Recruiting Manager

Position Summary

The Manager, Talent Acquisition is responsible for leading and executing Ohio Machinery Co.’s enterprise-wide talent acquisition strategy across Ohio CAT, Ohio Peterbilt, and affiliated businesses. This role operates as a strategic partner to business leaders while maintaining direct ownership of recruiting execution, pipeline strategy, and hiring outcomes.

Essential Functions And Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary point of contact for business leaders on recruiting strategy, hiring priorities, and labor market insights
• Partner with leaders to define role requirements, candidate profiles, and sourcing strategies
• Translate business needs into actionable recruiting plans that address both immediate hiring and long-term pipeline needs
• Provide regular updates to leadership on hiring progress, challenges, and market trends
• Lead recruitment efforts for key, complex, or hard-to-fill roles, particularly technician and critical positions
• Manage full-cycle recruiting activities, including intake, sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offer support
• Ensure consistent and high-quality execution of recruiting processes across all roles and locations
• Step in as needed during periods of high hiring demand to support team capacity and maintain performance
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of recruiters and a Recruiting Coordinator
• Provide day-to-day guidance on recruiting strategy, candidate management, and stakeholder communication
• Reinforce expectations around accountability, consistency, and follow-through
• Support development of recruiter capability in sourcing, consultation, and pipeline management
• Partner closely with the Workforce Development Manager to align recruiting efforts with long-term pipeline strategies
• Support school partnerships, community outreach efforts, and early talent programs
• Contribute to the design and execution of “grow-your-own” initiatives for technician roles
• Ensure hiring data, volume trends, and candidate insights inform workforce development programming and priorities
• Oversee use and optimization of the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and recruiting tools
• Partner with vendors including job boards, sourcing platforms, and background providers to support hiring efforts
• Maintain consistent processes, workflows, and documentation across recruiting activities
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reporting, and overall recruiting effectiveness
• Ensure a positive and consistent candidate experience from initial contact through onboarding transition
• Coach hiring managers on interviewing practices, candidate evaluation, and decision-making
• Support structured and repeatable hiring processes to improve quality and consistency
• Act as a liaison between candidates, hiring managers, and internal teams throughout the hiring process
• Identify gaps in recruiting processes and implement practical improvements
• Support standardization efforts across divisions and locations to reduce variability in hiring outcomes
• Share successful sourcing strategies, outreach efforts, and hiring practices across the team
• Contribute to ongoing development of recruiting metrics and performance tracking

Minimum Skills And Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive experience in talent acquisition, recruiting, or workforce development, including experience leading recruiting efforts in a high-volume or operations-driven environment
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and influence others in a team or project-based environment
• Experience recruiting for operational, technical, or skilled trade roles preferred
• Strong working knowledge of recruiting systems, tools, and vendor platforms
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Experience working across multiple locations or business units preferred