Recruiter (Manufacturing Industry) 100%25 Onsite Harvey, IL - RPO Consultant

Manpower•Chicago, IL

1d•$30 - $33•Onsite

About The Position

The Talent Acquisition Partner (TAP) is a hands-on recruitment professional responsible for managing full-cycle hiring processes while delivering exceptional experiences to candidates, hiring managers, and clients. This role combines consultative stakeholder engagement, data-driven strategy, and operational excellence. TAPs own requisitions, drive sourcing strategies, and serve as trusted client advisors. This is an onsite W2 contract in Harvey, Illinois, focused on production roles for a manufacturing client. The role manages recruitment from intake through offer, sources and presents qualified candidates, and ensures compliance with service-level agreements, key performance indicators, and client hiring standards. It partners with stakeholders, HR, sourcing, marketing, and suppliers to support hiring needs, provide labor-market and salary insights, and improve recruitment delivery. The Talent Acquisition Partner also analyzes performance data, implements continuous-improvement practices, monitors industry trends, and represents the employer brand at industry events.

Requirements

At least 2 years of full-cycle recruitment experience in agency, RPO, or in-house settings.
Experience recruiting for manufacturing or production roles.
Knowledge and understanding of the Chicago recruiting market.
Ability and willingness to work onsite.
Proficiency with ATS, CRM, and sourcing platforms.
High school diploma required.
Demonstrates results orientation, adaptability, problem-solving, client and candidate focus, effective communication, talent assessment, collaboration, and disciplined execution.

Nice To Haves

Experience in strategic workforce planning or talent intelligence.
Familiarity with recruitment marketing and employer branding.

Responsibilities

Own and execute full-cycle recruitment processes from intake to offer.
Source, screen, and present qualified candidates using innovative, data-informed strategies.
Ensure compliance with SLAs, KPIs, and client-specific hiring standards.
Partner with sourcing and marketing teams to attract niche and high-demand talent.
Serve as the primary contact for stakeholders in a designated function or business area and build trusted relationships with hiring managers and HR partners.
Advise stakeholders on workforce planning, market insights, talent strategy, talent trends, and pipeline development.
Provide market intelligence, salary benchmarking, and competitor insights to support hiring decisions.
Build consultative relationships with client stakeholders to influence recruitment outcomes.
Deliver a positive candidate experience through transparent communication and support.
Schedule regular client check-ins to review recruitment progress, address concerns or challenges, and align priorities.
Engage and manage third-party suppliers when additional recruitment support is needed.
Track supplier performance and ensure quality checks, processes, and performance standards are maintained.
Analyze recruitment metrics and conduct root-cause analysis to improve delivery.
Present recruitment performance data, metrics, and insights within the assigned function or business area.
Implement lean practices and continuous-improvement initiatives.
Collaborate with internal teams to align recruitment strategies with business goals.
Monitor industry trends and labor-market dynamics and share insights and recommendations with clients and internal teams.
Attend industry events to promote the employer brand and expand talent networks.