Talent Acquisition Specialist

Career Area

Human Resources

Job Description

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.

Power & Energy delivers innovative products, solutions and services that are sold to a diverse set of industries. Energy & Transportation has a broad portfolio of products and services - which include engines, generator sets, industrial gas turbines and locomotives, along with other related equipment depending on the industry and application.

We are currently looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to be located in Tianjin. This role provides expertise and leads in the entire hiring cycle, including recruiting, interviewing, reference checking, and making offers. This is a great opportunity to become part of a diverse and global team!

What You Will Do

Role Definition

Ensures all responsibilities within the hiring and onboarding processes for production roles are completed accurately, timely and in compliance with country-specific governmental regulations and professional standards and practices. Recruits qualified production-role applicants according to workforce needs.

Responsibilities

• Placing advertisements, attending job fairs, and performing other related duties to support recruitment processes.
• Conducting qualitative candidate pre-screens while providing exemplary candidate experience, providing informed recommendations, and extending offers to candidates.
• Sourcing candidates and evaluating resumes for jobs through internal and external tools and resources (social media, job boards, ATS and CRM etc.).
• Delivering the most qualified candidates, building strong candidate pipelines, and monitoring and managing reports to measure efficiency and effectiveness.

What Skills You Will Have

Business Process Improvement: Knowledge of business process improvement best practices and ability to use methods for identifying, evaluating, introducing and implementing more efficient approaches to performing business related activities. Service Excellence: Knowledge of customer service concepts and techniques; ability to meet or exceed customer needs and expectations and provide excellent service in a direct or indirect manner. Relationship Management: Knowledge of relationship management techniques; ability to establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers. 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.

Required Qualifications

• The position typically requires a university degree or equivalent experience

• In addition, 1–3 years of recruitment/human resources job related experience and volume hiring experience

• Requires the ability to multi-task effectively in a matrixed team, high attention to detail, and the ability to think critically.

• Self-motivated, an excellent team player with the ability to manage multiple customers.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with Workday recruiting application is highly desired.

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Posting Dates

October 15, 2026 - December 31, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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