JR. Talent Acquisition Specialist (contract)

JGM • Coatesville, PA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

JGM is seeking a temporary Talent Acquisition Specialist to support high-volume hiring for skilled-trades roles across its shop and field teams. The position owns the front end of the hiring pipeline, including structured candidate prescreens, safety and compliance checks, summaries for recruiters and hiring managers, offers, and accurate applicant tracking system data entry. The role also supports candidate training assignments, background checks, drug screenings, and recruiting pipeline reporting.

This is an in-office position in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, five days a week, estimated through mid-March. The role involves frequent candidate contact and collaboration with experienced recruiters and hiring managers. JGM describes itself as a national, self-perform industrial contractor and structural steel fabricator founded in 2001, with fabrication shops in Coatesville and Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, and a national Construction Services team. Safety is emphasized throughout the company, which also offers apprenticeship and leadership programs.

Requirements

• At least 1 year of experience in a customer-focused role.
• 1–2+ years of recruiting, HR coordination, or high-volume phone screening experience.
• Comfort asking structured, consistent questions and accurately capturing candidate responses.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to write clear, objective summaries.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Suite.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage many candidates moving through the pipeline at once.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Nice To Haves

• High-volume outbound phone call experience.
• Experience with skilled-trades or industrial/construction hiring.
• Bilingual Spanish skills.
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems such as BambooHR.

Responsibilities

• Conduct structured phone or video prescreens for trades applicants using role-specific standardized questions, covering certifications, experience, availability, pay expectations, and work eligibility.
• Contact approximately 20–30 candidates per day.
• Send safety questionnaires to qualified candidates early in the process, track completion, and flag safety, compliance, or fit concerns.
• Prepare clear, consistent candidate summaries covering certifications, experience, safety questionnaire results, and potential concerns, and route them to recruiters and hiring managers.
• Prepare and extend verbal and written offers after hiring decisions; coordinate start dates and pay and benefits details with hiring managers, and follow up on offer decisions.
• Enter resumes, prescreen notes, and offer statuses into BambooHR accurately and on the same day they are received.
• Keep candidates informed and engaged with timely responses, clear next steps, and professional communication, including candidates who do not advance.
• Collaborate with recruiters and hiring managers to keep standardized question sets and safety questionnaires current as role requirements change.
• Track prescreen volume, pass-through rates, and time-to-summary, and report pipeline health to the recruiting team.
• Manage candidate training assignments and follow up on completion of OSHA 10 and required Safety Skills training.
• Manage candidate background checks and coordinate required drug screenings.
• Complete additional administrative projects as needed.

Benefits

• Lunch provided every other Friday.
• Opportunity to learn and develop while working with a supportive team.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed