Senior Manufacturing Contract Recruiter

United Plastic Fabricating

Manufacturing Recruiter supporting hiring across a growing multi-site manufacturing organization. Partnering with plant leaders to recruit various critical manufacturing talents.

Posted 7/27/2026contractNeenah • Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in full-cycle recruiting, including sourcing, interviewing, and candidate assessment within manufacturing and technical environments. Proficient in managing applicant tracking systems and ensuring compliance with employment laws.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Full-Cycle Recruiting ExperienceStrong Sourcing SkillsCandidate AssessmentApplicant Tracking SystemsKnowledge of Employment Laws

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Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills

RecruitingCandidate AssessmentBoolean SearchInterviewingSourcingRecruiting Metrics TrackingPre-Employment ScreeningHiring PracticesTechnical Qualifications AssessmentPipeline Management

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationOrganizationTime ManagementFollow-ThroughPartnership Skills

Tools & Technologies

IndeedLinkedIn RecruiterApplicant Tracking SystemsRecruiting Tools

Industry Keywords

ManufacturingIndustrial OperationsSkilled TradesEngineeringTechnical Production

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage full-cycle recruiting from requisition intake through offer acceptance and onboarding coordination.
Partner with hiring managers and plant leadership to understand staffing needs, hiring priorities, and position requirements.
Recruit for hourly production, skilled trades, engineering, maintenance, manufacturing leadership, and professional positions.
Build proactive candidate pipelines for recurring and difficult-to-fill manufacturing roles.
Source candidates through Indeed, LinkedIn Recruiter, direct outreach, referrals, networking, trade schools, community partnerships, job fairs, and other creative channels.
Review resumes, conduct phone interviews, and assess candidates for technical qualifications, reliability, coachability, safety mindset, and overall fit.
Present qualified candidates with clear interview recommendations and assessment notes.
Coordinate interviews, gather hiring manager feedback, and maintain momentum throughout the hiring process.
Provide timely, professional communication to candidates at every stage.
Coordinate background checks, employment verifications, drug screenings, and other pre-employment requirements.
Maintain accurate applicant tracking system records and recruiting documentation.
Track recruiting activity, pipeline health, time-to-fill, offer acceptance, source effectiveness, and other key hiring metrics.
Identify recruiting bottlenecks and recommend improvements that increase hiring speed and candidate quality.
Monitor local labor markets, wage trends, competitor hiring activity, and talent availability.
Support recruiting events, workforce development partnerships, and employer-branding initiatives as needed.
Ensure recruiting practices comply with federal, state, and local employment laws.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3–5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience.
Experience recruiting within manufacturing, industrial operations, skilled trades, engineering, or technical production environments.
Proven success recruiting both hourly employees and salaried professionals.
Strong sourcing skills using Indeed, LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, referrals, networking, direct outreach, and other recruiting tools.
Ability to manage multiple open positions and shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Strong interviewing, candidate assessment, and hiring manager partnership skills.
Excellent communication, organization, follow-through, and time management.
Experience using applicant tracking systems and maintaining accurate recruiting data.
Knowledge of employment laws, compliant hiring practices, and pre-employment screening processes.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible - Remote, Hybrid, or Onsite
Periodic travel to UPF manufacturing locations