Talent Acquisition Partner - Production

Caterpillar Inc.•Sanford, NC

4d•$89,210 - $133,810•Onsite

About The Position

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc. When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it. Your Work Shapes the World Whether it’s groundbreaking products, best-in-class solutions, or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With a 100-year legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe. When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators, and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation; we make it happen. And we are proud of that because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in – the roads, hospitals, homes, and infrastructure. Without a dedicated workforce, Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customers’ needs. Join us! Overview As a talent acquisition organization, we guarantee a dynamic, collaborative environment, focused on providing tailored end-to-end recruiting strategies for Caterpillar’s Construction Industries (CI) segment and associated business units. As Caterpillar continues to evolve to meet the challenge of right candidate, right place, right time, a consultative and agile team is a critical component of our success. Recruiters for CI act as talent partners and contribute to this mission by leveraging their interpersonal skills, strategic mindsets, and in-depth knowledge of talent acquisition to solve problems and target opportunities. This role helps influence our talent acquisition strategy, builds strong relationships with our internal customers, and acts as a mentor and subject matter expert for our recruiters in increasing the concentration of underrepresented groups at the top of the funnel to expand access and opportunity to all. This position requires experience-based knowledge of world-class recruitment methods, a commitment to continuous improvement, and demonstrated success in delivering a high-quality candidate and client experience. Challenges include meeting expectations in delivering results, learning to refine solutions to better fit complex situations, making timely decisions, and communicating effectively. Strong initiative and leadership skills are also a must, along with having the demonstrated ability to have courageous conversations and be an advocate for all job seekers. Role Definition: The Talent Acquisition Partner - Production will be responsible for developing a professional rapport with hiring managers and stakeholders to evaluate hiring needs. The TA Partner will develop executive candidate pipelines for high demand positions in a proactive recruitment strategy.

Requirements

Knowledge of effective influencing tactics and strategies; ability to impact decisions within and outside own organization.
Understanding of the importance of remaining aware of shifting market priorities and ability to respond to internal and external customer needs in a manner that consistently adds value.
Knowledge of standards, processes, techniques and methods used in staffing and recruiting; ability to identify, select, retain and relocate qualified personnel, both internally and externally, for a wide range of positions.
Knowledge of the concepts, tools and techniques for effective listening and communicating; ability to apply these theories to receive, transmit and accurately interpret information and ideas to influence others in various situations.
Knowledge of the process of planning and arranging tasks and resources; ability to plan and organize both time and resources to get things completed while structuring and maintaining work in a systematic and highly methodical way.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Workday ATS
Experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, Beamery
Advanced technical sourcing methodologies
Comfortable using trial and error to discover new approaches

Responsibilities

Engages with leaders and HR to understand the business talent needs, challenges and priorities in order to build proactive sourcing and go-to-market strategies for identifying and attracting top executive talent.
Have an in-depth understanding of the business areas and the skills which are in demand.
Demonstrate proven success in high volume skilled production labor recruitment efforts to maintain full operation of a 2,000 – 3,000 personnel facility.
Utilization with Workday ATS from both a sourcing and record keeping/maintenance perspective.
Use creative sourcing strategies using tools like LinkedIn Recruiter, Workday, Beamery and other channels to generate candidate pipelines, new leads, and nurture existing leads.
Demonstrated advanced technical sourcing methodologies.
Ensure the positive candidate experience is at the forefront of all recruitment activity and build brand advocacy for the Caterpillar brand.
Provide continuous feedback to Hiring Managers and Leaders on sourcing and recruiting activity, outreach, challenges and overall insights on the external market conditions.
Ability to translate challenges into creative solutions to overcome roadblocks.
Curious about learning new sourcing methodologies and collaborating with other TA professionals on best practices.
Top candidates will be comfortable using trial and error to discover new approaches.