Emerging Talent Programs Manager - Skilled Trades

We are Generac, a leading energy technology company committed to powering a smarter world.

Over the 60 plus years of Generac’s history, we’ve been dedicated to energy innovation. From creating the home standby generator market category, to our current evolution into an energy technology solutions company, we continue to push new boundaries.

Primary Purpose

The Manager, Skilled Trades Talent Programs serves as a strategic advisor and program leader focused on attracting, developing, and hiring top-tier skilled trades talent (e.g., electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, maintenance, production, field service). This role partners with operational leaders, technical training teams, trade schools, unions, workforce development organizations, and community partners to design and execute a comprehensive talent strategy that supports Generac’s skilled trades workforce needs.

Major Responsibilities

• Develop trusted advisor relationships with key internal stakeholders—operations leadership, hiring managers, HR partners, and technical training teams—to support targeted skilled trades hiring.
• Collaborate with operations and manufacturing leaders to assess workforce needs across electrical, mechanical, production, and maintenance roles.
• Maintains an understanding of workforce requirements to build forecasts, cultivate talent pools and leverage best practices to create a talent attraction plan
• Creates and strengthens relationships with external stakeholders – program administrators, career centers, faculty, student organizations, administrators
• Analyzes progress/results with current schools/programs to assist in identifying best practices, strengthen selection, and develop recommendations to build a strategic plan and achieve desired outcomes
• Oversees development of a candidate pipeline that ensures an unparalleled candidate experience and generates strategic differentiated applicants
• Partners with the Operations and Manufacturing teams to design and execute external candidate campaigns, partnerships to build Generac’s employer brand
• Develops and leads attraction and education activities for in-person and virtual recruiting
• Drives brainstorming and ideation to continuously optimize programs and processes
• Monitors and reports on program statistics as requested 

Minimum Job Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, or related field

Work Experience

• 7 years of hands-on recruiting or program management experience in a corporate or college setting
• Experience using Applicant Tracking systems (Workday), CRMS’s, Handshake and LinkedIn

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Strong organizational, project, and time management skills (ability to balance multiple priorities)
• Recruiting skills- including sourcing and screening candidates, career fair, event management and social media branding
• Competency in recruitment analytics- dashboard development, return on investment, stakeholder satisfaction
• Exceptional consulting and presentations skills (written/oral)
• Demonstrated competency in client service and stakeholder influencing, from hiring managers and interview teams to senior leaders and executives
• Strong team and collaborative player
• Program management knowledge
• Ability to communicate to stakeholders challenges and mitigation strategies

Preferred Job Requirements

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Bilingual
• Strategic in designing and executing sourcing and recruiting plans
• A master in tailoring communication to key stakeholders- Candidates, Schools and Hiring Managers
• Independently motivated and resilient with strong interpersonal/influencing skills
• Knowledgeable in leveraging recruiting trends and external market insights to assist in shaping the vision for Generac's emerging talent approach
• Experienced in serving as an employment branding champion for company mission and values
• Inspirational in motivating talent to take their career to new heights

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk.  On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 - 50 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus. Occasional travel.

“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”