Divergent

Recruiter, Non-Exempt Hiring (Manufacturing)

In short

Recruiter role owning full-cycle, high-volume hiring for hourly, non-exempt, technician, and skilled-trades manufacturing positions at Divergent, an engineering and manufacturing systems company serving automotive, aerospace, and defense. Requires at least 3 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, proactive sourcing skills, and comfort with Greenhouse and recruiting metrics. Work is onsite in Torrance, California, including hiring events and interviews.

Location
Torrance, California, United States; onsite manufacturing recruiting activities and hiring events as needed.
Salary
$81,900–$150,210 USD per year, depending on job level S03–S05.
Company
Divergent builds integrated engineering and manufacturing systems for automotive, aerospace, defense, and other demanding industries.
What you will do
•Own full-cycle recruiting for hourly, non-exempt, technician, skilled-trades, production, logistics, and warehouse positions.
•Partner with production and operations leaders to define technical requirements, shift needs, hiring timelines, and sourcing strategies.
•Review applications, conduct recruiter screens, assess qualifications, and move candidates efficiently through the hiring process.
•Build proactive talent pipelines through LinkedIn, job boards, referrals, trade schools, workforce programs, community partnerships, and career fairs.
•Coordinate hiring events and onsite interviews while maintaining consistent candidate communication and a positive experience.
•Track recruiting activity in Greenhouse, monitor pipeline health, and use source effectiveness, conversion, and time-to-fill data to improve hiring.
Requirements
•Ability to lawfully access information and technology subject to US export controls.
•At least 3 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably in manufacturing, production, aerospace, automotive, hardware, industrial, or similar technical environments.
•Experience recruiting hourly, non-exempt, technician, skilled-trades, or high-volume positions and sourcing proactively beyond inbound applications.
•Ability to understand and screen for technical, hands-on manufacturing experience while managing multiple requisitions and candidates.
•Strong communication, organization, urgency, prioritization, and attention to detail in a rapidly changing environment.
•Applicant-tracking-system experience and comfort using recruiting metrics and pipeline data; Greenhouse experience is preferred.
Nice to have
•Experience recruiting CNC machinists, manufacturing or production technicians, quality inspectors, metrology professionals, maintenance technicians, or similar talent.
•Experience in a startup, high-growth, or rapidly scaling manufacturing organization.
•Knowledge of the Southern California manufacturing and skilled-trades talent market.
•Experience with multiple shifts, career fairs, hiring events, trade schools, workforce programs, or military and veteran recruiting.
•Experience with Greenhouse and LinkedIn Recruiter.
Culture & Benefits
•Collaborative, dynamic, high-performing environment within a mission-driven manufacturing company.
•Competitive salary with equity plan and discretionary results-based incentive opportunities.
•Paid vacation, sick time, company holidays, year-end shutdown, and paid parental leave.
•HMO and Premium PPO health plans, company-sponsored life insurance, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
•Reimbursement opportunities for learning and professional development.

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