Manufacturing & Engineering Recruiter – US Staffing

Manufacturing & Engineering Recruiter – US Staffing

Location: Remote – South Africa
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $1,000–$1,500 USD per month + Commission

About StaffEagle

StaffEagle LLC is a US-based recruiting firm specializing in manufacturing, engineering, industrial, and skilled trades recruitment. We work directly with companies across the United States to identify and place qualified professionals in technical and manufacturing roles.

We are looking for an experienced Manufacturing & Engineering Recruiter with proven US staffing agency experience and a strong background recruiting for US manufacturing and engineering clients.

What You'll Do

• Manage the full recruitment process from sourcing through placement.
• Recruit for manufacturing, engineering, industrial, skilled trades, and technical positions.
• Source candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, job boards, Boolean searches, referrals, and direct outreach.
• Build candidate pipelines for difficult-to-fill technical and manufacturing positions.
• Conduct candidate screening and interviews and assess qualifications and suitability.
• Make outbound calls and engage passive candidates.
• Coordinate interviews between candidates and US hiring managers.
• Maintain accurate candidate and recruiting activity records in the ATS.
• Manage multiple open positions while meeting recruiting targets for submissions, interviews, and placements.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of agency/staffing recruitment experience.
• Direct experience recruiting for US manufacturing clients is required.
• Experience recruiting manufacturing, engineering, industrial, skilled trades, or technical professionals.
• Strong sourcing skills, including Boolean search and LinkedIn Recruiter.
• Experience using Indeed and an ATS.
• Strong verbal and written English communication skills.
• Comfortable making outbound calls and speaking with US candidates throughout the recruitment process.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple recruiting priorities in a remote environment.
• Reliable high-speed internet and a quiet home office.

Candidates whose experience is primarily limited to IT recruiting, implementation partners, vendor-supplied candidates, or non-sourcing recruitment work will not be considered.

Positions You May Recruit For

Examples include:

• CNC Machinists
• Welders
• Maintenance Technicians
• Field Service Technicians
• Controls Engineers
• Mechanical Engineers
• Electrical Engineers
• Manufacturing Engineers
• Automation Engineers
• PLC Programmers
• Production Supervisors
• Plant Managers
• Industrial Sales Engineers

What We're Looking For

We want someone who:

• Can independently source and qualify hard-to-find technical talent.
• Takes ownership of open positions from sourcing through placement.
• Is comfortable with outbound recruiting and engaging passive candidates.
• Is organized and consistent with candidate follow-ups.
• Is driven by submissions, interviews, and placements.
• Can work effectively in a fast-paced US staffing environment.
• Communicates confidently with US candidates and hiring managers.

Working Hours

Monday–Friday, 3:00 PM–12:00 AM South Africa Standard Time (SAST) while the US is observing daylight saving time.

During the US winter schedule, the working hours will change to:

Monday–Friday, 4:00 PM–1:00 AM SAST

• 1-hour total break, which can be split into 30 + 30 minutes or 30 + 15 + 15 minutes.
• Full-time availability during these hours is required.
• This is a US-market recruiting position, so availability during US Eastern Time business hours is essential.

Compensation

• $1,000–$1,500 USD per month, based on relevant experience and interview performance.
• Commission on successful placements.
• Long-term growth opportunity with StaffEagle.
• Compensation and commission structure will be discussed during the interview process.

Important

This is a full-time position dedicated to StaffEagle. Candidates must be available for the required working hours and should not be working another full-time remote position during these hours.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: R16 200,00 - R24 300,00 per month

Application Question(s):

• Have you recruited directly for US manufacturing or engineering clients?
• Which manufacturing/engineering roles have you recruited for?
• Which sourcing tools have you used?
• Are you comfortable making outbound calls to US candidates and engaging passive candidates?
• Create a search string you would use on Indeed or another job board to source a US Manufacturing Engineer with experience in CNC manufacturing, automation, PLCs, and lean manufacturing. Include relevant job titles and keywords you would search.
• This is a full-time position working US Eastern business hours. Are you available to work 3 PM–12 AM SAST during US daylight saving time and 4 PM–1 AM SAST during the US winter schedule?

Experience:

• recruiting experience in US or UK market: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: Remote