Early Career Recruiter - Skilled Trades

About the role

Become Nextech's Early Career Recruiter - Skilled Trades, and help connect the next generation of HVAC talent with rewarding careers. Join the best in the industry at Nextech and embark on a rewarding career journey!

Responsibilities

• Serve as the face of Nextech within the skilled trades community while developing a strong pipeline of future technicians.
• Represent Nextech at career fairs, industry events, workforce development programs, and community outreach activities.
• Build and maintain partnerships with trade schools, technical colleges, apprenticeship programs, vocational schools, and workforce development organizations.
• Coordinate campus visits, classroom presentations, facility tours, recruiting events, and employer branding initiatives.
• Manage the full-cycle recruitment process for entry-level HVAC technician positions.
• Source, interview, evaluate, and guide students and recent graduates through the hiring process.
• Partner with hiring leaders to understand workforce needs and anticipate future hiring demands.
• Build and nurture talent communities that keep prospective candidates engaged throughout their educational journey.
• Track recruiting performance, maintain accurate ATS and CRM records, analyze recruiting metrics, and recommend improvements that enhance hiring success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Organizational Development, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 1-3 years of experience in recruiting, talent acquisition, campus recruiting, workforce development, career services, or relationship management.
• Experience recruiting for skilled trades, manufacturing, construction, field service, or HVAC-related positions is preferred.
• Experience building campus recruiting, trade school, or educational partnership programs is preferred.
• Previous experience within the HVAC industry or another service-related business is a plus.
• Outstanding communication, presentation, networking, and relationship-building skills.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple recruiting initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), CRM platforms, LinkedIn Recruiter, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to analyze recruiting metrics and make data-driven recommendations.
• Self-motivated with strong initiative, sound judgment, attention to detail, and problem-solving abilities.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 30% as business needs require.