Sourcing Recruiter

Weatherford is seeking an experienced Sourcing Recruiter to join the Talent Acquisition team in Houston. The role is part of the Talent Acquisition Center of Excellence (TA‑COE) and focuses on proactively identifying, attracting, and engaging talent across engineering, operations, manufacturing, technical, corporate, and support functions. The recruiter will partner closely with Senior Recruiters, Hiring Managers, and HR Business Partners to develop talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs.

Location: St. James Place Office, Houston, TX – On‑site, Monday through Friday.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Senior Recruiters, Hiring Managers, and HR Business Partners to understand hiring priorities, workforce plans, and critical talent needs.
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for engineering, operations, manufacturing, technical, corporate, and leadership positions.
• Build and maintain proactive talent pipelines for recurring, critical, and hard‑to‑fill roles.
• Conduct talent mapping, competitor analysis, and labor‑market research to identify target companies, talent pools, and candidate communities.
• Leverage multiple sourcing channels, including LinkedIn Recruiter, professional associations, networking events, referrals, internal databases, and industry‑specific resources.
• Engage passive candidates through personalized outreach and relationship‑building strategies.
• Conduct initial candidate screening and qualification conversations to assess interest, availability, experience, and role alignment.
• Present qualified candidate slates to Senior Recruiters with supporting market intelligence and candidate insights.
• Track and report sourcing activity, pipeline health, candidate engagement metrics, and market‑intelligence findings.
• Develop and nurture talent communities that support future hiring needs and workforce planning.
• Provide labor‑market intelligence, competitor insights, compensation trends, and talent‑availability analyses to support recruitment strategies and business planning.
• Support employer‑branding initiatives by promoting Weatherford’s career opportunities and employee value proposition.
• Maintain accurate candidate records and sourcing activity within Oracle Recruiting Cloud (ORC) and other Talent Acquisition systems.
• Continuously evaluate sourcing tools, technologies, and industry best practices to improve talent identification and pipeline development.

Qualifications – Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in talent sourcing, recruiting, executive search, talent intelligence, or a related talent acquisition role.
• Demonstrated success sourcing technical, engineering, operations, manufacturing, corporate, or leadership talent.
• Strong research, talent mapping, and market‑intelligence capabilities.
• Experience engaging passive candidates and building long‑term talent pipelines.
• Proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter and other sourcing platforms and tools.
• Strong communication, networking, and relationship‑building skills.
• Ability to manage multiple searches and priorities simultaneously in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Qualifications – Preferred

• Experience sourcing talent within oilfield services, energy, manufacturing, industrial, or engineering sectors.
• Experience using Oracle Recruiting Cloud (ORC) or a comparable enterprise applicant tracking system.
• Experience supporting global or multi‑regional recruitment initiatives.
• Advanced proficiency in LinkedIn Recruiter, talent‑intelligence platforms, and candidate relationship‑management tools.
• Experience developing talent‑mapping reports and labor‑market analyses.

Key Competencies

• Talent Sourcing
• Talent Mapping
• Candidate Attraction
• Passive Candidate Engagement
• Market Intelligence
• Pipeline Development
• Talent Research & Analysis
• Networking & Relationship Management
• Employer Branding
• Recruiting Technology
• Workforce Planning Support
• Continuous Improvement

About Us

Weatherford is a leading global energy services company. Our world‑class experts partner with customers to optimize resources and realize the full potential of their assets. Across operating locations—including manufacturing, research and development, service, and training facilities—operators choose us for strategic solutions that add efficiency, flexibility, and responsibility to any energy operation. When you join Weatherford, you instantly feel connected to something bigger – a community grounded by core values and driven to create innovative solutions for our customers. We celebrate each other’s successes, grow together, and learn constantly. Individually we are impressive; together we are unstoppable. We are One Weatherford.