Senior Corporate Recruiter - Automotive/Manufacturing

Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Goken America is an Engineering Services and Product Development company founded in 2004. At Goken America we strive to expand and deliver upon our company motto of “Creating Something Different”. We are continually striving to strengthen our organization, and are always seeking talented individuals who have a strong desire to work in an environment where they can make a difference.

Our “Vision” is to empower our associates to affect change wherever change is needed. Our “Mission” is that in building trust we foster greatness in our people, excellence in our clients and impact in our communities.

Goken America provides an excellent benefits package, one month of paid time off per year and a very competitive compensation plan. In addition, when applicable, we will also provide relocation assistance, temporary housing, visa support and other fringe benefits.

This role will support hiring needs for full-time, temporary, and intern positions. Being adaptable to a work environment that is always changing at different paces is key to a successful career with Goken! Your work matters…in this role, you will work closely with our internal managers to impact the delivery of business objectives through talent attraction. People are, and have always been, the key to Goken’s success.

• Work with managers and supervisors to develop proactive recruitment plans that meet current and projected staffing needs, emphasizing difficult-to-fill positions.
• Identify and source qualified candidate profiles using various sourcing techniques (e.g., Boolean search), databases, and social media. 
• Participate in and support recruitment events promoting such as job fairs, virtual career fairs, college recruiting, or other recruiting events. 
• Implement recruitment strategies aimed at attracting and hiring diverse candidates, including networking with minority colleges/universities, diversity Career fairs, and community organizations. Ability to manage between 10-20 job openings at a time. 
• Identifies areas of opportunity for continuous improvement and proactively delivers solutions to challenges.
• Effectively source passive candidates for current and future jobs.
• Screen and Interview candidates for select positions and refer best-qualified candidates to the Manager/Supervisor for consideration. 
• Understand and help improve department processes to create a more streamlined and efficient hiring process and reduce overall time to fill. 
• Act as a lead on Talent Acquisition projects and initiatives.
• Assess applicants’ relevant knowledge, soft skills, experience, and aptitudes. 
• Ensures ATS is updated in an accurate and timely manner.
• Work collaboratively with managers to identify appropriate pay rates for job offers and seek approval.
• Provides consultative feedback to deliver insights and solutions to achieve hiring goals and assist in selection decisions.
• Develop and maintain active talent pipelines for future hiring needs. 
• Negotiate relocation assistance, Immigration coordination, and other boarding duties. 
• Participate in intake calls with clients and managers to learn more about new openings and expectations. 
• Mentor and assist Corporate Recruiters as needed.
• Establish credibility and foster partnership among key stakeholders.
• Perform other duties as needed.

• 3+ years' experience in full lifecycle recruiting in automotive, manufacturing, IT and/or aviation industry.
• Comfortable with terminologies in domains such as mechanical engineering, automotive design, information technology, software development, product lifecycle management, and manufacturing. 
• Knowledge of human resources management principles and practices, including recruitment and selection concepts and practices, behavioral interviewing, sourcing best practices, and developing recruitment plans.
• Ability to multi-task with focus and appropriate prioritization.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment and manage an evolving workload. 
• Hands-on experience with sourcing techniques (e.g., recruiting on social platforms and crafting Boolean search strings). 
• Experience with LinkedIn Recruiter and Indeed.
• Ability to conduct diverse types of interviews. 
• Familiarity with recruitment databases, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), and Candidate Management Systems (CMS). 
• Strong negotiation skills, decision-making skills, and a sense of urgency.
• Ability to lead a team. 
• Detail oriented.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Greenhouse ATS experience is highly preferred
• Knowledge of Immigration processes

Goken America (“Goken”) is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other applicable protected basis under federal, state, or local law. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity, and maintain employment statistics on applicants.

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is, in simple terms, a change in the way things are typically done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity. Please inform Goken’s personnel representative if you need assistance completing this application or to otherwise participate in the application process.