Johnny Shanz

Hands-on Talent Acquisition leader with 15+ years of combined experience across Talent Acquisition, recruiting and staffing leadership, and program management. Brings more than 10 years of recruiting and staffing leadership experience supporting high-volume, multi-site, logistics, distribution, manufacturing, industrial, skilled trades, professional, leadership, and executive hiring. Experienced leading recruiting teams while maintaining an active portfolio of complex, high-priority, and difficult-to-fill requisitions.

Proven success partnering with operational and executive leaders on workforce planning, labor-market strategy, recruiting analytics, process improvement, sourcing strategy, agency management, and large-scale workforce ramps. Known for combining strategic Talent Acquisition leadership with hands-on recruiting execution, including requisition intake, sourcing, screening, interviewing, offers, onboarding, recruiting events, candidate pipeline development, KPI reporting, ATS optimization, compliance, and recruiter coaching.

Talent Acquisition - T1 ENERGY / TRINA SOLAR - Wilmer, TX

(2024-01 - 2026-01)

• Hands-on full-cycle recruiter and recruiting lead for a major greenfield startup, supporting hourly through executive-level hiring while partnering directly with business and operational leadership.
• Managed 50+ concurrent requisitions representing 100–300 open positions while partnering directly with hiring managers and senior leadership across technical, engineering, operations, professional, leadership, and executive functions.
• Built targeted sourcing strategies and candidate pipelines through LinkedIn Recruiter, direct outreach, referrals, professional networks, staffing partners, colleges, trade schools, workforce organizations, and community partnerships while continuously adjusting recruiting priorities to changing business demand.
• Supported workforce growth from 11 employees to 1,300+ within 12 months while recruiting against rapidly changing construction, operational, equipment, material, and production requirements.
• Personally delivered 20–40 skilled-trades and technical hires per month while supporting monthly operator hiring volumes of approximately 200–300 during aggressive workforce ramps.
• Managed full-cycle recruiting from intake, sourcing, and screening through hiring-manager interviews, offers, pre-employment requirements, onboarding, and start-date readiness.
• Built targeted pipelines through colleges, trade schools, workforce boards, staffing agencies, job boards, referrals, and community partners for high-volume and hard-to-fill positions.
• Led 3 recruiters and 2 recruiting coordinators while continuing to carry hands-on recruiting responsibilities, urgent requisitions, hiring events, candidate pipelines, and day-to-day delivery.
• Reduced staffing agency spend by 35%, improved recruiter productivity by 40%, reduced time-to-fill by 25%, and achieved 98% staffing fulfillment.

Talent Acquisition - SALCOMP - Arlington, TX

(2023-03 - 2023-12)

• Personally recruited, screened, coordinated interviews, extended offers, and onboarded employees as part of an 800+ hire greenfield electronics manufacturing launch supporting SMT, PCBA, and full box-build operations.
• Managed candidate pipelines and requisition activity in ADP Workforce Now while coordinating internal recruiters and external staffing agencies to meet aggressive hiring demand.
• Partnered with operations, engineering, and global leadership teams in India and China to forecast workforce demand, prioritize startup-critical roles, and align recruiting with equipment installation and production ramp schedules.

Senior Program Manager / Business Development - LEEMAH - Richardson, TX

(2022-02 - 2023-03)

• Managed 15 strategic client accounts and coordinated cross-functional activity among engineering, quality, operations, and customers in electronics and aerospace manufacturing.
• Built client relationships, supported account growth, and translated customer and operational requirements into execution priorities within ISO 9001, AS9100D, IPC-A-610, and IPC/WHMA-A-620 environments.

Senior Program Manager / Sales - NCA - Garland, TX

(2019-01 - 2022-02)

• Managed 32 customer programs supporting PCBA, cable and harness assemblies, and full box-build operations while coordinating quality, delivery, forecasting, and customer priorities.
• Served as a J-Standard Certified Trainer and worked within ISO 13485, ISO 9001, and AS9100D quality systems.

TA / Regional - SWIFT STAFFING - Mesquite, TX

(2014-04 - 2018-12)

• Led full-cycle recruiting and staffing delivery across multiple client accounts while managing regional operations, safety, compliance, and client relationships.
• Added 20+ client accounts, reduced time-to-fill by 30%, improved candidate quality by 40%, and increased regional revenue by 15%.

TA / Branch Manager - LCL STAFFING - Farmers Branch, TX

(2011-06 - 2014-04)

• Performed hands-on recruiting while leading branch staffing, client development, training, KPI reporting, safety, and OSHA compliance.
• Built candidate pipelines, supported account growth, and developed recruiting staff to meet client workforce requirements.

Shift NOC Manager - XO Communications

Earlier Telecommunications Experience

• Managed shift operations within the Network Operations Center, monitoring network switches, routers, and field equipment. Coordinated outage response, technical escalation, troubleshooting, service restoration, and communication with field technicians and network operations teams.

Telecommunications Operations - AT&T Broadband

Earlier Telecommunications Experience

• Progressed through increasingly technical roles including Installer, Service Technician, Line Technician, and Business Technician. Selected to help establish and launch the company’s first Network Operations Center (NOC), supporting network monitoring, service reliability, troubleshooting, escalation, and field operations.

Commercial Arts & Advertising - Texas State Technical College (TSTC)