Recruiter

The Lumber Manufactory • Seattle, WA

7d • $98,000 - $132,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Lumber Manufactory is seeking a Recruiter to manage full-cycle hiring from initial conversations through signed offers. The role partners closely with hiring managers and the People and Talent team to recruit for salaried and hourly positions across engineering, finance, operations, and production. The recruiter will help build the workforce supporting the company’s next generation of modular sawmills as new sites come online.

The position is based in the Seattle office and is best suited to candidates who are already local. It requires regular travel to mill sites in Northeast Mississippi for hiring events and on-site interviews. The recruiter will also manage interview logistics directly, maintain accurate applicant-tracking records, coordinate offers and onboarding handoffs, and support improvements to hiring processes as priorities evolve.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, in-house or agency.
• Experience recruiting for both hourly and salaried roles.
• Hands-on experience with an applicant tracking system and LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Experience scheduling interviews across busy calendars and U.S. Pacific, Central, and Eastern time zones.
• Strong writing and communication skills, with comfort speaking with candidates and leaders at every level.
• Ability to travel regularly to Northeast Mississippi.
• Organized, responsive, and able to follow up promptly with candidates and hiring managers.
• Able to partner with hiring managers and tactfully recommend a different approach when needed.
• Comfortable with the pace and ambiguity of a growing company.

Nice To Haves

• Experience hiring for manufacturing, skilled trades, or other industrial roles.
• Experience with Ashby.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for salaried and hourly roles across engineering, finance, operations, and production, including intake, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, and offers.
• Conduct intake meetings with hiring managers to clarify role requirements, interview plans, and timelines.
• Source candidates through LinkedIn, Indeed, and other channels, and build pipelines for hard-to-fill skilled-trades roles such as millwrights and maintenance technicians.
• Screen candidates against role requirements and help hiring managers focus on strong-fit candidates.
• Schedule interviews from phone screens through on-site interview loops, and manage confirmations, reminders, and follow-ups with candidates and interviewers.
• Keep Ashby accurate and up to date, including notes, stage changes, and interviewer feedback.
• Plan and run hiring events and job fairs in Northeast Mississippi, and partner with local staffing agencies, schools, and workforce centers.
• Guide offers from approval through signature and hand new hires off smoothly to onboarding.
• Provide candidates with a clear, respectful experience, including timely updates and closure when they are not moving forward.
• Track recruiting pipelines and time-to-hire, and suggest improvements to make the hiring process faster and more consistent.
• Travel regularly to Mississippi mill sites.
• Adapt to changing priorities and support team and operational needs as they evolve.

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid health coverage for employees and dependents, including medical, dental, and vision.
• 100% employer-paid life insurance and disability coverage.
• Paid time off and company holidays.
• Opportunity to help build something from the ground up in an essential, evolving industry.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed