Talent Acquisition Lead – Automotive Manufacturing

Talent Acquisition Leader - IC Role – Automotive Manufacturing

📍 Troy, MI (Hybrid – 4 Days Onsite)

💰 $130K–$140K

• Hybrid: 4 days onsite in Troy, MI
• Some travel to manufacturing facilities required

This is with a growing automotive manufacturing organization supporting multiple US production facilities specializing in plastics and injection molding.

Ideal for someone coming from:

• Automotive OEMs/Plastics/injection molding companies
• Tier 1/Tier 2 suppliers
• Manufacturing recruiting environments
• Agency + corporate recruiting combination
• High-volume and technical manufacturing recruitment

What They Need

Seeking a hardcore, hands-on Talent Acquisition Manager who can independently drive full-cycle recruiting across manufacturing and corporate functions. This is not an HR operations role — the client needs a strong IC recruiter/TA leader comfortable owning difficult manufacturing searches end-to-end.

Key Requirements

• 7+ years of Talent Acquisition / Recruiting experience
• Strong automotive manufacturing recruiting background
• Experience supporting plastics and/or injection molding organizations highly preferred
• Prior agency recruiting experience strongly preferred
• Proven success hiring for:
• Manufacturing Operations
• Engineering
• Skilled Trades
• Supply Chain
• Corporate Functions
• Ability to partner directly with plant leaders and senior leadership
• Strong sourcing and pipeline-building capability for niche manufacturing talent
• Hands-on recruiter mentality with leadership capability
• Comfortable managing 1 direct report while remaining fully active in recruiting delivery

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting across multiple business units and locations
• Build pipelines for hard-to-fill manufacturing and technical roles
• Partner closely with hiring managers and leadership teams
• Drive sourcing strategy and hiring execution
• Manage agency/vendor relationships
• Ensure hiring process efficiency and recruiting metrics alignment
• Occasional travel to manufacturing plants (approximately quarterly)