Recruiter - Skilled Trades

The role

You will build skilled trades teams to enable production scaling. You will own recruiting from first outreach through start date and run hiring events for manufacturing roles.

What you will do

• Deliver hires against manufacturing plans for assembly, electrical, test, quality, maintenance, and machinist roles.
• Run hiring events with same-day interview decisions and offers within days.
• Build candidate pipelines through trade schools, apprenticeship programs, community organizations, referrals, paid channels, and local outreach.
• Align hiring managers on practical skills and evaluation criteria.
• Use AI-assisted pre-screening, structured interviews, and role-relevant assessments.
• Use pipeline conversion, show rates, offer acceptance, start rates, and early retention to improve hiring results.

Required qualifications

• Experience recruiting skilled trades or technician talent in manufacturing, industrial operations, or a comparable hands-on environment.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple openings from sourcing and screening through interviews, offers, and closing.
• Experience building candidate pipelines through proactive outreach and relationships beyond inbound applications.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Ability to maintain accurate applicant tracking records and use recruiting data to guide priorities.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting a factory launch, production ramp, or high-volume hourly hiring program.
• Established relationships with trade schools, technical programs, or skilled trades communities in Los Angeles or the Bay Area.
• Experience recruiting for robotics, automotive, aerospace, or other precision manufacturing environments.
• Experience using AI screening or automation tools in a high-volume hiring process.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave
• 401(k) plan with company match (100% on the first 3% of contributions, 50% on the next 2%)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) options
• Commuter benefits (transit and parking)
• Short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental health, financial, and personal support
• Onsite snacks and catered lunches

About the company

1X is building humanoid robots that work in homes. They are scaling to ship NEO, a flagship home robot designed to move, learn, and operate in the real world.