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Executive Recruiter – Manufacturing & Welding (Contract, Remote) Location: Remote
Employment Type: Full-Time Contract (40 hours/week), approximately 3–4 months
Experience Required: Proven executive-level recruiting experience in the manufacturing industry, ideally within the welding space
Start Date: Immediate
About the Role US Job Finders is seeking an experienced Executive Recruiter with deep manufacturing and welding industry experience to support a fast-growing U.S.-based recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) firm on a high-priority executive search for one of its largest clients.
The client is opening a brand-new manufacturing plant that has drawn national attention — state and federal officials attended the groundbreaking, and the company hired more than 100 people last month alone to prepare for launch. What they need now is the executive team to run it. You will own four senior searches: a Vice President who will lead the plant, and three direct reports — Head of Sales, Head of Operations, and Head of Engineering. All four roles are on-site at the plant, and candidates can come from anywhere in the U.S. as long as they are willing to relocate.
This is not a job-posting role. The people we need are firmly established at other companies and are not looking. You will find them through LinkedIn Recruiter (seat provided), your own industry network, and direct outreach — and then you will sell them on the opportunity. The idóneo recruiter speaks the language of manufacturing, understands how plant leaders think, and can hold confident, influential conversations with senior executives who need to be convinced this is the move they can't pass up.
This is a full-time, fixed-term contract dedicated exclusively to these four searches. The need is urgent: the client needed these leaders months ago, and the goal is to have qualified candidates in process within your first three to four weeks.
Key Responsibilities Executive Search & Sourcing
• Own the full search for four executive roles: VP (plant leader), Head of Sales, Head of Operations, and Head of Engineering
• Build target lists of companies and leaders across the U.S. manufacturing and welding sector
• Source passive executive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, industry networks, referrals, and direct outreach
• Leverage your own manufacturing network and past executive-search relationships to reach qualified leaders quickly
• Maintain consistent daily sourcing activity to build a strong pipeline within the first several weeks
Candidate Engagement & Selling the Opportunity




• Reach out to senior leaders who are not actively looking and open meaningful career conversations
• Present the opportunity compellingly — a new, high-visibility plant with national attention, strong growth, and the chance to build a leadership team from the ground up
• Help candidates see why this role offers more growth, visibility, and impact than staying where they are
• Manage senior-level egos, concerns, and objections with professionalism, confidence, and tact
• Build trust and long-term relationships with candidates throughout an extended executive hiring process
Candidate Qualification & Screening
• Conduct in-depth screening conversations to assess leadership experience, industry fit, and motivation to move
• Confirm relocation willingness to the plant location early in the process
• Screen early for non-compete agreements, notice periods, and other factors that could derail an offer
• Present qualified, interested candidates to leadership with clear summaries of experience, fit, and motivation
Process Management & Reporting
• Guide candidates from first outreach through interviews, offer, and acceptance
• Keep candidate records and search activity accurate in the company's recruiting systems
• Provide leadership with regular updates on pipeline progress, candidate status, and market feedback
• Share market insight on candidate availability, compensation expectations, and competing opportunities
• Operate independently with minimal oversight once briefed on the client and roles
Required Skills & Qualifications • Proven recruiting experience in the manufacturing industry, with welding industry experience strongly preferred
• Direct experience recruiting and placing executive-level leaders (VP, Plant Manager, department heads, or similar)
• Strong ability to source and engage passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter and direct outreach
• Able to speak credibly with manufacturing executives about operations, engineering, sales, and plant leadership
• Exceptional ability to sell an opportunity and influence candidates who are established in their current roles
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills, with the ability to build rapport with senior U.S.-based leaders
• Confident, polished,



and diplomatic when working with high-level candidates
• Self-directed and able to own a full search without close supervision
• Available to work full-time (40 hours/week) for the full engagement
• Comfortable with a fixed-term contract of approximately 3–4 months
Nice to Have • Agency or executive search firm experience, particularly contingency or retained search
• An existing network of manufacturing and welding leaders
• Experience recruiting for new plant openings, expansions, or greenfield sites
• Experience with relocation-based executive searches across the U.S.
• Experience supporting RPO or embedded recruiting engagements
Technology & Systems • LinkedIn Recruiter (seat provided)
• Company ATS/CRM for candidate tracking and pipeline management
• Video conferencing tools for candidate and leadership meetings
• Microsoft Office / Google Workspace
Engagement Timeline • Week 1: Get briefed on the client, plant, and four roles; build target company and candidate lists; begin outreach
• Weeks 2–4: Active candidate conversations underway, with qualified candidates in process for leadership review
• Months 2–4: Manage interviews, keep the pipeline full, and support candidates through offer and acceptance
Working Hours Full-Time – 40 hours per week
This is a remote, full-time contract position lasting approximately 3–4 months and dedicated exclusively to this executive search engagement.
What We Offer • Competitive contract compensation based on experience
• Potential performance-based incentives tied to successful placements
• 100% remote work environment
• Access to LinkedIn Recruiter and the tools needed to run the search
• The chance to lead a high-visibility executive search for a nationally recognized manufacturing project
• Direct collaboration with company leadership
• Potential for future engagements based on performance
What Success Looks Like • Qualified, interested executive candidates are in process within the first three to four weeks
• Passive manufacturing leaders are engaged and seriously considering the opportunity
• Candidates are screened early for relocation, non-compete, and other offer risks — no late-stage surprises
• Leadership receives regular, clear updates on pipeline status and market feedback
• The client's executive team — VP, Head of Sales, Head of Operations, and Head of Engineering — is filled with strong, committed leaders
• Company leadership no longer has to spend its own time running these searches

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