Recruiting Specialist

80 years and countless innovations later, JCB is the world’s largest privately-owned manufacturer of construction and agricultural equipment. At 22 plants spanning four continents—and countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, India and Brazil—JCB manufactures a range of more than 300 products including Loadall telescopic handlers, backhoe loaders, excavators, wheel loaders, compact excavators, skid steer loaders, compact track loaders, Access aerial work platforms, rough terrain forklifts, and Fastrac tractors.

JCB people are at the heart of our business and as a family-owned business we answer to our customers, not a group of shareholders. That freedom allows us to concentrate on developing the latest technologies and incorporating them into our equipment. We focus on what our customer needs on the jobsite – a machine that holds up in the toughest environment and increases their productivity.

At JCB, we stand behind our products – and our name.

Position Purpose

At JCB, our people are our most important resource. We have an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled Recruiting Specialist to become one of them, and to help us find them! JCB is growing and this role is critical to our success within the organization. The Recruiting Specialist will report to the Recruiting Manager. The ideal candidate will have prior experience in recruitment with knowledge of screening, interviewing, and hiring practices. If you have a passion for finding untapped talent, driving company growth, and helping individuals find promising careers, we want to hear from you!

Objectives of this Role:

Sponsored Dealerships

• Build and maintain relationships with our Sponsored Dealership - Dealer Principles and their hiring managers.
• Post all open positions on ATS and external platforms.
• Maintain talent pipelines for key Dealership roles (e.g., service techs, sales reps).  
• Support dealership- specific outreach efforts and collaborate on recruiting efforts.

Exempt Manufacturing

• Build and maintain relationships with our hiring manager and their teams.

• Source and Engage candidates for professional manufacturing roles (e.g., supervisors, engineers)
• Post all job requestions on ATS and external platforms tailored to industry-specific talent pools.
• Maintain talent pipelines for key manufacturing roles.

Daily and Weekly Responsibilities

• Use Sourcing tools (e.g., LinkedIn, indeed and Dayforce) to identify top talent.
• Works and forms relationships with internal management teams to know the ins and outs of their departments to better understand their hiring needs and job specifications.
• Maintain updated candidate pipelines in the ATS for exempt manufacturing and dealership programs.
• Create and manage job postings tailored to the target audiences.
• Ensure postings reflect employer branding and Employer of Choice initiatives.
• Coordinate interviews with hiring managers, candidates and panel members.
• Handle all communication related to interview logistics including but not limited to partnering with our travel team to obtain travel itineraries.
• Ensure interview feedback is captured and processed efficiently.
• Foster proactive communication within your talent pool advising candidates on each step of the interview process. 
• Provide weekly updates to the recruiting manager on recruitment activities
• Serve as the main point of contact for dealership-sponsored recruiting and exempt manufacturing efforts without assuming formal management duties.
• Other duties as assigned by manager.

Skills and Qualifications

• 2+ years of proven experience in recruitment and conducting various types of interviews (i.e., phone, video, etc.)
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and decision-making skills
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• Experience working with Microsoft Office suite
• Demonstrated ability to meet quotas
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office, database management, and internet search
• Familiarity with job boards, and HR software, databases, and management systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing recruiting strategy
• Desire to grow professionally with networking and ongoing training opportunities

Job Conditions

• Both office environment and occasionally manufacturing/factory environment
• Subject to noise and temperature changes

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:

• Sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

JCB is an equal employment opportunities (EEO) employer in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. JCB complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. EEO EMPLOYER/VET/DISABLED.

JCB Inc. is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status; however, as a global company, JCB offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our website at https://www.jcb.com/en-gb/about/careers.

Disclaimer: This job description is general in nature and is not designed to contain or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.