Job ID: 12677
Location: Houston , Texas
Category: HR
Employment Type: Contract
Date Added: 11/05/2026
Job Description
Location: Houston, Tx
Description:
The Recruiter II partners closely with hiring managers, field operations leaders, People Operations Business Partners, People Operations Shared Services, and other internal stakeholders to understand workforce requirements and develop effective recruiting strategies. This position identifies, attracts, evaluates, and advances candidates who meet the technical, safety, availability, work-location, and scheduling requirements of field operations.
The Recruiter II serves as a reliable point of contact throughout the hiring process and is expected to manage multiple requisitions, changing operational priorities, and time-sensitive hiring needs while providing candidates and hiring managers with accurate and professional support.
Responsibilities:
- Manage full-cycle recruiting for assigned field, field-support, technical, skilled-trade, and operational positions.
- Develop sourcing strategies appropriate for high-volume field recruiting and specialized operational roles.
- Source candidates through the company career site, employee referrals, internal applications, external job boards, social media, professional networks, trade schools, technical schools, workforce-development organizations, local hiring events, and field-based recruiting activities.
- Build and maintain candidate pipelines for recurring and difficult-to-fill field positions, including candidates with drilling, mechanical, electrical, maintenance, equipment, transportation, warehouse, safety, and oilfield operations experience.
- Partner closely with hiring managers and business leaders to understand workforce needs and recruiting priorities.
- Screen, interview, and assess candidates for technical qualifications, experience, and organizational fit.
- Provide hiring recommendations and market intelligence to hiring managers and leadership.
- Coordinate interview processes and facilitate hiring decisions.
- Extend employment offers and support offer negotiations within established guidelines.
- Ensure compliance with recruiting policies, employment laws, and pre-employment requirements.
- Maintain accurate candidate and requisition data within the applicant tracking system and related recruiting tools.
- Participate in hiring events, job fairs, community recruiting programs, technical-school events, and other outreach activities that support field recruitment.
- Develop productive relationships with local workforce organizations, educational institutions, military-transition programs, trade associations, and community partners that may provide qualified field candidates.
- Track recruiting activity and provide status updates to hiring managers and leadership.
- Mentor recruiters and share best practices related to sourcing and technical recruiting.
- Support recruiting process improvements and strategic talent acquisition initiatives.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with hiring managers and business leaders through proactive communication, responsiveness, and a high level of customer service.
- Demonstrate flexibility in supporting a variety of business groups, functions, and changing hiring priorities.
- Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- 3 or more years of full-cycle recruiting, talent acquisition, staffing, or closely related Human Resources experience.
- Experience recruiting for field operations, skilled trades, technical positions, manufacturing, energy, oil and gas, or another operational environment.
- Strong passive candidate sourcing experience utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter and other advanced sourcing techniques.
- Experience recruiting difficult-to-fill, high volume, and multi-location field positions.
- Strong interviewing, negotiation, and candidate assessment skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Ability to effectively partner with all levels of management and business leadership.
- Experience recruiting for land drilling, rig operations, oilfield services, heavy equipment, mechanical maintenance, electrical systems, automation, transportation, warehouse operations, or health, safety, and environmental positions.
- Experience developing talent pipelines through trade schools, technical colleges, workforce-development programs, military-transition organizations, employee referrals, and community recruiting events.
- Experience using Oracle Recruiting Cloud (ORC) or similar enterprise ATS platforms.
