Lead Recruiter

S³, Inc. is a rapidly growing woman owned small business founded in 1991, headquartered in Huntsville, AL, that provides technical, programmatic, and logistic services to U.S. Department of Defense, other U.S. government agencies, and Partner Nation militaries, co-located with government requirements. The S³, Inc. staff is 70% veterans. The company operates under an ISO 9001/AS9100 certified Quality Management System.

S³, Inc. has wholly owned subsidiaries that expand the customer base and increase our annual growth rate: KBFS – provides aviation pilot training, heavy lift, aircraft maintenance, and related aircraft services to government and commercial requirements IAW multiple FAA certifications; S3I – provides OCONUS FMS technical services, maintenance, and aviation platform training;  S3 Arabia (S3A), a subsidiary of S3I operates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;  and GLSS – provides SCA/CBA contract aviation maintenance.

S³, Inc. is recruiting to expand Corporate Operations to staff for significant contract growth in parent and subsidiary entities. S³, Inc. offers above industry standard benefits, a mentoring environment, and encourages our team members to build a fulfilling career with our mission-focused leadership. Come work with us and let's build something great together!

Military experience is a plus.

This is not a teleworking position.

S³, Inc. is seeking a Lead Recruiter to coordinate the activities of the corporate recruiting team in support of growth for both contract and business operations staffing requirements for S3 and subsidiaries. The position requires a BS degree and 12 years directly related experience in recruiting for technical DoD contract requirements. The position in indirect and reports to the Director of Administration within the Corporate Business Operations. The Lead Recruiter will be located at our corporate HQ in Research Park, Huntsville, AL.

Description:

The Lead Recruiter will build and maintain an engaged workforce that contributes to the mission success of the corporation. Key areas of accountability include managing recruitment activities for both CONUS and OCONUS positions. Recruiters use the TALEO Applicant Tracking System for posting requisitions and tracking applicant compliance to the requisition requirement. Recruiters address aviation and missile technical requirements across numerous DoD contract requirements.

Clearance Requirement: A Secret Security Clearance or the ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in business related field or equivalent experience as an HR Recruiter in a DoD environment. Requires a minimum of 12 years directly related experience. This is a Lead level position operating within a DoD audited and quality controlled operation. Excellent verbal and written skills are required to support communications and documentation, both internal and external.

Required Skills:

•    Management of a DoD contract driven recruiting team.

·         Experience coordinating staffing requirements with Hiring Managers (HM) to complete requisition documentation.

·         Experience with ISO/AS9100 or similar Quality Management System.

·         Demonstrate a 12 year directly related history of managing and performing recruiting tasks for DoD contracts.

·         Experience monitoring quality control performance to metrics.

·         Process standard materials appropriate to the assigned department, e.g., the hiring manager.

·         Experience developing requisition forms, senior management and customer correspondence, employment forms, recruiting documents, requisitions, resumes, interview reports, and applications.

Responsibilities:

·         Responsible for a wide variety of data, input assignments that may be confidential in nature.

·         Develop and validate position requirements of the position in the Applicant Tracking System, TALEO, to include tracking and reporting the status of hires to hiring managers in compliance with quality metrics.

·         Develop, apply, and monitor recruiting metrics, recommend and gain corporate approval, and implement continuous improvement to the recruiting process to attain time-to-fill goals.

·         Ensure that files, records, certificates, and/or other documents are established, maintained, and processed IAW corporate policies.

·         Ensure that interviewers/interviewees are scheduled, provided documents as required, and routine scheduling conflicts are resolved.

·         Screen resumes, perform in-person and phone interviews with candidates, negotiate job offers, and promotes job openings and the organization through various hiring channels.

·         Direct the tasks of the hiring process including job offers, drug testing, background checks, licensures, education, required specific training, and verification of all pre-employment paperwork.

·         Manage the daily activities, KPI’s, for both weekly and monthly objectives of the team.

·         Create and execute strategies for the recruitment process.

·         Mentor and lead other recruiters.

·         Create and promote messaging that attracts desired candidates and resource for active and passive candidates through internal and external sources.

Systems Studies and Simulation, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.