You want to love what you do and love where you work. Gentex gives you the best of both worlds. A global technology company headquartered in Zeeland, Michigan, Gentex is an 8-time winner of the Top Workplaces in Michigan.
POSITION OVERVIEW
The purpose of the position is to utilize various recruiting techniques to identify, hire, and onboard external and internal job candidates.
This is an on-site position.
This role is working onsite at the Global Headquarters in Zeeland. Not eligible for hybrid or remote schedules.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Manage full-cycle technical recruiting process for assigned teams, which includes determining selection criteria, candidate screening, interviewing, wage negotiation, hiring and onboarding.
- Identify top, technical talent through proactive sourcing and recruiting practices to fill open or anticipated positions
- Conduct prescreen interviews and evaluation with position candidates according to selection criteria
- Present prescreened, qualified technical resumes to hiring managers through a clear understanding of the Gentex culture and specific position requirements
- Manage open job requisitions for assigned teams
- Develop, cultivate and manage relationships with hiring managers, acting as a recruiting partner and advisor through the full-cycle, technical recruiting process
- Contribute to Gentex recruiting efforts by attending early talent career fairs, manufacturing job fairs and community events
- Other duties as assigned.
HOW YOU’LL DO IT
- Communicate effectively - develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey clear understanding, taking into account the unique needs of different audiences.
- Customer focus – building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
- Plans and aligns – planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
- Interpersonal savvy - relating openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people. Ability to build and maintain solid working relationship with others.
- Maintain high level of honesty, integrity and confidentiality with respect to company matters.
WHAT TO BRING
- Four-year degree in Human Resources or related field preferred.
- Minimum of five years technical recruiting experience
- Familiarity with HR staffing processes and technical/engineering technology
- An understanding and working knowledge of employment law, applicant tracking systems, internet recruiting, advertising, interviewing, and staffing assessment
- Ability to obtain a working knowledge of the Gentex culture and specific position requirements.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Excellent communication and organization skills.
WHAT WILL HELP
- Experience working in a manufacturing organization.
- A willingness to travel overnight/work outside normal business hours.
Gentex is an equal opportunity employer
Gentex extends equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees regardless of an individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), disability, marital status, military service, height, weight, genetic information, or any other reason protected by law.
Assistance
Gentex is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. For accommodation requests, email us at [email protected]. Gentex will not discriminate against any qualified individual who can perform the essential functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
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Right to Work – English
Right to Work - Spanish
Skills Required
- Four-year degree in Human Resources or related field preferred
- Minimum of five years technical recruiting experience
- Familiarity with HR staffing processes and technical/engineering technology
- Understanding of employment law, applicant tracking systems
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Excellent communication and organization skills
Gentex Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Gentex Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Gentex Corporation.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes multiple plan designs (PPO and CDHP) with HSA/FSA options, plus short- and long‑term disability and life insurance. Some locations provide an on‑site health clinic, adding convenient access to care.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include an employer‑matched 401(k) with a 5% company match mentioned and an Employee Stock Purchase Program. Salaried roles may also receive stock equity bonuses.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Quarterly profit‑sharing bonuses are available and often viewed as a strong part of total compensation. Total rewards are sometimes characterized as good for the area when these bonuses are included.
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What We Do
Gentex is a global, high technology electronics company that is managed by engineers and others who understand the freedom and discipline that's required to run an entrepreneurial company. We are a unique, profitable company that is vertically integrated in highly automated electronics, CMOS camera development and manufacturing, vacuum coatings, and glass bending and fabrication. We specialize in a broad spectrum of technologies and processes to deliver high quality products to the automotive, aerospace and fire protection industries. Thank you for visiting the Gentex Corporation (“Gentex”) LinkedIn page. This page is intended to share information about Gentex, its products and corporate culture. If you have specific questions about Gentex, please call our main phone number at 616.772.1800. Any content, views, opinions and/or responses to questions uploaded, expressed or submitted by third parties on the Gentex LinkedIn page, other than the content provided by Gentex, are solely the views, opinions and responsibility of the person submitting them and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Gentex. Gentex reserves the right to terminate any user's ability to access this LinkedIn page, and to edit or delete any material it deems inappropriate and/or in violation of any Gentex policy, including but not limited to: Equal Employment Opportunity, Discrimination and Harassment, Workplace Violence, Non-Solicitation, Conflict of Interest, Confidentiality, and Insider Trading.
