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DEPARTMENT: RECRUITING / BUSINESS PARTNER
REPORTS TO: TALENT ACQUISITION MANAGER / BUSINESS PARTNER DIRECTOR
OVERVIEW:
This role is a hybrid position, supporting both recruiting and HR business partner work. The recruiting portion of the role has responsibility for attracting, evaluating, and hiring qualified candidates for field, skilled-trade, administrative, and professional positions. This role builds strong relationships with candidates, talent acquisition teammates, community organizations, trade schools, and workforce partners. The successful candidate is fluent in English and Spanish and provides a professional, welcoming candidate experience throughout the hiring process.
The Business Partner portion of this position is responsible for the execution of Encore Electric’s summer intern program, as well as providing support to the business in areas such as performance management, employee relations, investigations and project / operational management. This role may have a small client group and will assist the larger business partner team in surge support where needed.
Compensation for this role: $80,000 to $90,000
General Responsibilities
Maintain open communication lines with all working relationships
Follow up to ensure items for which the job is accountable are performed
Earn and maintain customer trust
Uphold the core values of the organization
Work well with others to accomplish the mission of the organization and of the job
Specific Responsibilities
- Assist and participate in the full recruiting cycle, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection, offer coordination, and pre-employment activities.
- Recruit for skilled-trade, construction field, administrative, and professional positions.
- Conduct interviews and candidate communications in both English and Spanish when required.
- Assist in evaluating skills and utilizing assessment tools.
- Translate or clearly explain job postings, employment requirements, onboarding instructions, benefits information, and company policies to Spanish-speaking candidates.
- Help develop candidate pipelines through job boards, social media, employee referrals, career fairs, trade schools, community organizations, and workforce-development programs.
- Partner and support recruiting team and understand staffing needs, job requirements, workforce plans, and hiring priorities.
- Review applications and conduct phone or video screens to evaluate candidates' experience, qualifications, availability, and interest.
- Coordinate interviews, hiring decisions, employment offers, background checks, drug screenings, and onboarding activities.
- Maintain complete and accurate candidate records and recruiting activity in the UKG applicant tracking system.
- Provide candidates with timely updates and a consistent, positive experience throughout the hiring process.
- Schedule and attend career fairs, hiring events, school visits, community events, and other recruiting activities.
- Build partnerships with organizations serving bilingual and Spanish-speaking communities.
- Support employee-referral campaigns, recruitment marketing, and employer-branding initiatives.
- Assist in tracking recruiting results, including time to fill, candidate sources, offer acceptance rates, and hiring-event effectiveness.
- Ensure recruiting practices comply with applicable employment laws, company policies, and equal-employment-opportunity requirements.
- Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of the company's summer internship program, to include programming & intern experience.
- Support the organization's performance management processes, including goal setting, performance reviews, development planning, and corrective action.
- Coach managers on performance expectations, feedback conversations, documentation, and performance improvement plans (PIPs).
- Serve as a trusted advisor to managers and employees on employee relations matters, workplace concerns, and policy interpretation.
- Conduct prompt, thorough, and impartial investigations into employee complaints, workplace concerns, and policy violations.
- Provide day-to-day HR operational support across the employee lifecycle, including onboarding, job changes, and offboarding
Other duties as may be assigned
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Skill in:
- Full-cycle recruiting and candidate sourcing
- Bilingual candidate engagement and communication
- Behavioral interviewing and candidate assessment
- Hiring-manager consultation and workforce planning
- Recruiting events and community-partnership coordination
- Applicant tracking systems and recruiting metrics
- Employment law and equal-opportunity awareness
- Cultural awareness, sound judgment, and strong follow-through
- Experience managing employee relations matters and workplace investigations.
- Knowledge of performance management practices and employment law.
- Strong coaching, influencing, and conflict-resolution skills.
- Ability to balance strategic HR partnership with hands-on operational execution.
- Experience supporting internship, early career, or talent development programs is preferred.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Driving
- Sitting
- Kneeling
- Lifting (up to 50 lbs)
- Sitting
- Standing
- Stooping
- Vision acuity (near and far)
- Walking
REQUIREMENTS:
- Professional fluency in spoken and written English and Spanish required.
- At least one year of recruiting, talent acquisition, staffing, or human-resources experience preferred.
- Bachelor's degree in human resources, business, communications, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience will be considered.
- Experience recruiting skilled-trade, construction, electrical, manufacturing, or high-volume field positions preferred.
- Experience using applicant tracking systems such as UKG, job boards, social media, and Microsoft Office applications.
- Strong interviewing, communication, organization, and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to manage multiple openings and changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
- Willingness to travel locally to jobsites, career fairs, schools, and community recruiting events.
Benefits of this role:
- Encore Electric provides excellent benefits for our employees, including: medical, dental, and vision plans, disability, and life insurance, employee-matched 401(k), paid time off (PTO), an employee assistance program that includes counseling, legal, and financial advice.
- Encore also provides a generous employee referral program, and access to technical, safety, personal finance, and leadership training through Encore University, Encore’s in house training program.
- This position is eligible for cell phone allowances and the short-term incentive program.
Applications will close for this position on: November 1, 2026
For questions regarding this role, please contact: [email protected]
To request an accommodation during the application process, please contact [email protected].
Encore Electric, Inc. is an EOE, including disability/vets.
