1099 Skilled Trades Recruiter – Welders & Pipefitters (Per Placement)

This is a remote position.

Summit Talent Strategies is seeking an experienced 1099 Skilled Trades Recruiter to support specialized hiring across industrial, maritime, and defense manufacturing environments. This role will focus on identifying and placing highly skilled trade professionals, specifically X-Ray Welders, Structural Welders, and Pipefitters.

This is a performance-driven contractor opportunity compensated per successful placement. The ideal recruiter is entrepreneurial, resourceful, and equipped with their own sourcing tools and recruiting infrastructure.

Source, engage, and qualify skilled trade candidates including X-Ray Welders, Structural Welders, and Pipefitters

Develop and maintain proactive candidate pipelines using diverse sourcing channels

Conduct screening interviews to evaluate technical skill sets, certifications, and trade experience

Verify candidate readiness, availability, and compensation expectations

Coordinate candidate submissions aligned with client requirements

Maintain consistent communication with candidates throughout the hiring lifecycle

Support high-volume hiring initiatives and urgent trade requisitions

Provide market feedback related to candidate availability, pay trends, and competitive hiring activity

Requirements

Required Qualifications

Proven experience recruiting skilled trades talent (welders, pipefitters, fabrication, or industrial trades)

Working knowledge of welding processes such as GMAW, SMAW, GTAW, FCAW, and related certifications

Ability to assess technical trade qualifications and interpret job requirements

Strong sourcing skills across LinkedIn, job boards, referrals, and trade communities

Self-motivated with ability to work independently in a contract environment

Excellent communication and candidate engagement skills

Experience supporting shipyard, industrial, construction, or defense hiring preferred

Contractor Requirements

Must operate as an independent contractor (1099)

Responsible for providing our own recruiting tools, sourcing platforms, and technology

Ability to manage workload, schedule, and candidate pipelines independently

Compliance with client screening, onboarding, and submission standards

Commitment to submission quality and placement success

Compensation

Performance-based compensation paid per successful placement

Target Payout Range: $1500 – $2000 per placement

Competitive placement payouts aligned with role complexity and hiring volume

Opportunity for repeat requisitions and long-term partnership

Unlimited earning potential based on performance

Benefits

Why Partner with Summit Talent Strategies

Access to high-demand skilled trades requisitions

Flexible, entrepreneurial recruiting model

Opportunity to support large-scale industrial and defense hiring programs

Collaborative partnership with experienced recruiting leadership

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