Recruitment Manager - Skilled Trades

Recruiting Manager – Skilled Trades Contract Staffing

Location: Remote – Nationwide

Company Overview

We are partnering with a fast-growing, boutique skilled trades staffing firm experiencing significant demand from clients nationwide. The company is expanding its recruiting team and seeking a hands-on Recruiting Manager to lead day-to-day recruiting operations, drive team production, and support continued growth.

This opportunity is ideal for an experienced skilled trades staffing recruiter who has a strong personal production track record and the leadership ability to build, coach, and motivate a high-performing team in a fast-paced, metrics-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a growing team of skilled trades recruiters supporting contract and project-based staffing needs.
• Establish recruiting activity, submission, and placement goals while holding the team accountable for performance.
• Manage high-volume recruiting across electricians, welders, pipefitters, HVAC technicians, millwrights, industrial maintenance mechanics, machinists, and other skilled trades.
• Monitor team productivity, pipeline activity, fulfillment rates, and placement performance to ensure client requirements are met.
• Develop recruiting strategies to build talent pipelines and respond quickly to urgent and recurring client needs.
• Provide hands-on recruiting support for priority roles and challenging searches when needed.
• Improve recruiting processes, workflows, and team performance as the organization scales.
• Partner with sales and leadership teams to align recruiting capacity with client demand and business objectives.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of agency recruiting experience in skilled trades, construction, or industrial staffing.
• Contract staffing experience is required , preferably within high-volume skilled trades or industrial environments.
• Previous experience leading, mentoring, or managing recruiters, with a demonstrated ability to improve team performance.
• Strong understanding of skilled trades disciplines, technical qualifications, and labor market dynamics.
• Proven ability to manage recruiting metrics, drive placements, and maintain urgency in a deadline-driven environment.
• Hands-on leadership style with strong communication, organization, and accountability.
• Comfortable leading a remote team in a fast-paced, production-focused environment.

Why Join Us?

• Competitive base salary plus performance-based compensation.
• Fully remote opportunity.
• Strong existing client demand and significant placement opportunities.
• Opportunity to lead and grow a recruiting team within an expanding organization.
• Entrepreneurial environment with minimal bureaucracy and direct impact on business growth.

We're looking for a hands-on recruiting leader who understands the intensity of contract staffing, knows how to drive production, and can build a team that consistently delivers results.