Bilingual High-Volume Recruiter (English/Spanish) - Manufacturing

About the Role

Tree Top Staffing LLC is collaborating with a rapidly expanding food manufacturing company to secure an experienced Bilingual High-Volume Recruiter for a three-month contractor role. This position supports a significant workforce growth initiative involving the hiring of over 100 hourly employees across multiple shifts at the Broadview-area manufacturing facility.

The role requires hands-on, full-cycle recruitment responsibilities, working closely with hiring managers, operations leaders, and HR to drive recruitment efforts from sourcing candidates through onboarding. The recruiter is expected to maintain a well-organized and responsive hiring process, working onsite approximately two to three days weekly, with travel to other nearby facilities as needed to meet operational hiring demands.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for high-volume hourly roles in manufacturing, production, packaging, sanitation, warehouse, and similar functions.
• Support aggressive hiring targets aligned with the company’s manufacturing expansion.
• Source, evaluate, interview, and recommend candidates efficiently in a dynamic environment.
• Conduct all candidate interactions fluently in English and Spanish.
• Collaborate closely with hiring managers to grasp staffing needs, job requirements, shift schedules, and prioritization.
• Build and sustain a pipeline of qualified candidates for current and projected requirements.
• Handle multiple requisitions simultaneously, ensuring timely and accurate candidate management.
• Coordinate interviews, feedback, offers, pre-employment processes, onboarding, and ongoing communications.
• Use a variety of sourcing channels, including job boards, referrals, community groups, workforce programs, hiring events, and social media.
• Proactively engage passive and active candidates to expand talent pools.
• Maintain detailed records and recruiting metrics to inform hiring progress and challenges.
• Provide regular updates to hiring managers and HR leadership on recruitment status.
• Deliver a respectful and professional candidate experience throughout the hiring process.
• Identify recruitment challenges and propose solutions to enhance candidate flow and efficiency.
• Participate in onsite interviews, job fairs, hiring events, and community outreach when needed.
• Ensure confidentiality and compliance with company policies and legal employment standards.

Requirements

• Fluency in both English and Spanish, with effective reading, writing, and speaking abilities in both languages.
• Minimum of three years experience managing full-cycle recruitment.
• Demonstrated success in recruiting large volumes of hourly manufacturing, production, warehouse, or industrial workers.
• Experience collaborating with hiring managers in fast-paced manufacturing or distribution environments.
• Proven capability to juggle multiple open job requisitions and candidate pools independently.
• Strong skills in sourcing, interviewing, candidate evaluation, and closing hires.
• Familiarity with applicant tracking systems and sourcing platforms like job boards and LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Exceptional organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize under urgency and changing requirements.
• Strong communication and relationship-building aptitude with candidates and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to maintain onsite presence about two to three days weekly, with some travel between Chicago-area manufacturing sites.

Preferred Qualifications

• Recruiting background in food or beverage manufacturing sectors.
• Experience with recruiting for multiple shifts in large manufacturing or industrial settings.
• Knowledge of unionized manufacturing or distribution hiring processes.
• Participation in high-volume recruitment events, job fairs, or workforce community initiatives.
• Established ties with community organizations or workforce programs for candidate sourcing.
• Experience hiring bilingual hourly employees in manufacturing or industrial contexts.
• Track record supporting rapid expansions, production launches, or large workforce buildouts.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Effective full-cycle recruitment and candidate sourcing expertise.
• Excellent bilingual communication skills in English and Spanish, both verbal and written.
• Strong candidate assessment and interviewing techniques.
• Ability to build trust and effective relationships with all recruiting stakeholders.
• Capability to manage extensive recruiting activity without compromising quality or candidate experience.
• High urgency, accountability, and follow-through in recruitment processes.
• Independent worker with capacity for collaboration with HR and operational teams.
• Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and analytical abilities for recruitment improvement.
• Professionalism, confidentiality, and integrity in all recruitment activities.

Compensation and Work Arrangement

This independent contract opportunity offers an hourly rate between $40 and $45, with possible flexibility for candidates with exceptional qualifications. The position follows a hybrid work model, requiring onsite presence roughly two to three days a week according to hiring activity and business needs.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The company and staffing partner maintain equal opportunity policies, ensuring all qualified applicants receive consideration regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.