Recruiter, Non-Exempt Hiring (Manufacturing)

Location: Torrance, California, United States; onsite manufacturing recruiting activities and hiring events as needed.

Salary: $81,900–$150,210 USD per year, depending on job level S03–S05.

Company

Divergent builds integrated engineering and manufacturing systems for automotive, aerospace, defense, and other demanding industries.

What you will do

• Own full-cycle recruiting for hourly, non-exempt, technician, skilled-trades, production, logistics, and warehouse positions.
• Partner with production and operations leaders to define technical requirements, shift needs, hiring timelines, and sourcing strategies.
• Review applications, conduct recruiter screens, assess qualifications, and move candidates efficiently through the hiring process.
• Build proactive talent pipelines through LinkedIn, job boards, referrals, trade schools, workforce programs, community partnerships, and career fairs.
• Coordinate hiring events and onsite interviews while maintaining consistent candidate communication and a positive experience.
• Track recruiting activity in Greenhouse, monitor pipeline health, and use source effectiveness, conversion, and time-to-fill data to improve hiring.

Requirements

• Ability to lawfully access information and technology subject to US export controls.
• At least 3 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably in manufacturing, production, aerospace, automotive, hardware, industrial, or similar technical environments.
• Experience recruiting hourly, non-exempt, technician, skilled-trades, or high-volume positions and sourcing proactively beyond inbound applications.
• Ability to understand and screen for technical, hands-on manufacturing experience while managing multiple requisitions and candidates.
• Strong communication, organization, urgency, prioritization, and attention to detail in a rapidly changing environment.
• Applicant-tracking-system experience and comfort using recruiting metrics and pipeline data; Greenhouse experience is preferred.

Nice to have

• Experience recruiting CNC machinists, manufacturing or production technicians, quality inspectors, metrology professionals, maintenance technicians, or similar talent.
• Experience in a startup, high-growth, or rapidly scaling manufacturing organization.
• Knowledge of the Southern California manufacturing and skilled-trades talent market.
• Experience with multiple shifts, career fairs, hiring events, trade schools, workforce programs, or military and veteran recruiting.
• Experience with Greenhouse and LinkedIn Recruiter.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative, dynamic, high-performing environment within a mission-driven manufacturing company.
• Competitive salary with equity plan and discretionary results-based incentive opportunities.
• Paid vacation, sick time, company holidays, year-end shutdown, and paid parental leave.
• HMO and Premium PPO health plans, company-sponsored life insurance, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Reimbursement opportunities for learning and professional development.