Senior Recruiter, Operations
Hybrid (3 days in office) - Gurnee, IL / Somers, WI
Who We Are:
PurposeBuilt Brands, rooted in a legacy dating back to Weiman, stands as a pioneer in crafting top-tier products for specialty surfaces. Our beloved brands, including 30 Seconds, Harris, Weiman, Goo Gone, Green Gobbler, Biokleen, Mighty Mint, Urnex, Five Star, and Micro-Scientific, are preferred choices among consumers and seasoned professionals alike.
At PBB, we seek to hire employees who bring a level of engagement, drive, and performance that pushes business forward. We work together and are motivated by positive results, while continuously thriving in a scrappy environment. We believe our greatest assets are the talented and passionate employees who are motivated by our purposeful work. Our company may be 60 years old, but the real growth is just getting started.
The Role:
The Senior Recruiter, Operations serves as the primary Multisite Talent Acquisition partner for PBB's Operations organization, owning recruiting strategy and execution for hourly and direct-hire positions across 4 assigned manufacturing locations and functions. This is a hands-on, high-visibility role with significant ownership and autonomy, responsible for translating workforce needs into practical recruiting plans, building proactive talent pipelines, and delivering high-quality talent while creating a strong candidate and hiring-manager experience.
Reporting to the Talent Acquisition & Employer Branding Manager, this role partners closely with Operations leadership, site HR, and HR Operations Management on a dotted-line basis to support workforce planning and talent acquisition priorities. In addition to full-cycle recruiting, the Senior Recruiter will help build scalable hourly staffing processes, strengthen external talent and workforce partnerships, guide the thoughtful use of staffing vendors, and support business-driven staffing projects such as shift expansions, acquisitions, new lines or facilities, and other periods of accelerated growth.
What You Will Do:
- Own full-cycle recruiting for hourly Operations and direct-hire positions across assigned locations and functions, from intake and sourcing through interviews, offer, close, pre-employment coordination, and onboarding handoff; deliver a consistent, high-quality candidate and hiring-manager experience.
- Partner directly with Operations leaders, hiring managers, site HR, and HR Operations Management on a dotted-line basis to understand workforce plans, hiring priorities, staffing forecasts, critical roles, and anticipated demand; lead intake meetings and establish clear recruiting plans, timelines, responsibilities, and expectations before needs become urgent.
- Develop and execute proactive sourcing and pipeline strategies for recurring, high-volume, and hard-to-fill roles using LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, referrals, networking, direct outreach, career fairs, and partnerships with technical colleges, skilled-trades schools, workforce development organizations, business alliances and chambers, state and local workforce agencies, work-release and re-entry programs where appropriate, and community organizations.
- Build and continuously improve a scalable hourly staffing strategy and process, including the thoughtful use of staffing and recruiting vendors; establish guidelines for when external partners should be utilized, maintain effective vendor relationships, and monitor candidate quality, speed, conversion, cost, service levels, and hiring outcomes to improve efficiency, consistency, and cost-effectiveness.
- Conduct recruiter screens and candidate assessments, manage candidates through interview and selection, and advise hiring managers using labor-market intelligence on talent availability, sourcing approaches, compensation considerations, recruiting timelines, and candidate trends; maintain accurate ATS data and use recruiting metrics and market insights to identify bottlenecks and improve hiring outcomes.
- Lead recruiting across the Operations organization for salaried Operations management, hourly professional, skilled trades, engineering, quality, production support, and Operations administrative roles, while providing recruiting support for Corporate positions as capacity and hiring volume allow.
- Support broader Talent Acquisition and Operations workforce initiatives, including employer-brand activity and special staffing projects such as shift expansions, new lines or facilities, acquisitions and integrations, contingency, seasonal or surge hiring, and other business-driven workforce changes, while maintaining compliant, consistent, and candidate-centered recruiting practices.
- Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
What You Will Bring:
- 6+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with significant experience recruiting hourly talent.
- Experience recruiting within Operations, manufacturing, distribution, facilities, field services, or another operational environment preferred.
- Demonstrated experience developing recruiting strategies, processes, and proactive pipelines for high-volume, recurring, or hard-to-fill hourly hiring needs.
- Experience managing or partnering with staffing agencies and other external recruiting vendors, including evaluating service, quality, speed, conversion, cost, and hiring outcomes.
- Strong sourcing and candidate-engagement skills, including experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, direct outreach, referrals, networking, and other recruiting platforms and channels.
- Proven ability to build trusted, consultative relationships with hiring managers, operational leaders, and HR partners and to influence hiring decisions through recruiting expertise and practical market insight.
- Strong understanding of hourly talent markets, recruiting strategy, candidate assessment, and compensation considerations, with the ability to translate labor-market conditions into actionable recommendations.
- Experience working with an ATS and recruiting technology; ability to maintain accurate recruiting data, track meaningful metrics, analyze trends, and use data to improve recruiting effectiveness.
- Excellent communication, organization, judgment, and follow-through, with the ability to work independently, prioritize competing needs, and operate effectively in a fast-paced, multi-site environment.
- Full professional proficiency in Spanish, both written and spoken, is a plus.
Work Environment:
- Hybrid schedule with two or three work-from-home days per week and regular onsite presence in Gurnee, IL and Somers, WI; 10% travel to other PBB locations, recruiting events, and partner sites.
- Work is primarily office-based with periodic time in manufacturing and warehouse areas where machinery, noise, temperature variation, chemical products, tablets, or powdered materials may be present; required PPE and established safety controls apply.
Compensation Range:
$95,000-$106,000
Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by job related skills, experience, location, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specifics for each salary range.
Benefits:
PBB offers a wide range of benefits because we understand no two employees are the same. We want our employees to feel empowered to set their day up for success, whether that's in the office or remote.
What We Offer:
Flexible work options (fully remote, hybrid, onsite)
Generous paid time off
Competitive salaries and bonus incentives
401K company match
Competitive medical, dental, & vision insurance
Pet insurance
Annual fitness stipend
Unmatched employee discount on all products
Summer Hours
LinkedIn Learning membership
PurposeBuilt Brands is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
PurposeBuilt Brands Gurnee, Illinois, USA Office
755 Tri State Pkwy, Gurnee, Illinois, United States, 60031 5191
PurposeBuilt Brands Gurnee, Illinois, USA Office
705 Tri State Pkwy, Gurnee, Illinois, United States, 60031 9187
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