Transportation & Logistics - Director of Recruiting [935]

TCI Transportation•Commerce, CA

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About The Position

TCI Transportation is seeking a Director of Recruiting to lead recruiting strategy and execution across its branches. The role focuses on CDL and non-CDL drivers, technicians at every level, and shop personnel, including Service Managers, Service Writers, Shop Supervisors, and Rental Porters. The Director will lead the recruiting team, strengthen candidate pipelines, manage recruitment marketing and spending, and partner with operational leaders to deliver qualified hires. The position combines strategic planning with daily execution, including developing recruiters, removing hiring bottlenecks, and improving results while maintaining hiring standards. The Director will oversee recruiting for drivers, technicians, and shop positions; manage full-cycle recruiting and hiring standards; guide recruiting marketing and candidate pipeline development; and use recruiting data to improve hiring outcomes and early retention. The role owns the annual recruiting budget, advertising spend, and vendor contracts. The position is based in Commerce, CA; Fontana, CA; Phoenix, AZ; or the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex Area, with travel up to 25%. Travel includes branches, vendors, schools, recruiting events, conferences, and trade shows. Flexibility for night, weekend, and holiday work is required as needed.

Requirements

Strong recruiting leadership and supervisory skills, including the ability to coach teams, set expectations, and manage performance.
Understanding of driver and technician labor markets, recruiting methods, and recruitment marketing practices.
Working knowledge of DOT/FMCSA driver qualification and hiring requirements.
Experience with applicant tracking systems, recruiting platforms, and job boards.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship-building abilities.
Knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local employment laws and recruiting practices.
Strong organization, attention to detail, and customer service skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office or related software.
Valid driver’s license.
Ability to travel up to 25%.
Flexibility for night, weekend, and holiday work as needed.
For Class A CDL driver recruiting, uphold the company’s minimum of 12 months of verifiable Class A CDL driving experience; the company does not hire drivers directly out of CDL training schools.

Responsibilities

Develop driver recruiting plans that address hiring needs by location, business line, and season.
Partner with Operations and Safety to attract qualified drivers, maintain screening standards, and improve speed-to-contact and candidate follow-up.
Uphold TCI’s minimum of 12 months of verifiable Class A CDL driving experience; TCI does not hire drivers directly out of CDL training schools.
Build recruiting strategies for diesel, trailer, shop, mobile, and related maintenance positions.
Partner with Maintenance and shop leadership to identify staffing needs, define required skills and certifications, and incorporate hands-on skills assessments.
Hire, train, coach, and develop recruiting department staff; manage daily workflows, performance expectations, evaluations, and monthly and quarterly incentive programs.
Partner with Operations, regional leadership, Maintenance, Safety, HR, and Employee Engagement and Retention to define hiring-team responsibilities and service-level expectations.
Oversee full-cycle recruiting from job posting and sourcing through screening, interviews, background checks, references, offers, and onboarding handoff.
Identify hiring delays and improve workflows to reduce time-to-start and cost-per-hire.
Lead job advertising, career-site content, social media, referral programs, and recruiting campaigns; evaluate job boards and lead-generation vendors.
Build relationships with workforce agencies, military transition programs, and industry associations.
Develop technician pipelines through technical schools, community colleges, and apprenticeship programs.
Partner with Safety to ensure driver hiring meets DOT/FMCSA requirements, including qualification files, driving records, safety history, drug testing, Clearinghouse queries, and medical certification.
Maintain recruiting practices that support applicable employment laws, equal employment opportunity, and background-check requirements.
Manage the applicant tracking system and recruiting data; track applicant volume, time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, source effectiveness, offer acceptance, and 90-day new-hire turnover.
Work with HR and operational partners to act on recruiting data and help drivers and technicians succeed during their first 100 days.
Own the annual recruiting budget, advertising spend, and vendor contracts, and direct resources toward effective recruiting channels.
Travel to branches, vendors, schools, recruiting events, conferences, and trade shows; work nights, weekends, or holidays as needed.