Talent Acquisition Specialist, Engineering & Manufacturing Hiring (Fremont, CA; 12-Month Contract)

𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗧𝗔 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱-𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱-𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗖𝗘𝗢-𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱-𝗼𝘂𝘁.𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲You sit onsite, report directly to the senior Talent Acquisition leader, and own the hiring engine for engineering, manufacturing, EHS, supply chain, and operations. The team you hire ships a first-to-market product line. The CEO is pushing urgency on every seat you fill, and you are the bottleneck between hiring plan and product launch.𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆Pave Talent is recruiting for a confidential client, a publicly traded specialty electronics materials leader (NYSE-listed) standing up a brand-new Fremont facility for a first-to-market copper platform. The site will hire engineers, EHS, supply chain, and operations staff in waves over the next 12 months. You sit at the front of every one of those funnels.𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗹𝗹 𝗢𝘄𝗻• You build the recruiting function from the ground up. The intake cadence, hiring-manager rhythms, and vendor relationships you set up become the standard operating model for the site.• Full-cycle recruiting for engineering, manufacturing, EHS, supply chain, and operations roles across the facility, from intake to offer.• Hiring-manager partnership. You are the trusted voice in the room with stressed, accountable leaders who need to fill seats fast and correctly.• Sourcing strategy across LinkedIn, ATS, and active outreach channels for highly competitive STEM talent in the Bay Area.• Vendor and agency relationships, including coordination with the two contracted recruiting partners supporting the build-out.• Candidate experience from first conversation through start date, in a high-volume, high-velocity environment.• Offer negotiation in partnership with HR and hiring managers, keeping offers within budget and internal equity.𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴• 5+ years in corporate Talent Acquisition or search firm recruiting, with a track record across multiple corporate functions in competitive markets.• Real experience recruiting technical and engineering roles. Familiarity with chemicals, semiconductor, or advanced manufacturing is a strong plus.• Self-direction. You are the ground-floor recruiter and will operate without heavy infrastructure on day one.• Calm under pressure. Hiring managers will be moving fast and stressed; you bring composure and follow-through.• Comfort with onsite work in Fremont with up to 2 days per week of remote flexibility.𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲Three years from now you will be telling people you built the team that built a first-to-market product. Every seat you fill is one less day to commercial volume, and your offer-acceptance speed becomes the rate-limiting step on the entire build-out. 12-month contract to start, with the option to convert into a permanent seat as the function scales.𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽 + 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲$38 to $58 per hour. 12-month contract, possible contract-to-hire conversion.𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻Fremont, CA. Onsite with flexibility for up to 2 remote days per week.𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁If you talk to us on this role, here is what you get: a recruiter who has read your background before the first call, real coaching prep before client interviews, no ghosting, first-call scheduling within 48 hours of a strong fit, and a 90-day replacement guarantee that protects both you and the client. That is how we work.