Contract Recruiter

Job Title: Manufacturing Recruiter Job Description
Join a global engineering and manufacturing company that specializes in energy-efficient technologies for heating and cooling, industrial automation, power electronics, and mobile/industrial machinery. As a Manufacturing Recruiter at our Loves Park, IL operation, you will play a crucial role in recruiting for a facility that focuses on power electronics and drive technologies used to control motors and improve energy efficiency in industrial applications.
Responsibilities
- Own full-cycle recruiting for hourly manufacturing/production positions.
- Source and screen candidates for Production Associate and related warehouse/manufacturing openings.
- Manage approximately 5 open requisitions, with multiple hires potentially attached to each.
- Coordinate interviews across five different Production Supervisors.
- Manage job postings, candidate pipelines, ATS activity, candidate communication, and stakeholder relationships.
- Recruit primarily through ATS, Indeed, and LinkedIn.
- Work within SuccessFactors as the ATS.
- Support hiring events, career fairs, and potentially university recruiting.
- Assist with HR/administrative work during slower recruiting periods.
- Recruit for assembly-oriented manufacturing involving power tools, circuit boards, warehouse work, and production environments.
Essential Skills
- 3+ years of recruiting experience, ideally 3-5 years.
- Recent experience recruiting hourly manufacturing/production employees.
- Full-cycle recruiting experience, including sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offers, and candidate follow-up.
- 3+ years working within an ATS.
- Experience handling multiple openings/high-volume hiring simultaneously.
- High school diploma.
- Ability to work fully onsite in Loves Park, Monday-Friday.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
- Experience with SuccessFactors.
- Indeed recruiting/sourcing.
- LinkedIn Recruiter or LinkedIn sourcing.
- English/Spanish bilingual.
- Bachelor's degree.
- Manufacturing hiring-event or career-fair experience.
- College education.
Work Environment
Work in a fully onsite, fast-paced manufacturing environment supporting a high-volume hourly workforce. The role involves close collaboration with HR and multiple Production Supervisors, managing recruiting needs across multiple shifts. The environment is hands-on and operational, requiring interaction with both production-floor employees and leadership. Priorities can shift quickly based on production demand, necessitating strong independent work, urgency, and effective management of multiple requisitions and stakeholders. The schedule is generally Monday-Friday with flexibility around start/end times, with occasional interaction with 2nd-shift stakeholders. Initially, the role requires 100% onsite presence to familiarize with the culture and team, eventually transitioning to a hybrid role with 2-3 days from home based on performance.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Loves Park, IL.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $35.00 - $42.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Loves Park, IL.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 18, 2026.
Workplace Type
This is a hybrid position in Loves Park,IL.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® Platinum Award winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [email protected] for other accommodation options.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.