously improve your approach.
• Help build and refine TA infrastructure, including interview processes, scorecards, ATS hygiene, and offer templates as the company scales.
• Support employer branding efforts (job post copy, LinkedIn presence, candidate messaging) to position Persona AI as a destination for top manufacturing, operations, and corporate talent.

Job requirements

• 5 + years of recruiting experience.
• Demonstrated track record of filling manufacturing, and operations roles at volume under real time-to-fill pressure.
• Expert-level Boolean search skills and fluency across LinkedIn Recruiter and other sourcing channels beyond traditional job boards.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and building from scratch; effective without a fully mature TA function and able to help create one.
• Strong candidate engagement skills, including getting responses from passive candidates and successfully closing them.
• Ability to manage multiple positions simultaneously without losing quality or velocity on any single search.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including compelling outreach copy, sharp intake conversations, and clear internal updates to hiring managers.
• Prior recruiting experience in manufacturing, robotics, industrial, automotive, aerospace, or other high-volume production environments.