Early Career Programs Recruiter

Copeland • St Louis, MO

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Copeland, a global climate technologies company engineered for sustainability, is seeking an Early Career Programs Recruiter to join its global Talent Acquisition team. In this role, you will execute the full cycle recruiting activities that support Copeland’s early talent pipeline, including internships, apprenticeships and full-time early career roles across engineering, operations, supply chain and business functions. You will focus on operational execution of early career recruiting, partnering closely with hiring managers and the University Relations and Early Career Programs Recruiting Lead to deliver high-quality candidate pipelines and a seamless hiring experience. This includes managing requisitions, coordination interview processes, sourcing candidates, and supporting campus engagement activities that increase Copeland’s brand with emerging talent. You will collaborate with the Early Career Programs Recruiting Lead and regional Talent Acquisition partners to support hiring needs and ensure a consistent, high-quality recruiting process across programs. This position will be part of the global Talent Acquisition Center of Excellence team and will report to the Early Careers Recruiting Lead. This role will be hybrid and based out of one of our US sites; preferably St. Louis, MO, or Sidney, OH.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 2 years of recruiting or talent acquisition experience.
• Experience managing recruiting workflows including requisition creation, candidate screening interviews, interview scheduling, and hiring processes within an Applicant Tracking System.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple requisitions and hiring timelines simultaneously.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with hiring managers, recruiters and cross-functional teams.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage recruiting processes with accuracy and efficiency, and can prioritize effectively, multi-task, identify and develop process improvements and deliver results.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Legal Authorization to work in the United States, unrestricted for an unlimited period of time - Sponsorship will not be provided for this role.

Nice To Haves

• 4 years of recruiting or talent acquisition experience, ideally supporting high-volume recruiting or early career hiring, including internships, apprenticeships, or entry-level roles.
• Experience coordinating campus recruiting events, career fairs, interview days, or high-volume hiring processes, including scheduling, candidate communication, and event logistics.
• Experience driving brand representation and marketing efforts to the early career talent segment.
• Experience using Workday, RippleMatch, Handshake, MS Office, and social media.
• Experience supporting program-based or multi-term hiring cycles, such as internship or rotational programs.
• Experience working in start-up or rapidly evolving environment organization or supporting new builds and rolling out programs in the early career space.

Responsibilities

• Perform full cycle recruiting efforts for internship, apprenticeship and entry-level salaried rotational program roles across multiple functions including engineering, operations, supply chain, and business support roles.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand their early talent needs and proactively identify candidate pipelines for current and future hiring.
• Create and manage requisitions in Workday, post roles, screen candidates, coordinate interviews, extend offers and support hiring decisions in partnership with hiring managers and Talent Acquisition partners.
• Lead activities related to hiring, including communicating details on the pre-employment screening process & first day.
• Support centralized and multi-term early career hiring cycles by coordinating candidate pipelines, event details, interview scheduling, and hiring workflows to ensure timely and efficient hiring outcomes.
• Collaborate with the Early Careers Recruiting Lead to support university engagement strategies, campus outreach, and Copeland brand visibility.
• Coordinate logistics and support execution of campus recruiting activities such as university career fairs, networking events, classroom presentations and virtual engagement sessions. This includes marketing, booth presentation, ambassador participation and post event follow-up activities.
• Maintain recruiting data and candidate tracking within Workday and other recruiting systems, ensuring data integrity and reporting accuracy.
• Be an expert in the usage of our HRIS (Workday) and proficient in utilizing recruiting platforms such as RippleMatch, Handshake and LinkedIn.
• Support continuous improvement of recruiting processes, candidate communications and operational workflows to improve efficiency and candidate experience.

Benefits

• Flexible and competitive benefits plans offer the right options to meet your individual/family needs: medical insurance plans, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) and more.
• We provide employees with flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave, vacation and holiday leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees