About The Position
As a member of Wabtec’s Talent Acquisition team, the Talent Acquisition Assistant supports the company’s recruitment objectives by helping deliver a positive candidate and hiring manager experience. The role works closely with the Talent Acquisition team and hiring leaders throughout the recruitment process, managing interview scheduling and logistics, monitoring background checks, and maintaining communication with candidates. The position may also assist with resume screening, candidate pre-screening, Talent Acquisition projects, reporting and analytics, and providing information to departments for new hires’ first day, depending on business needs and region. The role may require collaboration across different regions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources or a related field, or proven experience.
- Experience supporting Human Resources and/or Talent Acquisition, full-cycle recruitment activities, or administrative roles such as administrative assistant.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Excellent prioritization and organizational skills.
- Strong customer focus and effective communication skills.
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills and ability to act as a change agent.
- Experience working successfully across different teams and organizational levels.
- Positive emotional intelligence and business maturity.
- Fluency in written and spoken English.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience in Talent Acquisition.
- Experience working with an ATS.
- Fluency in French and Spanish.
Responsibilities
- Schedule and coordinate interviews for salary, exempt-level hires across the network to provide a standard and consistent candidate experience.
- Initiate video and phone interviews, background checks, and drug screens.
- Provide timely verbal and written updates to candidates, the Talent Acquisition team, HR Business Partners, and hiring leaders throughout the hiring process.
- Arrange travel for candidate interviews when needed.
- Troubleshoot candidate issues during the interview and hiring process.
- Maintain 100% data integrity in the ATS and properly document each job opening’s Talent Acquisition process to support EEOC compliance and best practices.
- Occasionally assist with resume screening, candidate pre-screening, Talent Acquisition projects, reporting and analytics, and providing relevant information to departments for new hires’ first day.
- Collaborate across different regions as needed.
Benefits
- Medical assistance extended to dependents (spouse and children).
- Dental assistance extended to dependents (spouse and children).
- Profit sharing.
- Private pension plan.
- Meal policy according to location.
- Life insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program offering psychological, legal, financial, and social support.
- Headspace mental health app.
- Christmas card or basket for employees, based on location.
- Christmas gift for children up to 11 years old.
- Extended maternity leave program for pregnant women and babies.
- Language incentive policy.
- Mentorship programs and access to a training platform.
- Wellhub.
- Pharmacy assistance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
