Talent Acquisition Team Lead - Skilled Trades

Responsibilities

• Talent Acquisition Delivery
• Lead full-cycle recruitment across an assigned portfolio, including intake, sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offer negotiation
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines to support current and future hiring needs
• Partner closely with hiring managers to define role requirements and provide market insights
• Ensure a consistent, high-quality hiring process aligned with Finning's standards
• Team Leadership & Coaching
• Provide day-to-day guidance, mentorship, and support to a team of Talent Acquisition Partners
• Foster a high-performance, collaborative team environment
• Support onboarding and development of new team members
• Act as a point of escalation for complex or high-impact searches
• Strategic & Operational Contributions
• Contribute to and help execute recruitment marketing strategies to enhance employer brand and attract top talent
• Support workload management and distribution, ensuring balanced allocation of requisitions
• Champion continuous improvement in candidate experience, ensuring timely communication and a seamless hiring journey
• Collaborate on reporting, metrics, and insights to optimize hiring outcomes
• Qualifications & Experience Required:
• 5+ years of progressive talent acquisition experience in high-volume or complex environments
• Proven experience leading or mentoring a team of recruiters, including coaching and capability development
• Experience developing targeted sourcing strategies for hard-to-fill ticketed and non-ticketed trade roles, including proactive pipelining of passive candidates
• Strong experience supporting hiring in skilled-trade, industrial, heavy equipment, or field-based environments; familiarity with trades certification frameworks and workforce dynamics is highly valued
• Strong understanding of technical and trades talent markets, including regional supply, competitor landscape, and effective sourcing channels
• Experience recruiting for industrial, technical, and/or corporate roles
• Proven experience leading or mentoring other recruiters
• Hands-on experience with ATS and sourcing tools (e.g., Workday, LinkedIn Recruiter, CRM platforms)
• Demonstrated ability to leverage data, analytics, and metrics to inform and drive hiring decisions
• Ability to effectively assess technical skillsets and translate hiring manager requirements into targeted recruiting strategies
• Soft Skills & Competencies Required:
• Leadership and coaching mindset
• Strategic thinking combined with strong execution capability
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Data-driven decision-making approach
• High level of organization and attention to detail
• Collaborative and team-oriented approach
• Why Join Finning?
• Opportunity to step into a leadership role while remaining close to the recruitment work
• Play a key role in evolving TA strategy, tools, and candidate experience
• Partner with leaders across a complex, multi-industry organization
• Be part of a collaborative, high-performing Talent Acquisition team
• Competitive compensation, benefits, and career growth opportunities
• Flexible work arrangements in Calgary or Edmonton

Benefits

Additional Information

Company: Finning Canada Number of Openings: 1 Worker Type: Permanent Position Overview: Location: Calgary, AB or Edmonton, AB Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time Company Overview: Finning Canada, a division of Finning International Inc., is the world's largest Caterpillar dealer, delivering unrivaled products, services, and solutions to customers across diverse industries. At Finning, we are committed to building a high-performing, inclusive workforce that drives innovation and operational excellence. Position Overview: We are seeking a dynamic and collaborative Talent Acquisition Team Lead to support and elevate our Talent Acquisition (TA) function. This role blends hands-on recruitment (approximately 75%) with team leadership and strategic contribution. You will lead full-cycle recruitment across a diverse portfolio of roles while guiding a team of Talent Acquisition Partners, partnering closely with business leaders, and contributing to the evolution of our TA strategy, tools, and processes. This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping how Finning attracts, hires, and retains top talent across Western Canada. Job Description:

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