Now Hiring: Technical Recruiter - (Greater Los Angeles Area)

FLAG Solutions is conducting a confidential search on behalf of a manufacturing client committed to innovation, operational excellence, and building a diverse, high-performing workforce. This opportunity supports a growing organization focused on engineering excellence, production readiness, and long-term talent strategy.

Position: Technical Recruiter
Employer: Confidential (FLAG Solutions Client)
Location: Riverside, CA
Department: Human Resources, Talent Acquisition
Reports To: SVP of Human Resources
Classification: Full-Time, Temp-to-Hire
Shift: Day Shift, 100 percent onsite, 5 days per week
Compensation: $80,000 $95,000 annually

1. Job Summary

The Technical Recruiter supports full-cycle recruiting initiatives across multiple departments, with a primary focus on engineering and technical functions, while also supporting additional departments as business needs evolve. This role plays a critical part in attracting, identifying, and hiring top technical talent to support production timelines and innovation goals.

Serving as a subject matter expert, the Technical Recruiter partners closely with hiring managers in a fast-paced manufacturing environment to deliver high-quality candidates with speed, accuracy, and long-term retention in mind. This position directly supports production readiness by ensuring critical technical roles are filled efficiently and compliantly.

2. Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Full-Cycle Recruiting & Workforce Planning

• Own full-cycle recruiting for technical and professional roles across Engineering, Technical, and Corporate departments.

• Partner with hiring managers to align recruiting priorities with production schedules, program timelines, and engineering milestones.

• Participate in workforce planning discussions with HR and leadership to anticipate future technical hiring needs.

• Lead intake meetings to define role scope, required competencies, interview plans, and selection criteria.

Sourcing, Screening & Candidate Management

• Develop proactive talent pipelines for hard-to-fill, plant-based, and hands-on engineering roles.

• Create and post job descriptions, screen resumes, conduct interviews, and guide candidates through the hiring process.

• Coordinate assessments, interviews, and offer processes, partnering with the Recruiting Coordinator for logistical support.

• Maintain a strong customer-service mindset for candidates and internal stakeholders.

Market Intelligence & Metrics

• Provide market intelligence on talent availability, compensation trends, and competitive hiring practices.

• Track and report recruiting metrics including time-to-fill, quality-of-hire, and labor costs to improve hiring efficiency.

• Adapt to evolving hiring priorities while maintaining consistency and process integrity.

Compliance & Employer Branding

• Ensure compliance with EEO, OFCCP, and internal recruiting policies.

• Contribute to employer branding initiatives and local outreach efforts to enhance hiring outcomes.

3. Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field preferred.

• 4 7 years of recruitment experience, preferably within EV, automotive, heavy equipment, or manufacturing environments.

• Experience recruiting for onsite or plant-based roles, managing 20 or more requisitions concurrently.

• Proven experience partnering directly with engineering or operations leaders.

• Strong technical sourcing skills and ability to build diverse talent pipelines.

• Ability to assess technical competencies in partnership with subject matter experts.

• Knowledge of recruitment technologies and a passion for process improvement.

• Understanding of basic immigration laws and work authorization requirements.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Experience with Applicant Tracking Systems, preferably Paycor.

• Strong interviewing, assessment, and candidate relationship management skills.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience hiring within EV, mobility, automotive, heavy equipment, or industrial manufacturing sectors.

• Experience supporting high-volume technical hiring ramps.

• Familiarity with relocation recruiting for specialized technical talent.

4. Physical Requirements

• This is an onsite role requiring regular in-office presence, five days per week, at the Riverside, CA facility.

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