Caterpillar, Inc

Talent Acquisition Partner

Caterpillar, Inc$89K — $133K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of talent acquisition experience, particularly in high volume recruitment in technical areas like welding and machining.
  • Familiarity with ATS and CRM systems such as Workday or Beamery.
  • Strong understanding of brand standards and communication best practices.
  • Proven ability in relationship management with clients and peers.
  • Experience in leveraging workforce analytics to inform recruitment strategies.
  • Understanding of candidate sourcing techniques and methods.

Responsibilities

  • Counsel hiring managers on effective recruiting strategies aligned with business goals.
  • Source, screen, schedule, and guide candidates through the interview process.
  • Utilize ATS and CRM tools to find and manage talent pipelines.
  • Develop sourcing plans to attract a diverse range of candidates.
  • Collaborate across business segments for recruitment events and outreach initiatives.
  • Maintain strong relationships with various departments including Engineering and Manufacturing.
  • Provide backup recruiting services within the team as needed.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage from day one.
  • Generous paid time off including vacation, holidays, and volunteer days.
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan with company contributions.
  • Access to Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts.
  • Employee assistance programs and lifestyle health initiatives.
  • Career development opportunities and tuition reimbursement.
Full Job Description
Career Area:
Human Resources

Job Description:

Talent Acquisition Partner

Caterpillar's Large Power Systems Division (LPSD) product teams deliver world class products across commercial and machine markets that bring the best value to our customers while achieving business commitments. We are currently looking for a Talent Acquisition Partner that can be effective as a full lifecycle recruitment advisor in both high volume and high technical roles within the division.

As a Talent Acquisition Partner at Caterpillar, you will coordinate staffing processes for manufacturing roles. You'll work with hiring managers to understand their staffing needs, review requisitions, source for passive talent, review resumes and provide top talent, manage full recruiting lifecycle while providing excellent customer service. This is a key role on the Human Resources team supporting the Talent Acquisition responsibility for an organization of more than 9,000 global employees within our Large Power Systems Division. This is a great opportunity to become part of a diverse and global team!

What You Will do:
  • Counseling hiring managers regarding recruiting strategies and practices that support the goals and direction of the organization; leveraging data to drive decision-making.
  • Sourcing, pipelining, phone screening, scheduling interviews, making offers, performing pre-employment screening, and communicating orientation and start date plans for new employees.
  • Utilizing the applicant tracking system (ATS), Candidate Relationship Management (CRM) tools and industry leading sourcing technologies to deliver the most qualified candidates for current roles and building strong candidate pipelines for future roles.
  • Developing plans for sourcing appropriate and diverse candidates, conducting the interview process, and extending offers to selected candidates
  • Collaborate across the organization, talent acquisition community, and business segment to support Caterpillar at recruitment events and programming, as well as community outreach initiatives
  • Partner with business leaders and HR team members to develop and maintain effective relationships across Engineering, Manufacturing, and other LPSD teams.
  • Provide back-up recruiting services within the LPSD team and for other regions as needed.


What You Will Have:
  • Relationship Management: Knowledge of relationship management techniques; ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers.
  • Customer/Market Focus: 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.
  • Recruitment Channel Management: Knowledge of the benefit, selection, implementation, and operation of various recruitment channels (e.g., computer databases, Internet recruiting resources, cold calls, media, recruiting firms and employee referrals); ability to use appropriate channels to achieve objectives of organizational talent strategy.
  • Candidate Screening: Knowledge of techniques, methods and processes of candidate screening; ability to preselect suitable candidates for first and further interviews within the organization.
  • Candidate Sourcing: Knowledge of techniques, methods and channels of candidate sourcing; ability to attract and qualify candidates for immediate job vacancies or as potential long-term job candidates.
  • Staffing and Recruiting: 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.
  • Workforce Analytics: Knowledge of human resources (HR) and workforce issues and trends; ability to analyze workforce data, information and metrics and apply the results to support business decisions.


Top Candidates will also have:
  • 3 plus years of talent acquisition experience., preference for high volume recruitment filling welding, machining, heat treat, material handling type roles
  • Familiarity with ATS and CRM systems like Workday or Beamery.
  • A strong understanding of brand standards and marketing/communication best practices for content creation for internal and external facing mediums.


Additional Information:
  • Travel requirements may be less than 10%.
  • This position is located in Mossville, IL and will require 5 days onsite per week.
  • Domestic relocation is NOT available.
  • VISA Sponsorship is NOT available


What You Will Get:
  • Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.
  • Here you earn more than just a salary because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides benefits on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus. Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays.
  • All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.


Final details:

Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application - please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.

Summary Pay Range:

$89,210.00 - $133,810.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.
  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
  • Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
  • 401(k) savings plans*
  • Health Savings Account (HSA)*
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
  • Health Lifestyle Programs*
  • Employee Assistance Program*
  • Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
  • Career Development*
  • Incentive bonus*
  • Disability benefits
  • Life Insurance
  • Parental leave
  • Adoption benefits
  • Tuition Reimbursement


* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates:
July 16, 2026 - July 23, 2026

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

About Caterpillar, Inc

Progress Rail Services Corporation, a Caterpillar company, is one of the largest integrated and diversified suppliers of railroad and transit system products and services worldwide. Since its acquisition by Caterpillar Inc. in 2006, Progress Rail has used the Caterpillar international footprint to gain quick and widespread notice and approval across the globe. Product technology, reliability and durability, along with legendary aftermarket parts and service support, have been their keys to success. Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. The technology and world reach of Caterpillar, combined with the service standard and historical reliability of Progress Rail, ensures their products and services make a growing impact on the world rail industry. With their acquisition of Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD), Progress Rail is the world's largest builder of diesel-electric locomotives for all commercial railroad applications including freight, intercity passenger, commuter, switching, industrial and mining. EMD is also a global provider of diesel power engines for marine propulsion, offshore and land based oil well drilling rigs and stationary power generation. Electro-Motive is the only diesel engine manufacturer of its size to have produced more than 70,000 engines. This success stems from product reliability, serviceability, load acceptance capability, low operating costs and ease of maintenance with standardized components.

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Learn more about Caterpillar, Inc
Size
107,700 employees
Market Cap
$125.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$2.9 billion
Founded
1925
5 Year Trend
+5.8%
Revenue
$41.7 billion
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