Senior Corporate Recruiter - Automotive/Manufacturing

Job description

Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio (USA) with Engineering Centers in Pune, India and Yokohama, Japan, Goken is a global Engineering Services and Product Development company founded in 2004. We partner with OEMs and suppliers across the mobility space, as well as clients in non-mobility industries, to deliver innovative solutions and accelerate product development. At Goken, we embrace our motto of “Time to Innovate” by pushing boundaries, cultivating entrepreneurial thinking, and empowering individuals who thrive on tackling challenges, embrace fresh ideas, and are driven to create solutions that shape the future. This mindset fuels our mission and empowers our teams to solve complex problems, deliver measurable value, and move our clients and industries forward. Our Vision is to empower associates to drive innovation and lead meaningful change wherever it’s needed, ensuring we stay ahead of the challenges and opportunities of tomorrow. Our Mission is to build trust that fosters greatness in our people, excellence in our clients, and positive impact in the communities we serve. Goken offers a competitive compensation structure and benefits that support professional growth and personal well-being. We also foster a culture built on high performance, collaboration, continuous improvement, and ongoing professional development. **Summary:** This role will support hiring needs for full-time, temporary, and intern positions. Being adaptable to a work environment that is always changing at different paces is key to a successful career with Goken! Your work matters…in this role, you will work closely with our internal managers to impact the delivery of business objectives through talent attraction. People are, and have always been, the key to Goken’s success. **Responsibilities:** - Work with managers and supervisors to develop proactive recruitment plans that meet current and projected staffing needs, emphasizing difficult-to-fill positions. - Identify and source qualified candidate profiles using various sourcing techniques (e.g., Boolean search), databases, and social media. - Participate in and support recruitment events promoting such as job fairs, virtual career fairs, college recruiting, or other recruiting events. - Implement recruitment strategies aimed at attracting and hiring diverse candidates, including networking with minority colleges/universities, diversity Career fairs, and community organizations. Ability to manage between 10-20 job openings at a time. - Identifies areas of opportunity for continuous improvement and proactively delivers solutions to challenges. - Effectively source passive candidates for current and future jobs. Screen and Interview candidates for select positions and refer best-qualified candidates to the Manager/Supervisor for consideration. - Understand and help improve department processes to create a more streamlined and efficient hiring process and reduce overall time to fill. - Act as a lead on Talent Acquisition projects and initiatives. - Assess applicants’ relevant knowledge, soft skills, experience, and aptitudes. - Ensures ATS is updated in an accurate and timely manner. - Work collaboratively with managers to identify appropriate pay rates for job offers and seek approval. - Provides consultative feedback to deliver insights and solutions to achieve hiring goals and assist in selection decisions. - Develop and maintain active talent pipelines for future hiring needs. - Negotiate relocation assistance, Immigration coordination, and other boarding duties. - Participate in intake calls with clients and managers to learn more about new openings and expectations. - Mentor and assist Corporate Recruiters as needed. - Establish credibility and foster partnership among key stakeholders. - Perform other duties as needed. **Qualifications:** - 3+ years' experience in full lifecycle recruiting in automotive, manufacturing, IT and/or aviation industry. - Comfortable with terminologies in domains such as mechanical engineering, automotive design, information technology, software development, product lifecycle management, and manufacturing. - Knowledge of human resources management principles and practices, including recruitment and selection concepts and practices, behavioral interviewing, sourcing best practices, and developing recruitment plans. - Ability to multi-task with focus and appropriate prioritization. - Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment and manage an evolving workload. - Hands-on experience with sourcing techniques (e.g., recruiting on social platforms and crafting Boolean search strings). - Experience with LinkedIn Recruiter and Indeed. - Ability to conduct diverse types of interviews. - Familiarity with recruitment databases, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), and Candidate Management Systems (CMS). - Strong negotiation skills, decision-making skills, and a sense of urgency. - Ability to lead a team. - Detail oriented. - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Goken is committed to fostering a respectful, inclusive, and engaging workplace across all global locations. We value diversity and provide equal opportunities for career growth and professional development, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law.