Talent Acquisition Specialist

Founded in 1989, Lee Industrial Contracting is a 100%employee-owned company based in Pontiac, Michigan. We are the premier industrial contractor of choice for abroad variety of equipment installation, construction, and service projects. As employee-owners, we all strive to demonstrate the core values of Safety, Teamwork, Integrity, and Dedication each and every day. As a team, our mission is to provide our customers with the finest people, material, and equipment available. We encourage anyone who shares our values to apply today!

Job Responsibilities

Full-Cycle Recruiting & Talent Pipeline Development

• Lead full-cycle recruiting for skilled trades and professional roles across direct hire, temporary, temp-to-hire, and contingent labor needs.

• Partner with HR and hiring managers to define role requirements, hiring strategies, and timelines.

• Source and engage candidates through job boards, referrals, networking, and targeted outreach for hard-to-fill roles.

• Build talent pipelines in key disciplines including electrical, mechanical, machine repair, rigging, and welding/fabrication.

• Screen, interview, and evaluate candidates to ensure technical fit and alignment with business needs.

• Represent the organization at career fairs, hiring events, and community outreach activities.

• Support additional HR project-related initiatives and special assignments as needed.

Staffing Agency & Vendor Management

• Manage staffing agency partnerships to support contingent labor and direct hire recruiting needs.

• Determine the best sourcing approach based on urgency, business need, and cost.

• Review labor rates and vendor performance to ensure competitive pricing, quality hires, and strong time-to-fill results.

• Build and maintain a reliable vendor network aligned to organizational hiring priorities.

Technology & Analytics

• Serve as a functional expert for ATS, LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, and other sourcing tools.

• Maintain accurate recruiting data, reporting, and process consistency across all requisitions.

• Use AI tools, automation, and sourcing strategies to improve recruiting efficiency and candidate quality.

• Track and analyze recruiting metrics to identify trends and recommend process improvements.

Market Intelligence & Competitive Positioning

• Monitor labor market trends, compensation benchmarks, and hiring activity within skilled trades and industrial sectors.

• Provide market insights and workforce recommendations to improve hiring competitiveness.

Qualifications

Required Experience

• 5+ years of recruiting experience in skilled trades, industrial, commercial, or construction environments

• Proven success sourcing and placing skilled trades and professional roles.

• Strong experience with ATS/CRM systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, and modern sourcing tools.

• Experience using AI recruiting tools and automation technologies.

• Strong communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills.

• Highly organized, self-directed, and able to work with urgency in a fast-paced environment.

This job description reflects management's assignment of essential functions, and nothing herein restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

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