Spark driver interest, keep candidates moving, and launch your recruiting career.
We are looking for a Recruiting Coordinator to support the day-to-day work of our Driver Recruiting team. In this role, you’ll build interest and engagement with prospective drivers through outbound calls, texts, and emails, keep applicants moving through the hiring process, and hand interested candidates off to a Driver Recruiter for continued recruiting and hiring.
If you’re energized by connecting with people, following up consistently, and working toward clear goals, this is an entry-level opportunity with a defined path forward. Strong performance against established internal metrics can lead to a Driver Recruiter role.
What you’ll do
- Make outbound calls and send texts and emails to prospective drivers to generate interest in employment opportunities
- Manage daily bulk messaging campaigns
- Manage recruiting inboxes, answer inbound calls, and respond quickly to texts, emails, and inquiries from prospective drivers
- Run basic qualification screens and schedule interviews with Driver Recruiters
- Follow up consistently with prospective drivers, including those who have shown interest but haven’t finished an application
- Identify interested drivers and hand them off to a Driver Recruiter for continued recruiting and hiring
- Track each stage of the recruiting process in the company’s applicant tracking system, keeping driver records and candidate profiles up to date with notes, documents, communications, and contact attempts
- Support application processing tasks as needed, such as ordering motor vehicle records (MVRs) and submitting verifications of employment (VOEs)
- Coordinate with internal team members to keep handoffs and communication running smoothly
- Help arrange candidate travel when needed
- Assist with other recruiting and administrative tasks to help the team meet weekly and monthly hiring goals
- Perform other duties as assigned
What you’ll bring
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- A friendly, confident presence by phone, text, and email
- Comfort making outbound calls and communicating across multiple channels
- Basic computer skills and the ability to learn recruiting systems quickly
- Sharp organization and attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and stay calm in a fast-paced environment
- Self-motivated and goal oriented, with initiative and consistent follow-through
- Willingness to grow with the team and take on new challenges
Preferred qualifications
- College degree
- Familiarity with Tenstreet or another applicant tracking system
- Previous administrative, customer service, sales, or recruiting support experience
- Driver recruiting experience
Work environment and physical requirements
This position is performed primarily in an office environment. The role involves extended periods of computer and telephone work, sitting, occasional walking, and frequent communication with prospective drivers and internal team members.
Benefits
We offer a competitive benefits package designed to support employees and their families, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k), paid time off, and other valuable benefit programs.
Why join us
Join Groendyke and help build the driver team that keeps one of the industry’s safest and most respected fleets moving.
