Industrial & Trades Recruitment Associate

Position Title: Industrial & Trades Recruitment Associate

Location: Saskatoon, SK (Primarily Remote – Regular Client Visits, Site Tours & Industry Events)

Schedule: Full Time, Monday to Friday

About Us

We're not your average recruitment firm.

Hughes Collective is a bold, people-first consultancy helping organizations grow through strategic recruitment, talent advisory, workforce solutions, HR consulting, employer branding, marketing, and business strategy. We partner with organizations across Saskatchewan and beyond to solve complex people challenges and build stronger workplaces.

Our recruitment team specializes in connecting exceptional talent with organizations in industries that keep our communities and economy moving—from construction and manufacturing to mining, industrial operations, engineering, transportation, and technical services.

We're growing and looking for someone who thrives on building relationships, uncovering great talent, and helping companies solve critical hiring challenges.

If you're energized by people, curious about industry, and excited to become a trusted talent partner to both clients and candidates, you'll feel right at home here.

The Opportunity

We're looking for a relationship-driven, highly organized, and ambitious Trades & Technical Recruitment Associate to join our growing recruitment team.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys connecting with people, building networks, solving hiring challenges, and learning how businesses operate. You'll support recruitment projects across skilled trades, industrial, technical, engineering, operations, and professional roles while developing expertise in talent sourcing, recruitment strategy, workforce planning, and client advisory.

You won't be expected to know everything on day one.

What matters most is your curiosity, initiative, professionalism, and desire to become exceptional at recruitment.

You will collaborate across Hughes Collective's broader service lines and support projects led by other Portfolio Leaders, giving you exposure to recruitment, talent management, workforce planning, employer branding, HR consulting, and client advisory work.

This role is primarily remote and based in Saskatoon, with regular in-person collaboration, client visits, site tours, networking events, and industry meetings.

What You’ll Do

Full-Cycle Recruitment & Talent Acquisition

As the Trades & Technical Recruitment Associate, you'll play an active role in helping clients find exceptional people and helping candidates discover meaningful career opportunities.

You'll:

• Support full-cycle recruitment projects across skilled trades, industrial, technical, engineering, operations, and professional positions
• Partner with recruiters and consultants to deliver exceptional hiring outcomes for clients
• Participate in intake and discovery meetings to understand hiring needs, workforce challenges, and ideal candidate profiles
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies to identify and engage high-quality talent
• Build talent pipelines and talent maps within key industries and geographic markets
• Conduct candidate outreach, screening interviews, and qualification assessments
• Coordinate interviews and maintain communication throughout the hiring process
• Conduct reference checks and support offer and onboarding processes
• Draft candidate summaries, market insights, outreach messaging, and recruitment recommendations
• Deliver a thoughtful, professional, and human-centered candidate experience
• Maintain accurate and organized information within Loxo and other recruitment systems
• Support post-placement follow-up activities to promote retention and long-term success

Trades, Technical & Industrial Talent Development

We want someone excited to become an expert in the industries we serve.

You'll:

• Develop an understanding of Saskatchewan's trades, industrial, manufacturing, mining, engineering, transportation, and construction sectors
• Build relationships with skilled tradespeople, technical professionals, supervisors, managers, and industry leaders
• Stay informed on labour market trends, compensation insights, workforce challenges, and talent availability
• Attend networking events, career fairs, industry functions, and client visits
• Build long-term talent communities and candidate networks
• Learn to provide labour market insights and recruitment recommendations to clients

Client Experience & Support

At Hughes Collective, every client interaction is an opportunity to build trust, loyalty, and long-term partnerships.

You'll:

• Join client meetings and capture actionable notes, priorities, and next steps
• Support the preparation of client-facing presentations, recruitment updates, and hiring recommendations
• Help track project timelines, hiring milestones, and client deliverables
• Maintain accurate client records and activity within our CRM and internal systems
• Monitor project progress and proactively identify opportunities to improve service delivery
• Help create memorable client experiences through thoughtful follow-up, responsiveness, and attention to detail
• Anticipate needs, solve problems proactively, and contribute to the "wow" moments that differentiate Hughes Collective

Talent Management & Workforce Solutions

You'll also have opportunities to support broader talent initiatives, including:

• Onboarding and retention support
• Talent management and development projects
• Workforce planning initiatives
• Contingent workforce and temporary staffing coordination
• Employer branding and talent attraction strategies
• HR and people consulting projects

Collaboration & Growth

At Hughes Collective, mindset is a non-negotiable.

A positive, solutions-focused, team-first approach is the foundation of everything we do.

You'll:

• Work closely with recruiters, consultants, and specialists across the organization
• Collaborate across multiple service lines and portfolios
• Contribute ideas, challenge assumptions, and help improve how we work
• Receive ongoing coaching, mentorship, and development opportunities
• Take ownership of your growth while being supported by an experienced team
• Gain exposure to recruitment, workforce planning, HR consulting, talent management, and business strategy

The successful candidate will also support projects, initiatives, and client work across the broader Hughes Collective team, including collaboration with other Portfolio Leaders and service areas. While Erin will provide primary leadership, coaching, performance management, and recruitment oversight, success in this role requires strong cross-functional collaboration and the ability to contribute wherever the business and our clients need support.

Who You Are

As a Industrial & Trades Recruitment Associate, you are someone who genuinely enjoys working with people and takes pride in building relationships that create value.

You bring professionalism, curiosity, and strong execution to everything you do.

You likely have:

• 2–5 years of experience in recruitment, staffing, talent acquisition, business development, customer service, HR, sales, operations, or a related field
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• A natural ability to build trust and establish relationships quickly
• Exceptional organization and follow-through
• Confidence speaking with candidates, clients, and industry professionals
• A proactive, resourceful, and solutions-focused mindset
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Comfort learning new systems, technology, and recruitment tools
• A desire to build expertise in trades, industrial, technical, and engineering recruitment
• Positive energy, professionalism, and emotional intelligence
• A collaborative, team-first approach
• A valid driver's license and reliable transportation for client visits and events

Bonus Points If You Have

• Experience recruiting within trades, industrial, manufacturing, construction, engineering, transportation, mining, or technical sectors
• Experience using sourcing tools, ATS platforms, or CRM systems
• Sales, account management, or business development experience
• Knowledge of Saskatchewan labour markets and workforce trends
• Experience supporting workforce planning or talent management initiatives

What We Offer

• A flexible, primarily remote role with regular in-person collaboration
• Meaningful work with organizations that are building stronger teams and communities
• Direct mentorship from experienced recruitment and consulting leaders
• Exposure to multiple areas of business, talent, and workforce consulting
• A collaborative team that values trust, initiative, learning, and humour
• Real opportunities for career growth and advancement
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Mileage reimbursement for client visits, networking events, and industry meetings

A Note on Mindset

At Hughes Collective, we care just as much about mindset as skillset.

We're looking for someone who is curious, dependable, humble, ambitious, and excited to grow. Someone who takes ownership, builds strong relationships, follows through on commitments, and genuinely cares about helping people succeed.

If that sounds like you, we'd love to meet you.

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Apply by sending your resume and a short note telling us what excites you about this opportunity.