Lead Recruiter

Overview

At Red Cap Plumbing, Air and Electric our mission is clear and unwavering:
To be the most trusted, innovative, and customer‑focused home services provider in Tampa. Known for excellence, integrity, and community leadership.

We're looking for a Lead Recruiter with skilled trades experience to help fuel growth across HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and related roles. This is a hands‑on, high‑impact role for a recruiter who thrives in fast‑paced environments, partners closely with operations leaders, and takes real ownership of hiring outcomes. If you're energized by building pipelines, influencing hiring leaders, and consistently delivering quality hires – this role is for you.

• Earn What You Deserve:
  Competitive pay averaging up to $90,000 annually, with base salary and a monthly paid bonus structure based on performance.
• Comprehensive Benefits:
  Health, vision, and dental insurance options for you and your family, plus supplemental coverage for life, accident, and disability.
• Plan Your Future: 401(k) retirement plans with employer matching.
• Balance Your Life:
  Enjoy six paid holidays per year and a referral program to reward your connections.
• Feel Valued:
  Join a family‑oriented, team‑focused culture where your contributions matter.

• Own full‑cycle recruiting for high‑volume and hard‑to‑fill skilled trades roles including Service Technicians, Installers, Leads, Supervisors, and Managers.
• Partner closely with Internal stakeholders and Regional Manager to understand workforce needs, role requirements, and hiring priorities.
• Drive candidate screening, interviewing, offer management, and closing with a focus on quality, speed, and candidate experience.
• Participate in pre‑employment processes, including coordination and oversight of background checks, drug screenings, and other required pre‑hiring verifications up to final turnover to HR for onboarding.

• Proactively build and maintain strong pipelines through sourcing, referrals, CRM campaigns, talent communities, and local market outreach.
• Serve as a subject‑matter expert on skilled trades labor markets, compensation trends, competitor intelligence, and candidate motivations.
• Identify emerging talent pools and develop creative sourcing strategies to meet workforce demands.

• Manage requisitions with a clear focus on funnel strength, conversion metrics, and hiring outcomes.
• Use recruiting analytics to diagnose challenges, optimize processes, and influence hiring decisions.
• Maintain accurate documentation and compliance within the ATS and CRM.

• Act as a consultative partner to hiring leaders – setting expectations, challenging assumptions, and advising on best‑practice hiring strategies.
• Lead structured intake conversations and provide ongoing communication throughout the hiring process.
• Educate leaders on market realities, candidate availability, and competitive positioning.

• Attend and represent the organization at local job fairs, hiring events, and community outreach initiatives to build brand presence and attract talent.
• Host hiring events, open houses, and onsite recruiting days in partnership with leadership and local operations teams.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with local workforce programs, trade schools, and technical colleges to support long‑term talent pipelines.

• Represent the organization's employment brand with professionalism, authenticity, and consistency.
• Deliver a best‑in‑class candidate experience from first touch through onboarding.
• Partner with marketing and leadership to strengthen job postings, career pages, and 3rd party affiliations.

• 5+ years of full‑cycle recruiting experience, with a strong focus on skilled trades, field services, or blue‑collar hiring.
• Proven success recruiting HVAC, plumbing, electrical, or similar technical roles in high‑volume environments highly desired. Alternatively, experience in home services, construction, manufacturing, or other labor‑intensive industries.
• Experience partnering directly with operational leaders and senior stakeholders.
• Strong sourcing skills across job boards, social platforms, referrals, and non‑traditional channels.
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining speed and quality.
• Proficiency with ATS and CRM platforms (iCIMS highly desired).
• Familiarity with recruitment marketing, programmatic job advertising, and talent community engagement.
• Strong comfort using recruiting data and dashboards to guide decision‑making.