Recruiter
San Antonio, TX
Employment Type: Contract to Hire
Location: San Antonio, TX (Southeast)
Workplace Type: Onsite -- First 6 months 5 days/week, transitioning to 3 days/week thereafter
Start Date: June 2026
TALNT Team is partnering with a well-known San Antonio-based company to place a Contract Recruiter on their internal talent acquisition team. This is a high-volume, full-cycle recruiting role focused on sourcing and hiring skilled trades professionals. The team operates across a large, distributed organization and a heavy emphasis on candidate relationship management in a blue collar, hands-on workforce.
The right person for this role understands the construction and heavy machinery/equipment recruiting landscape, knows how to work a high volume of open requisitions simultaneously, and is comfortable with the pace, unpredictability, and ongoing candidate communication that comes with recruiting in the skilled trades space. This contract position is eligible for conversion to full-time employment based on performance.
Manage a high volume of open requisitions simultaneously
Execute full-cycle recruiting from sourcing and screening through offer, using both inbound applicant flow and outbound sourcing strategies
Partner with hiring managers across the organization to understand role requirements, set expectations, and move candidates efficiently through the process
Conduct thorough candidate screens and deliver well-documented summaries and relevant background to hiring managers
Navigate a candidate population that requires consistent communication, follow-through, and relationship management to minimize drop-off
Maintain accurate requisition and candidate data in the client ATS
Support the broader TA team on net-new growth roles and ongoing backfills across a large, active req load
3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with meaningful exposure to construction, heavy equipment, industrial, or skilled trades hiring
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple open requisitions at a time without sacrificing candidate or hiring manager experience
Comfortable recruiting blue collar, trade-skilled candidates who require active pipeline management and consistent communication
Strong market knowledge, knows where these candidates are, what motivates them, and how to keep them engaged through a process
Experience with both inbound and outbound sourcing strategies; not reliant on apply flow alone
Familiarity with ATS platforms and strong data hygiene habits
Background in staffing agency environments with an industrial or skilled trades desk is strongly preferred
San Antonio metro-based and available to work onsite in the SE San Antonio area
Must be able to pass a background check and 10-panel drug screen
Must be local to the San Antonio metro area and available to work onsite
W2 or 1099/C2C engagement available through TALNT Team
TALNT Team is a boutique recruiting and career services firm. We partner with growth-stage and enterprise companies to place talent acquisition professionals on both contract and permanent bases. We focus on quality of match over volume of placements, and we work closely with both our clients and our contractors to set everyone up for success.
May 28, 2026