Contract Senior Recruiter, Operations - Onsite Sunnyvale, TX
Fanatics
Role Overview
As a Senior Recruiter supporting Fanatics Collectibles Operations, you will be responsible for hiring and scaling frontline and skilled operational talent across manufacturing, warehouse, and distribution environments in the Dallas market. This role is hands-on and execution-focused, partnering closely with plant leadership to support production needs, shift coverage, and workforce stability during periods of growth.
This role is for a 6 month contract
You will manage full-cycle recruiting for hourly and salaried operations roles and build practical talent pipelines that support throughput, safety, and operational continuity.
Key Responsibilities
- Own full-cycle recruiting for manufacturing and operations roles, including production, warehouse, material handling, maintenance, quality, and skilled trade positions.
- Partner directly with site leaders, operations managers, and supervisors to understand headcount needs, shift requirements, ramp timelines, and workforce challenges.
- Execute high-volume hiring strategies to support production demands, seasonal ramp-ups, and new equipment or line expansions.
- Source candidates through non-traditional channels including local workforce agencies, trade schools, referrals, job fairs, and community partnerships.
- Screen candidates for operational readiness, including shift flexibility, attendance reliability, physical requirements, and safety mindset.
- Manage candidate flow from application through start date, ensuring speed, accuracy, and minimal production disruption.
- Maintain accurate recruiting data and metrics to support workforce planning and continuous improvement.
- Ensure recruiting practices align with labor laws, safety requirements, and internal policies in a manufacturing environment.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of recruiting experience working in a fast-paced environment.
- Proven success hiring for hourly, shift-based, and skilled operational roles.
- Experience supporting multiple shifts, high-volume requisitions, and evolving production demands.
- Ability to operate with urgency, prioritize production needs, and communicate effectively with operations leadership.
- Bilingual Spanish strongly preferred.
- Proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems (Oracle Recruitment Cloud and Greenhouse preferred) and operational recruiting tools.
Ensure your Fanatics job offer is legitimate and don’t fall victim to fraud. Fanatics never seeks payment from job applicants. Feel free to ask your recruiter for a phone call or other type of communication for interview, and ensure your communication is coming from a Fanatics email address (including @collectfanatics.com). For added security, where possible, apply through our company website at www.fanaticsinc.com/careers
Fanatics Collectibles is a new model and vision for the hobby, fundamentally changing the experience for current and future collectors, leagues, and players across many U.S. and international professional and college sports. The organization has long-term, exclusive rights to design, manufacture and distribute trading cards for several sports and entertainment properties, including MLB, MLBPA, the Premier League, MLS, UFC, Formula 1 as well as Disney, Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars, among others. In January 2022, Fanatics Collectibles announced the acquisition of Topps, establishing the preeminent licensed trading card brand as the cornerstone of Fanatics’ trading cards and collectibles business, and jumpstarted its MLB and MLBPA rights to design, manufacture and distribute trading cards