Recruiting Director

S&S Transport just opened our brand new facility in Milton, and we are looking to add a recruiter to our team! Previous recruiting experience required. Pay is based on experience.

About us: We are a family owned and operated trucking company based out of Grand Forks, North Dakota. In the last few years, we have grown to 160 trucks/drivers, plus we've added terminals in Milton, Wisconsin and Anniston, Alabama. We are in an exciting time with our growth, and we are looking for employees to grow with us!

In simplest terms, recruiters develop and implement recruiting plans and strategies designed to fulfill company staffing needs.

As part of a human resources team, recruiters (also known as corporate recruiters and internal recruiters) are responsible for leading the staffing efforts of a company and building a strong workforce that adds to the company's bottom line. These highly skilled and often equally highly educated HR professionals possess knowledge of employment and labor law, have a deep understanding of the organization and its staffing needs, and possess strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Most organizations view recruiters as being responsible for the entire recruiting cycle. In other words, these professionals are called upon to find potential candidates, screen them, and recommend them for placement. The process of recruiting may involve both internal and external sourcing methods, thereby requiring these HR professionals to be adept at understanding where and how to locate candidates.

The Recruiting Process

The process of recruiting is a creative one, as it involves using both traditional and non-traditional resources and a network of established contacts to identify and attract talent. Resources often include community networking events, job fairs, online sources, career fairs, and advertising/marketing programs.

Recruiting may also involve headhunting, a term used to describe finding candidates who are currently employed and convincing them to change employers. The process of headhunting to fill positions from professional driver to executive-level positions.

However, a recruiter's role does not end with the discovery of potential candidates. In fact, these HR professionals must then engage in several subsequent activities:

• Candidate Screening: Recruiters are responsible for screening resumes to determine which candidates meet the minimum requirements. Recruiters then move chosen candidates on to the next step in the hiring process.
• Interviewing: In some organizations, recruiters are responsible for conducting initial interviews, which are then used to narrow the number of potential candidates who will be interviewed by the hiring manager. Often times, recruiters will set up interview appointments between the chosen candidates and the hiring manager.
• Reference and Background Checks: After interviews have taken place and the hiring manager expresses an interest to hire a candidate, the recruiter is often called upon to coordinate the reference and background checks. Recruiters are often responsible for conducting reference checks by verifying employment information and contacting the professional and personal contacts provided by the candidate

The recruiting, interviewing, and screening responsibilities of HR recruiters can be further broken down by daily job duties, along with other assigned duties which include:

• Partnering with hiring managers to determine staffing needs
• Screening resumes
• Performing in-person and phone interviews with candidates
• Administering appropriate company assessments
• Performing reference and background checks
• Making recommendations to company hiring managers
• Coordinating interviews with the hiring managers
• Following up on the interview process status
• Maintaining relationships with both internal and external clients to ensure staffing goals are achieved
• Communicating employer information and benefits during screening process
• Staying current on the company's organization structure, personnel policy, and federal and state laws regarding employment practices
• Serving as a liaison with area employment agencies, colleges, and industry associations
• Completing timely reports on employment activity
• Conducting exit interviews on terminating employees

Core skills: If you want to work as a Recruiter, focus on the following.

• Strong verbal and written communication is a must; you need to have an outgoing personality and enjoy speaking with applicants
• Work independently and stay focused on current and future needs
• Tracking applicants and leads
• The ability to have difficult conversation and always remain professional
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, such as Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Education and or Experience

A bachelor's degree or 3 to 5 years of recruitment experience or a combination of education and experience.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear; climb stairs. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

Pay is based on experience.

Benefits:

Multiple health insurance plans (some with $0 deductible)

Paid Time Off with accrual starting on day 1

Paid Holidays

Flex Spending Account

Dental/Vision Insurance

401(k) with company match

Employer Paid Life Insurance