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Remote Salary Range: $75,000-$80,
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Superior Skilled Trades (SST) is seeking an experienced and results-driven Recruiting Manager to lead and develop a high-performing team of Skilled Trades Recruiters. This role is ideal for a recruiting leader who thrives in a fast-paced staffing environment, has a deep understanding of the skilled trades and construction industry, and can successfully balance team leadership with hands-on recruiting responsibilities.
The Recruiting Manager will be responsible for driving recruiting performance, developing sourcing strategies, mentoring recruiters, and ensuring recruiting goals are consistently achieved across high-profile skilled trades accounts. We are looking for a leader with exceptional sourcing expertise, a strong sense of urgency, outstanding communication skills, and the ability to motivate and coach a team while adapting to changing business demands.
The Recruiting Manager will be responsible for driving recruiting performance, developing sourcing strategies, mentoring recruiters, and ensuring recruiting goals are consistently achieved across high-profile skilled trades accounts. We are looking for a leader with exceptional sourcing expertise, a strong sense of urgency, outstanding communication skills, and the ability to motivate and coach a team while adapting to changing business demands.
- Location: Remote
- Salary Range: $75,000-$80,000 annually (depending on experience)
- Incentive: Monthly performance bonus and commission opportunities
- Hours: 40+ hours per week (occasional evenings and weekends as needed)
- Benefits: Full benefits package including health, dental, vision, 401(k) with employer match, and paid time off
Responsibilities
~1 min read- →Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Skilled Trades Recruiters, driving accountability and performance against hiring goals
- →Manage recruiting operations to ensure timely fulfillment of client staffing needs across multiple skilled trades and construction accounts
- →Develop and execute strategic sourcing initiatives to build robust pipelines of qualified electricians, plumbers, HVAC technicians, welders, pipefitters, millwrights, heavy equipment operators, and other skilled trades professionals
- →Establish recruiting metrics, monitor team performance, and provide coaching to improve productivity, quality, and retention
- →Maintain a hands-on recruiting presence by supporting key accounts and difficult-to-fill positions
- →Partner closely with Account Managers, Operations Leadership, and Executive Leadership to forecast workforce demands and develop recruitment strategies
- →Ensure recruiters deliver an exceptional candidate experience throughout the hiring process
- →Identify process improvements and implement best practices to increase recruiting efficiency and effectiveness
- →Monitor compliance standards, candidate documentation, onboarding procedures, and employee records
- →Train recruiters on sourcing techniques, recruiting technology, industry trends, and SST best practices
- →Assist with workforce planning, recruiting forecasts, and department growth initiatives
- →Step in as needed to address urgent client requests and critical staffing deadlines
Requirements
~1 min read- 5+ years of experience recruiting within the skilled trades, construction, industrial construction, or specialty contracting industries
- 2+ years of recruiting leadership, team lead, supervisor, or management experience preferred
- Proven track record of successfully building and leading high-performing recruiting teams
- Expert-level sourcing skills with a strong hunter mentality and ability to identify talent in competitive markets
- Strong knowledge of skilled trades recruiting, including sourcing passive candidates and understanding trade-specific skill sets
- Excellent coaching, mentoring, and performance management abilities
- Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and follow-through
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
- Proven ability to thrive under pressure while managing multiple priorities and high-volume staffing demands
- Experience utilizing recruiting KPIs and metrics to drive performance and continuous improvement
- MSP/VMS experience strongly preferred
- Proficiency with ATS platforms, job boards, social media recruiting, and workforce planning tools
Nice to Have
~1 min read- Results-oriented with a strong sense of urgency
- Ability to motivate and inspire recruiting teams
- Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving skills
- Collaborative leadership style focused on accountability and development
- Adaptable and comfortable navigating rapid business growth and changing priorities
- Passion for the skilled trades industry and building successful recruiting organizations
Why Join SST?
- Competitive base salary plus monthly incentive bonuses
- Full benefits package (medical, dental, vision, PTO, 401k)
- Career growth opportunities in a rapidly expanding company
- Supportive and dynamic team culture
Location & Eligibility
Where is the job
Omaha, United States
Remote within one country
Who can apply
US
About this job
- Pay per year
- $75,000–$80,000 a year
- 15% above the $67,500 median for Other jobs on Jobera (139,609 salaries).
- Who can apply
- United States
- Posted
- 1 day ago
Listing Details
- Posted
- November 10, 2026
- First seen
- November 10, 2026
- Last seen
- November 10, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 0
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 77%
- Scored at
- November 10, 2026
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