Principal Recruiter

Key Responsibilities - Manage the full recruitment lifecycle from manpower requisition through offer acceptance and onboarding. - Partner with hiring managers to understand business needs, workforce planning and hiring priorities. - Develop sourcing strategies to attract high-quality talent for engineering, manufacturing, operations, quality, supply chain, sales and corporate functions. - Proactively identify and engage passive candidates through multiple sourcing channels including LinkedIn, professional networks, employee referrals and industry events. - Conduct candidate assessments, interviews and competency evaluations to ensure strong technical and cultural fit. - Provide hiring managers with market insights including talent availability, salary benchmarking and competitor intelligence. - Build and maintain talent pipelines for critical and recurring positions. - Drive recruitment process improvements to reduce time-to-fill while maintaining quality of hire. - Ensure an outstanding candidate experience throughout the recruitment process. - Work closely with HR Business Partners on offer recommendations, hiring approvals and employment negotiations. - Maintain accurate recruitment data, hiring metrics and reporting through the Applicant Tracking System (ATS). - Ensure compliance with employment legislation, internal policies and recruitment governance. - Represent the company professionally through employer branding initiatives, career fairs and networking events. - Support strategic recruitment projects, talent mapping and succession hiring initiatives. Requirements - Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, Business or a related discipline. - Typically 8–12 years of recruitment experience, including substantial experience recruiting technical and engineering professionals. - Experience supporting manufacturing, industrial, precision engineering, electronics, semiconductor or related industries is highly preferred. - Demonstrated success recruiting across multiple functions and seniority levels. - Strong knowledge of direct sourcing methodologies and passive candidate engagement. - Experience partnering with senior hiring managers and business leaders. - Strong interviewing and candidate assessment skills. - Familiarity with ATS platforms and recruitment analytics. - Excellent stakeholder management, influencing and negotiation skills. - Strong written and verbal communication skills. - Ability to manage multiple searches simultaneously while maintaining a high level of quality and responsiveness.