Talent Specialist

DIMENSIONAL INNOVATIONS INC•Overland Park, KS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Dimensional Innovations (DI), we exist to relieve the world of mediocre experiences and to create remarkable ones. Our people make the remarkable possible through an unwavering display of uncommon commitment each day. From the biggest names in professional sports and entertainment to groundbreaking healthcare facilities and global brands, we transform ideas into unforgettable environments. If you're energized by creativity, collaboration, and a culture that shatters the status quo – welcome home. We’re looking for an experienced Talent Specialist to lead recruiting for our manufacturing, skilled-trade, installation, and mechanical engineering positions across the DI&CO companies. This person will own the full recruiting lifecycle, develop strong understanding of our shop and field environments, and build lasting pipelines for the roles that are often the most difficult to fill. You’ll report directly to the Talent Manager and partner closely with Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, hiring managers, schools, community organizations, and Marketing. This role is a strong fit for someone who is comfortable taking initiative, building relationships, and trying new ways to reach candidates.

Requirements

Working knowledge of manufacturing, skilled-trade, installation, engineering, construction, or related technical talent markets, with the ability to learn shop and field positions quickly.
Demonstrated ability to proactively source and engage passive candidates through online, social, referral, school, and community channels and use results to adjust outreach efforts.
Ability to build and maintain relationships with trade schools, technical programs, colleges, workforce organizations, and internal business partners.
Knowledge of Paycom or a similar Applicant Tracking System and the discipline to maintain accurate recruiting data.
Strong interviewing, candidate evaluation, written recommendation, judgement, and hiring-manager advisory skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to connect with hourly, salaried, student, and experienced candidates.
Strong initiative, organization, follow-through, and attention to detail, with the ability to independently manage multiple searches and reprioritize as business needs change.
Comfort working onsite and spending time in manufacturing and production environments to understand the work and build credibility.
Working understanding of human resource principles, recruiting practices, and applicable employment requirements, along with proficiency in Microsoft Office.
High degree of professionalism, confidentiality, collaboration, and discretion.
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience required.
Minimum two years of full-cycle recruiting experience required; three or more years preferred.
Experience recruiting manufacturing, skilled-trade, engineering, construction, field-service, or related technical positions strongly preferred.
Experience building school, community, social, or passive-candidate recruiting pipelines strongly preferred; direct experience working in a manufacturing or skilled-trade environment is a plus.

Nice To Haves

direct experience working in a manufacturing or skilled-trade environment is a plus.

Responsibilities

Owns full-cycle recruiting for assigned manufacturing, production, skilled-trade, installation, and engineering positions across DI&CO.
Partners with hiring managers and spends time with Operations and Engineering teas to understand staffing needs, the work environment, career paths, position requirements, and timelines.
Leads recruiting intake meetings and translates technical requirements into clear, accurate job descriptions and postings.
Reviews applicants and proactively sources passive candidates through LinkedIn, Indeed, Paycom, referrals, resume databases, and other relevant channels.
Conducts phone interviews, evaluates candidate qualifications, ad provides hiring managers with clear feedback and recommendations.
Coordinates interviews, gathers timely hiring-manager feedback, keeps candidates informed, and maintains accurate notes, dispositions, and status updates in the Applicant Tracking System.
Coordinates offers, supports candidate closing, initiates background checks and drug screens, and transitions hires into onboarding.
Develops measurable recruiting pipelines for recurring and difficult-to-fill manufacturing, skilled-trade, installation, and engineering positions.
Builds relationships with trade schools, technical and community colleges, rural high schools, CTE programs, workforce organizations, apprenticeships, veterans’ groups, and industry associations.
Creates recruiting plans for priority schools in partnership with the Talent Team and relevant Operations and Engineering team members.
Coordinates career fairs, classroom presentations, school visits, facility tours, and other events that introduce students and job seekers to DI&CO opportunities.
Maintains regular communication with school and community contacts and tracks outreach activity, candidates, interviews, and hires against established goals.
Recruits through Facebook groups, local job groups, trade communities, and other social channels relevant to welders, fabricators, installers, machinists, and related talent.
Partners with Marketing to develop role-specific recruiting campaigns, employee stories, realistic job previews, and social content.
Tests new sourcing approaches, promotes employee referrals, maintains relationships with qualified candidates, and tracks which channels generate interviews and hires.
Supports recruitment and coordination for manufacturing and engineering internships.
Assists with onboarding logistics and ensures candidates and hiring managers receive clear, timely communication.
Keeps assigned job descriptions current and contributes recruiting updates, activity data, and budget information as requested.
Builds strong working relationships across the organization while maintaining confidentiality, professionalism, and appropriate discretion.
Supports team projects and performs additional duties as assigned.