Über diese Recruiter, Non-Exempt Hiring Stelle bei Divergent
Divergent is building the new industrial age. Every day, our teams design, manufacture, and assemble advanced systems for some of the world’s most demanding industries. Our integrated engineering and manufacturing platform transforms complex designs into production-ready solutions, helping customers move faster, build smarter, and deliver critical systems when they matter most. Divergent is a qualified Tier 1 supplier to global automotive OEMs and supports leading U.S. aerospace and defense companies.
Join us and help push the boundaries of what can be built.
Purpose
Divergent is seeking a hands-on Recruiter, Non-Exempt Hiring to support high-volume recruiting across our production and manufacturing operations. This role will focus primarily on hourly, non-exempt, technician, skilled-trades, and production positions critical to scaling our operations.
The ideal candidate is comfortable working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment where hiring priorities can shift quickly and speed matters. This person will own the recruiting process from intake through offer while building strong partnerships with hiring managers and developing pipelines of qualified talent for recurring and hard-to-fill positions.
This role is highly execution-focused and requires someone who can manage significant hiring volume without sacrificing candidate quality or experience.
The Role
- Own full-cycle recruiting for non-exempt and hourly positions across production and manufacturing operations.
- Recruit for roles such as Production Technicians, Manufacturing Technicians, CNC Machinists, Quality Inspectors, Metrology Technicians, Maintenance Technicians, Material Handlers, Logistics/Warehouse positions, and other skilled-trades or technician roles.
- Partner closely with Production and Operations leaders to understand hiring needs, technical requirements, shift requirements, and hiring timelines.
- Conduct intake meetings and translate hiring manager requirements into effective recruiting and sourcing strategies.
- Review applications, conduct recruiter screens, assess candidate qualifications, and move qualified candidates through the hiring process efficiently.
- Proactively source candidates through LinkedIn, job boards, referrals, community partnerships, trade schools, workforce programs, career fairs, and other channels.
- Build and maintain pipelines for high-volume and recurring positions rather than relying solely on inbound applicants.
- Coordinate hiring events, onsite interviews, career fairs, and other high-volume recruiting initiatives as needed.
- Maintain consistent communication with candidates throughout the recruiting process and provide a positive candidate experience.
- Partner with Recruiting Coordinators and hiring teams to ensure interviews are scheduled quickly and feedback is collected promptly.
- Manage multiple requisitions simultaneously while prioritizing critical hiring needs.
- Maintain accurate candidate activity, dispositioning, notes, and recruiting data within Greenhouse.
- Monitor pipeline health and identify bottlenecks, sourcing challenges, or hiring-manager delays.
- Use recruiting data to evaluate source effectiveness, conversion rates, time-to-fill, and other hiring trends.
- Develop strong relationships with local talent communities, technical schools, workforce development organizations, and other sources of skilled talent.
- Partner with the broader Recruiting team to continuously improve processes, tools, and candidate experience.
Basic Qualifications
- Ability to lawfully access information and technology that is subject to US export controls
- 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, preferably supporting manufacturing, production, aerospace, automotive, hardware, industrial, or similarly technical environments.
- Demonstrated experience recruiting for hourly, non-exempt, technician, skilled-trades, or high-volume positions.
- Experience proactively sourcing candidates rather than relying exclusively on applicants or staffing agencies.
- Ability to understand and screen for technical and hands-on manufacturing experience.
- Experience managing a high volume of open requisitions and candidates simultaneously.
- Strong sense of urgency and ability to operate effectively in an environment with rapidly changing priorities.
- Strong partnership and communication skills with hiring managers and operational leaders.
- Ability to balance speed, candidate quality, hiring-manager expectations, and candidate experience.
- Experience working within an applicant tracking system; Greenhouse experience is preferred.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Comfortable using recruiting metrics and pipeline data to identify problems and drive action.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience recruiting CNC machinists, manufacturing/production technicians, quality inspectors, metrology professionals, maintenance technicians, or similar skilled manufacturing talent.
- Experience recruiting within a startup, high-growth, or rapidly scaling manufacturing organization.
- Experience supporting multiple shifts and high-volume hiring initiatives.
- Established knowledge of the Southern California manufacturing and skilled-trades talent market.
- Experience with career fairs, hiring events, trade schools, workforce development programs, or military/veteran recruiting.
- Experience with Greenhouse and LinkedIn Recruiter.
Compensation
At Divergent, our pay range is based on the level of the job. For this role, we will consider candidates at levels S03 - S05 as evaluated through our interview process.
- S03 / Recruiter: $81,900 - $112,610
- S04 / Recruiter: $94,610 - $130,090
- S05 / Senior Recruiter: $109,240 - $150,210
What We Offer:
- Holistic Compensation Package: Enjoy a world-class compensation package that includes a competitive salary, equity plan, and discretionary results-based incentive bonus opportunities, ensuring you're truly valued for your contributions.
- Wellness and Time Off: Embrace a healthy lifestyle with paid vacation, sick time, and company holidays, including a year-end shutdown to recharge. We support growing families with paid parental leave, recognizing the importance of bonding time.
- Comprehensive Health and Wellness: Prioritize your well-being with our comprehensive health and wellness benefits, offering both HMO and Premium PPO options. Additionally, benefit from company-sponsored life insurance and short and long-term disability coverage for peace of mind.
- Investment in Growth: We're committed to your professional development. Take advantage of reimbursement opportunities for learning and development initiatives, empowering you to continuously expand your skill set and reach peak performance.
- Collaborative and High-Performing Environment: Join our collaborative, dynamic, and high-performing team within a fast-paced, mission-driven company. Together, we're disrupting the traditional manufacturing industry, fostering innovation, and integrating people and technology to reduce our footprint.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Divergent is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected characteristic. Divergent provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.
EEO Poster
In order to adjust to changes in our business, it may become necessary to add, remove or modify certain duties and responsibilities, or to reassign you to another job position. From time to time you may be asked to work on special projects or to assist with other work. Your cooperation and assistance in performing such additional work is expected.
E-Verify: Right to Work
Our company participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is a program that electronically confirms a candidate’s eligibility to work in the United States after completing the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9). The information provided on the Form I-9 is compared to the records contained in the Social Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) databases. This helps employers verify the identity and employment eligibility of newly hired employees.
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Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO)
Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO), we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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