Craft Recruiter

Experienced Craft Recruiter with a minimum of five years of recruiting experience to support craft workforce staffing needs across multiple projects and regions. This position is responsible for full-cycle recruitment of skilled trades, general labor, and field construction personnel to ensure projects are staffed with qualified employees in a timely and cost-effective manner.

The Craft Recruiter will partner closely with project managers, superintendents, field leadership, and Human Resources to understand workforce demands, develop effective recruiting strategies, and maintain a strong pipeline of qualified craft candidates. The ideal candidate has experience recruiting for the concrete, commercial construction, industrial, or infrastructure industries and understands the challenges of high-volume, project-based hiring.

Success in this role requires strong sourcing skills, effective communication, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple hiring priorities in a fast-paced environment. The incumbent must support Orion’s core values of Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Teamwork, all built on a foundation of Integrity.

• Manage the full-cycle recruitment process for craft and field positions, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection, offer coordination, and onboarding.
• Recruit skilled trades and construction personnel, including carpenters, concrete finishers, laborers, ironworkers, equipment operators, foremen, and other craft personnel as business needs require.
• Partner with project managers, superintendents, and field leadership to identify current and projected workforce requirements, hiring priorities, and project mobilization timelines.
• Develop and maintain an active pipeline of qualified craft candidates to support current projects, upcoming awards, and anticipated workforce demands.
• Execute high-volume recruiting strategies to meet aggressive staffing goals and project deadlines.
• Utilize job boards, social media, employee referrals, networking, community partnerships, trade schools, workforce development programs, and other sourcing channels to identify qualified candidates.
• Conduct candidate screening to assess relevant experience, trade skills, work history, availability, location, and willingness to travel as required.
• Coordinate interviews, communicate candidate feedback, and maintain consistent follow-up with hiring managers and candidates throughout the hiring process.
• Extend and coordinate employment offers in accordance with approved compensation guidelines and company hiring procedures.
• Maintain candidate pipelines and recruiting records within the applicant tracking system (ATS), ensuring accurate and timely documentation.
• Support recruiting for traveling craft crews and project-based staffing needs, including coordination of start dates and mobilization requirements.
• Build and maintain relationships with craft workers, employee referrals, staffing partners, trade schools, and other external recruiting sources.
• Monitor local labor markets, competitor activity, and workforce availability to identify recruiting challenges and recommend solutions.
• Identify opportunities to improve sourcing strategies, candidate engagement, time-to-fill, and overall recruiting effectiveness.

• Coordinate pre-employment requirements in accordance with company policies and project requirements, including background checks, drug screening, employment eligibility verification, and required certifications.
• Verify applicable trade qualifications, licenses, safety certifications, and other job-specific credentials.
• Communicate onboarding instructions, required documentation, reporting locations, and start-date expectations to new hires.
• Partner with Human Resources, Safety, and field operations to facilitate a smooth transition from offer acceptance to project assignment.
• Maintain regular communication with candidates to reduce offer declines, no-shows, and early turnover.
• Ensure recruiting activities comply with applicable employment laws, equal employment opportunity requirements, and company policies.

• Minimum of five (5) years of recruiting experience, preferably in craft, skilled trades, concrete, commercial construction, industrial, or infrastructure staffing.
• Be able to travel to visit jobsite and network with Field Personnel .
• Demonstrated experience managing high-volume, full-cycle recruitment for hourly and field-based positions.
• Proven ability to source, screen, and hire qualified craft workers in competitive labor markets.
• Experience partnering with project managers, superintendents, operations leaders, and hiring managers to meet workforce requirements.
• Working knowledge of applicant tracking systems (ATS), recruiting tools, job boards, and social media sourcing platforms.
• Familiarity with construction craft classifications, trade qualifications, safety certifications, and project-based staffing requirements.
• Experience supporting traveling crews, multiple projects, or geographically dispersed workforces is preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication, interpersonal, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple requisitions and competing priorities while meeting established hiring deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and recruiting systems.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment when handling sensitive information.
• Ability to travel as required to support recruiting events, job fairs, project locations, and workforce initiatives.
• High school diploma or GED required; an associate or bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field is preferred. Equivalent relevant recruiting experience will be considered.

The incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation.

The role may require visits to active construction jobsites. When visiting jobsites, the incumbent must be able to wear and properly use required personal protective equipment (PPE), which may include a hard hat, safety glasses, hearing protection, steel-toed footwear, or other equipment required by the location and work being performed.

The incumbent must be able to respond appropriately to emergency situations, follow established safety procedures, and comply with all applicable jobsite safety requirements.

• Track and report recruiting metrics, including open positions, candidate pipeline activity, time-to-fill, offer acceptance, hiring progress, and staffing needs.
• Provide regular updates to hiring managers and HR leadership regarding recruiting progress, labor availability, and potential staffing gaps.
• Maintain accurate candidate records, requisition information, and hiring documentation within the ATS and other designated systems.
• Identify workforce shortages and recommend proactive recruiting strategies to support project schedules and operational demands.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to increase recruiting efficiency, candidate quality, and retention.

• Demonstrate a commitment to Orion’s safety culture and ensure recruiting practices support the placement of qualified employees in appropriate roles.
• Comply with all applicable federal, state, and local employment laws, company policies, and project-specific hiring requirements.
• Maintain the confidentiality of candidate information, employee records, compensation details, and other proprietary company information.
• Promptly report violations of applicable laws, regulations, or company policies.
• Support a safe working environment and perform other related duties as assigned.

Orion is committed to maintaining a safe, respectful, and inclusive workplace. All employees are expected to uphold the company’s core values of Safety, Quality, Delivery, Teamwork, and Integrity while contributing to the successful execution of our projects and the growth of our workforce.

All employees, current and former, must maintain confidentiality by not disclosing to others any confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information belonging to the Company. Employees are responsible and accountable for their own personal safety and the safety of co-workers and others they encounter. Employees are authorized and obligated to stop work whenever an unsafe condition or situation is anticipated or observed. Employees must comply with all applicable laws, regulations, Company policies, and procedures; promptly report violations; and perform other related duties as assigned.