Recruiting Manager

Lincoln Electric•Euclid, OH

16h

About The Position

The Manager, Manufacturing Talent Acquisition leads the strategy, execution, and continuous improvement of recruiting programs supporting Lincoln Electric’s manufacturing operations. The role builds sustainable talent pipelines for production associates, skilled trades professionals, maintenance personnel, technicians, and other critical hourly and operations positions. The manager develops scalable recruiting processes, workforce attraction strategies, community partnerships, recruitment marketing programs, and workforce planning initiatives to improve hiring speed, candidate quality, and recruiting effectiveness. As a strategic partner to Operations, Human Resources, and business leaders, the role drives consistency and continuous improvement across the recruiting lifecycle while strengthening the employer brand. The position oversees recruiting operations, talent analytics, and workforce planning, using market insights and recruiting data to anticipate workforce needs and improve hiring outcomes. It also identifies recruiting best practices that can be scaled across the Americas in partnership with HR and Talent Acquisition leaders.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Leadership, or a related field.
Seven or more years of progressive recruiting experience.
Significant experience supporting high-volume manufacturing, operations, skilled trades, technical, production, or industrial recruiting.
Three or more years of people leadership experience, with demonstrated success leading and developing recruiting professionals.
Experience leading recruiting process improvement, transformation, or workforce planning initiatives.
Deep expertise in high-volume and manufacturing recruiting, skilled trades recruiting, workforce planning, talent pipeline development, employer branding, and recruitment marketing.
Strong knowledge of labor market dynamics affecting manufacturing and skilled trades talent.
Demonstrated success developing scalable recruiting strategies across multiple locations.
Ability to use recruiting technology, analytics, and workforce data to drive recruiting decisions and outcomes.
Strong operational mindset and proven ability to standardize processes and drive continuous improvement.
Excellent consultative, influencing, communication, project management, and organizational skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Proficiency with applicant tracking systems, recruiting technology, Microsoft Office, and workforce analytics tools.

Nice To Haves

Multi-site, regional, or Americas recruiting leadership experience.
Lean, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, or related certification and application.
SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR, or comparable professional certification.
Experience with SuccessFactors, CRM platforms, sourcing technologies, talent analytics, and workforce reporting tools.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop recruiters supporting manufacturing, operations, skilled trades, technical, and hourly hiring.
Set team goals, service-level expectations, operational standards, and performance metrics; support capability building through coaching, performance management, development planning, and succession planning.
Develop and execute recruiting strategies for high-volume production, skilled trades, maintenance, technician, and other operations-critical positions.
Partner with Operations and HR leaders to turn production forecasts, growth plans, attrition trends, and workforce requirements into proactive recruiting strategies.
Design talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill roles and develop workforce planning processes to anticipate future talent needs and labor market challenges.
Share scalable recruiting practices across locations and support broader Talent Acquisition initiatives throughout the Americas.
Improve time-to-fill, candidate quality, candidate experience, and recruiter productivity; standardize workflows, hiring practices, metrics, and hiring manager expectations.
Evaluate and implement recruiting technologies, automation tools, sourcing platforms, and process improvements; develop recruiting playbooks, training resources, and governance standards.
Partner with HRIS and HR Operations to optimize systems, reporting, and recruiting analytics.
Develop sourcing strategies for manufacturing talent, including welders, machinists, electricians, maintenance technicians, assemblers, operators, and toolmakers.
Build talent communities through workforce development organizations, trade schools, technical colleges, apprenticeship programs, military transition organizations, and industry associations.
Lead hiring events, job fairs, open houses, apprenticeship recruiting efforts, and community workforce initiatives.
Partner with Communications, Marketing, and Operations to strengthen the employer brand among manufacturing and skilled trades talent markets.
Establish and monitor recruiting metrics, including time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, quality-of-hire, source effectiveness, offer acceptance rate, candidate conversion rates, and recruiter productivity.
Use labor market intelligence and workforce data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities; deliver insights and data-driven recommendations to leadership.
Build and maintain partnerships with schools, colleges, skilled trades programs, workforce development organizations, veteran and military transition programs, apprenticeship organizations, and community and economic development partners.
Promote Lincoln Electric as an employer of choice, measure partnership effectiveness, and focus resources on channels that generate sustainable talent pipelines.
Ensure recruiting practices comply with employment laws, regulations, and company policies.
Partner with HR and Talent Acquisition leaders across the Americas to align strategies and share best practices; lead assigned special projects and strategic workforce initiatives.
Perform additional responsibilities supporting the company’s business strategy and operational objectives.