Transportation & Logistics - Director of Recruiting [935]

TCI Transportation•Commerce, CA

12d•$125,000 - $150,000

About The Position

TCI Transportation is seeking a Director of Recruiting to lead recruiting strategy and execution across its branches. The role focuses on recruiting 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 connects recruiting strategy with daily execution by developing recruiters, removing hiring bottlenecks, and improving results while maintaining hiring standards. The role is based in Commerce or Fontana, California; Phoenix, Arizona; or the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, and includes travel of up to 25%. Travel may include branches, vendors, schools, recruiting events, conferences, and trade shows. Flexibility for night, weekend, and holiday work is needed as required. TCI Transportation is a family-owned company serving customers since 1978. Its services include dedicated transportation, truck leasing and rental, logistics, and fleet maintenance. Its stated core values are Dedicated, Positive, Innovative, Ethical, and Accountable.

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.
A valid driver’s license.
Ability to travel up to 25% and flexibility for night, weekend, and holiday work as needed.

Responsibilities

Develop recruiting plans addressing hiring needs by location, business line, and season; partner with Operations and Safety to attract qualified drivers and improve screening consistency, speed-to-contact, and candidate follow-up.
Uphold TCI’s minimum of 12 months of verifiable Class A CDL driving experience for Class A driver recruiting; do not recruit drivers directly out of CDL training schools.
Build recruiting strategies for diesel, trailer, shop, mobile, and related maintenance roles; work with Maintenance and shop leadership to identify staffing needs, required skills and certifications, and hands-on skills assessments.
Hire, train, coach, and develop recruiting department staff; manage daily workflows, set performance expectations, conduct evaluations, and oversee monthly and quarterly incentive programs tied to productivity and hiring goals.
Partner with Operations, regional leadership, Maintenance, Safety, HR, and Employee Engagement and Retention; define hiring-team responsibilities and service-level expectations for decisions, interviews, and onboarding handoffs.
Oversee full-cycle recruiting from job posting and sourcing through screening, interviews, background checks, references, offers, and onboarding handoff; identify 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, and build relationships with workforce agencies, military transition programs, and industry associations.
Develop technician pipelines through technical schools, community colleges, and apprenticeship programs, with messaging about relevant pay, shifts, tools, training, and career paths.
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.
Use recruiting data with HR and operational partners to improve outcomes, with particular attention to helping drivers and technicians succeed during their first 100 days.
Own the annual recruiting budget, advertising spend, and vendor contracts; direct resources toward effective recruiting channels and hold the department accountable for measurable improvement.
Travel to branches, vendors, schools, recruiting events, conferences, and trade shows, with flexibility for night, weekend, and holiday work as needed.