Corporate Recruiter – Field Service Technicians

Position Summary

The Corporate Recruiter – Field Service Technicians is responsible for full-cycle recruiting of experienced Field Service Technicians across Malin’s Texas and Louisiana markets. This position will focus heavily on proactive candidate sourcing, primarily through Indeed and other recruiting resources, to identify individuals with mechanical, automotive, diesel, heavy equipment, industrial maintenance, electrical, and other transferable technical backgrounds.

This role works closely with Field Service Managers and Talent Acquisition leadership to understand hiring needs, develop qualified candidate pipelines, and provide a high level of service throughout the recruiting and hiring process. The ideal candidate is driven, organized, customer-focused, comfortable supporting multiple locations and hiring managers, and willing to actively search for talent rather than relying solely on incoming applicants.

This position will initially work onsite in our Addison office to support training, collaboration, and development. Once fully trained and established in the role, the position is expected to transition to a hybrid work arrangement.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage the full-cycle recruiting process for experienced Field Service Technicians and other technician-related positions across multiple Malin locations.
• Heavily utilize Indeed and other job boards to proactively source, identify, engage, and recruit qualified technician candidates.
• Develop and maintain candidate pipelines for current and anticipated technician hiring needs.
• Partner closely with Field Service Managers and other hiring leaders to understand staffing needs, position requirements, market conditions, and hiring priorities.
• Conduct candidate prescreens to evaluate mechanical background, relevant work experience, compensation expectations, geographic/territory fit, and overall qualifications.
• Coordinate candidate assessments, hiring manager interviews, offers, pre-employment requirements, and hiring activity throughout the recruiting process.
• Maintain accurate and timely candidate activity, documentation, and status within the applicant tracking system.
• Provide consistent communication and excellent customer service to candidates and hiring managers throughout the recruiting process.
• Build candidate pipelines through direct sourcing, employee referrals, technical schools and colleges, community partnerships, alumni relationships, and other recruiting resources.
• Develop a working understanding of Malin’s Field Service Technician position and the mechanical, electrical, diagnostic, and customer-service capabilities required for success.
• Work closely with hiring managers to continuously improve candidate quality, interview effectiveness, and the overall hiring experience.
• Monitor recruiting activity and candidate movement to identify potential bottlenecks and adjust sourcing efforts accordingly.
• Manage multiple openings, hiring managers, locations, and priorities simultaneously while maintaining strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrate a strong sense of urgency, accountability, persistence, and follow-through in meeting hiring needs.
• Participate in recruiting events, career fairs, technical-school partnerships, and other community outreach opportunities when appropriate.
• Partner with the broader Talent Acquisition and People Services teams to support changing business and workforce needs.

Preferred / Nice to Have

• Previous recruiting experience involving Field Service Technicians, mechanical, automotive, diesel, heavy equipment, industrial maintenance, material handling, or similar technical positions.
• Demonstrated success proactively sourcing passive and active candidates rather than relying primarily on incoming applicants.
• Strong experience utilizing Indeed for candidate sourcing and recruiting.
• Familiarity with ADP Recruiting/ADP Vantage or a similar applicant tracking system.
• Experience supporting multiple hiring managers, locations, or geographic markets simultaneously.
• Working knowledge of mechanical or technical terminology and the ability to recognize transferable experience from related industries.
• Experience with candidate assessments and structured recruiting/interview processes.
• Experience developing recruiting partnerships with trade schools, technical colleges, alumni organizations, community organizations, and other sources of experienced technical talent.
• Strong customer-service mindset and demonstrated ability to establish credible relationships with both hiring managers and candidates.
• Self-motivated, persistent, results-driven, and comfortable working in an environment where hiring priorities can change quickly.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 7–10 years of progressive recruiting experience, including demonstrated experience with direct sourcing/headhunting.
• Demonstrated full-cycle recruiting experience, including sourcing, prescreening, candidate assessment, hiring manager partnership, interviewing, offer management, and candidate follow-through.
• Experience recruiting for technician, mechanical, skilled technical, field service, industrial, automotive, diesel, heavy equipment, or related positions strongly preferred.
• Experience advising hiring managers and leadership on recruiting strategy, candidate availability, market conditions, and hiring needs.
• Demonstrated ability to manage recruiting activity across multiple positions, hiring managers, and geographic markets.
• Prior experience building and maintaining candidate pipelines for high-volume or difficult-to-fill positions strongly preferred.

Core Competencies

• Driven and Results-Oriented – Takes ownership of hiring needs and actively pursues qualified candidates.
• Customer Focus – Provides a high level of service to hiring managers and candidates.
• Relationship Building – Develops productive working relationships with Field Service Managers, candidates, and recruiting partners.
• Sourcing Mindset – Enjoys finding candidates and is comfortable proactively reaching out to prospective talent.
• Communication – Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Organization and Follow-Through – Effectively manages multiple candidates, requisitions, locations, and deadlines.
• Adaptability – Adjusts quickly as headcount requirements and business priorities change.
• Accountability – Takes ownership of commitments and follows recruiting activity through completion.
• Sense of Urgency – Understands the impact of open technician positions on the business and moves candidates through the process efficiently.

Working Environment

This position will initially be onsite at Malin’s Addison location to support training, collaboration, and development within the Talent Acquisition team. Following successful training and demonstrated proficiency in the role, the position is expected to transition to a hybrid work arrangement.

The role requires regular interaction with hiring managers and other internal partners across multiple Malin locations and may occasionally require travel for recruiting events, hiring activities, site visits, or partnership development.