This role is ideal for an experienced recruiter who has successfully hired skilled trades and technical talent, particularly within heavy industrial, construction, mining, energy, manufacturing, or equipment-related environments. Experience recruiting Heavy Equipment Technicians, Mechanics, Electricians, Welders, Millwrights, or other skilled trades professionals will be highly valued.
The role will be based at Finning's Head Office in Northwest Edmonton and will operate under a hybrid work model.
If this interests you, consider applying today!Job Description:
What You'll Do:
- Lead full-cycle recruitment from intake to offer and onboarding.
- Develop sourcing strategies and talent pipelines for hard-to-fill and high-demand roles.
- Partner closely with business leaders to understand workforce needs and develop hiring strategies.
- Provide market insights, talent recommendations, and recruitment best practices.
- Support hiring activities in both unionized and non-unionized environments.
- Deliver an exceptional candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
- Leverage recruitment data and market intelligence to support workforce planning and decision-making.
- Promote Finning's employer brand through recruitment marketing, networking, and industry engagement.
What You'll Bring:
- 5+ years of progressive talent acquisition experience.
- Proven success recruiting skilled trades and technical talent.
- Experience hiring Heavy Equipment Technicians and other hard-to-find trades talent is strongly preferred.
- Strong sourcing, interviewing, relationship-building, and influencing skills.
- Experience partnering with leaders in a consultative capacity.
- Knowledge of labour legislation, recruitment best practices, and collective agreement environments.
- Experience with applicant tracking systems; Workday experience is an asset.
- Post-secondary education in Human Resources, Business, Labour Relations, or a related field.
- CPHR designation, or progress toward completion, is considered an asset.
Why Finning?
At Finning, you'll have the opportunity to influence hiring decisions, partner with leaders across the business, and play a key role in attracting the talent that drives our success. You'll join a collaborative team that values innovation, customer focus, and continuous improvement.
If you're an experienced recruiter with a passion for skilled trades recruitment and talent partnership, we'd love to hear from you.
At Finning, we prioritize creating a diverse and inclusive environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we actively encourage all individuals to express themselves and achieve their full potential. As a company, we continuously strive to enhance our outreach to individuals of all backgrounds and identities. We do not discriminate against applicants based on gender identity, race, national and ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, marital and family status, and/or mental or physical disabilities. Furthermore, Finning is committed to collaborating with and providing reasonable accommodations /adjustments to individuals with disabilities. If you require an adjustment/accommodation at any point during the recruitment process, please inform your recruiter.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of progressive talent acquisition experience
- Proven success recruiting skilled trades and technical talent
- Experience hiring Heavy Equipment Technicians and other hard-to-find trades talent
- Strong sourcing, interviewing, relationship-building, and influencing skills
- Experience partnering with leaders in a consultative capacity
- Knowledge of labour legislation, recruitment best practices, and collective agreement environments
- Experience with applicant tracking systems
- Workday experience
- Post-secondary education in Human Resources, Business, Labour Relations, or a related field
- CPHR designation or progress toward completion
What We Do
Finning is the world's largest Caterpillar dealer delivering unrivalled service for over 90 years. We sell, rent and provide parts and service for equipment and engines to customers in various industries, including mining, construction, petroleum, forestry and a wide range of power systems applications. Since 1933, when Finning was first established in Canada by Earl B. Finning, our name has conveyed integrity, reliability and resourcefulness. Over the years, the company has grown as a result of a genuine commitment to earning customer loyalty. With our broad product support infrastructure and unmatched service capabilities, we deliver solutions that enable customers to achieve the lowest equipment owning and operating costs while maximizing uptime. Finning employs over 13,000 people world-wide and operates in three geographies, with the head office in Vancouver, Canada.
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