Talent Acquisition Partner

Caterpillar•Irving, TX

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Caterpillar’s Manufacturing Student & Graduates Program is seeking a Talent Acquisition Partner to support hiring for manufacturing operations, supply chain, procurement, and environmental health and safety student and graduate talent programs in the United States. The role focuses on functional early-in-career full-time employees and interns, and partners with other student and graduate recruiters to recruit college and university talent for internships and full-time rotational programs. The Talent Acquisition Partner advises hiring managers on recruiting strategies, uses data to support decisions, and manages recruiting activities from sourcing and screening through interviews, references, offers, and communication of orientation and start-date plans. The role uses applicant tracking systems, candidate relationship management tools, and sourcing technologies to fill current openings and develop candidate pipelines for future roles, while sourcing diverse candidates and maintaining a low cost per hire. The position is onsite five days a week. Visa sponsorship is not available. Any employment offer is contingent on successfully completing a drug screen.

Requirements

Knowledge of relationship management techniques and ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers.
Understanding of shifting market priorities and ability to respond to internal and external customer needs in a value-adding manner.
Knowledge of recruitment channels, including databases, internet recruiting resources, cold calls, media, recruiting firms, and employee referrals, and ability to select and use channels to support talent strategy.
Knowledge of candidate-screening techniques, methods, and processes, and ability to identify suitable candidates for interviews.
Knowledge of candidate-sourcing techniques, methods, and channels, and ability to attract and qualify candidates for current or future vacancies.
Knowledge of staffing and recruiting standards, processes, techniques, and methods, and ability to identify, select, retain, and relocate qualified personnel internally and externally.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of HR and workforce issues and trends, and ability to analyze workforce data, information, and metrics to support business decisions.

Responsibilities

Counsel hiring managers on recruiting strategies and practices that support organizational goals and direction, using data to drive decisions.
Recruit, interview, check references, make offers, and communicate orientation and start-date plans for new employees.
Use applicant tracking systems, candidate relationship management tools, and sourcing technologies to identify qualified candidates and build pipelines for future roles.
Develop sourcing plans to attract appropriate and diverse candidates, conduct interviews, and extend offers while maintaining a low cost per hire.
Respond promptly to client requests, monitor client satisfaction, resolve critical issues, and identify new or unexpressed customer needs.
Use and assess recruitment channels to attract candidates and support job-vacancy recruiting.
Screen candidates, review resumes and cover letters, exchange candidate and job information with hiring managers, and apply selection techniques.
Source candidates through organizational channels and operate candidate sourcing tools and software.
Provide staffing services for routine positions across major organizational functions or departments.