Recruiter at Davidson Transit Organi – Nashville, Tennessee

Title: Recruiter

Reports to: Director/Manager of Human Resources

Summary/Objective To support hiring initiatives within the public transportation sector. This role will focus on attracting, screening, and hiring top talent for a variety of transit-related positions, including operators, mechanics, safety professionals, and administrative staff. The ideal candidate has experience recruiting in regulated, safety-sensitive environments such as public transit agencies, transportation companies, or related infrastructure sectors.

Essential Functions

• Partner with hiring managers to understand workforce needs across operations, maintenance, safety, and administrative departments.
• Develop and execute recruitment strategies tailored to transit roles, including bus operators, dispatchers, maintenance technicians, and leadership positions.
• Manage full-cycle recruiting: sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, and onboarding coordination.
• Ensure compliance with DOT, FTA, and other regulatory requirements for safety-sensitive positions.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for high-volume and hard-to-fill roles.
• Coordinate and participate in job fairs, community outreach events, and workforce development initiatives.
• Collaborate with training departments to align hiring with certification and licensing requirements (e.g., CDL).
• Maintain accurate applicant tracking and reporting metrics (time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, diversity metrics, etc.).
• Provide guidance to hiring managers on interview techniques, compensation trends, and labor market conditions.

The principal duties are intended to describe those functions that are essential to the performance of this job and must be performed unaided or with the assistance of reasonable accommodation. Other responsibilities are those functions, which are considered incidental or secondary to the overall purpose of the job. This job description does not imply that the above are the only duties assigned to the position. Employees may be required to perform any other job-related duties as requested by management.

Competencies

• Strategic sourcing and talent pipeline development
• Compliance and regulatory awareness
• Stakeholder partnership and collaboration
• Data-driven decision-making
• Commitment to community engagement

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Work Environment

This position may require occasional travel to transit facilities or community events / recruitment events. The Recruiter must be comfortable working in both office and operational environments.

Physical Requirements with or without reasonable accommodation

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to grasp small items, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This position is Monday through Friday, with hours to be determined. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3+ years of recruiting experience, preferably in transportation, logistics, manufacturing, or other safety-sensitive industries.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage high-volume recruitment while maintaining attention to detail.
• Proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and HRIS platforms.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Knowledge of transit industry roles and workforce challenges.
• Familiarity with DOT, FTA, and other regulatory requirements for safety-sensitive positions.
• Experience recruiting for unionized environments is a plus.
• Working Knowledge of Trapeze and Sage programs.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• You must relate and interact with people at all levels of the Company.
• Must be flexible and have well-developed interpersonal skills.
• Ability to handle novel and diverse work problems on a daily basis.
• Ability to always maintain confidentiality.

AAP/EEO Statement

To provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals. Employment decisions at Davidson Transit Organization will be based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Employment decisions shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws prohibiting discrimination or harassment in the workplace. Davidson Transit Organization does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, weight, height, familial status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Classification under Fair Labor Standards Act: Exempt

DTO is an equal opportunity employer.