Talent Acquisition, HR Specialist

Yanmar Compact Equipment North America

Talent Acquisition & HR Specialist leading full-cycle recruiting and providing HR support for Yanmar Compact Equipment North America. Focusing on hard-to-fill roles in rural and remote markets while collaborating with HR and leadership.

Posted 6/19/2026full-time🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage full-cycle recruiting — from intake and sourcing through interview, offer, and close — across a portfolio of active requisitions.
Develop and execute proactive sourcing strategies (job boards, LinkedIn, networking, referrals, and talent communities) to build diverse, qualified candidate pipelines.
Partner with hiring managers to define role requirements, calibrate candidate profiles, and guide them through an efficient, consistent hiring process.
Recruit for hard-to-fill, business-critical, and rural/remote positions, applying creative strategies to reach passive and hard-to-source talent.
Build and maintain talent pipelines for current openings and anticipated workforce needs.
Own and continuously improve the recruiting process, ensuring efficiency, consistency, and a positive, professional candidate experience at every stage.
Maintain accurate, timely data in the applicant tracking system (ATS) and report on key recruiting metrics, including time-to-fill, pipeline health, and source effectiveness.
Represent and strengthen the Yanmar employer brand, supporting talent attraction and employer branding initiatives.
Ensure recruiting practices comply with applicable employment laws and company policies across U.S. and Canadian markets.
Coordinate new-hire onboarding and orientation, partnering with hiring managers and HR to ensure a smooth first-day and ramp-up experience.
Maintain accurate employee records and HRIS data, supporting data integrity, routine reporting, and audits.
Serve as a first point of contact for employee questions on HR policies, benefits, and processes, escalating to HR leadership as appropriate.
Support benefits administration activities, including enrollments, life-event changes, and general employee inquiries.
Assist with HR programs and projects such as performance review cycles, employee engagement initiatives, and training coordination. Help maintain HR compliance and documentation (e.g., I-9s, employment records) across U.S. and Canadian markets, and support offboarding logistics.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Business, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Demonstrated success sourcing and filling hard-to-fill and rural/remote roles.
Proficiency with applicant tracking systems and sourcing tools (e.g., LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards).
Strong stakeholder management and hiring-manager partnership skills.
Excellent communication, organization, and time-management skills, with the ability to work independently in a remote environment.
Working knowledge of core HR functions (onboarding, HRIS/records, benefits, and compliance), with the versatility to support both recruiting and general HR activities.
Familiarity with U.S. and Canadian employment practices, with sound judgment in handling confidential employee information.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation package commensurate with experience
Comprehensive benefits program

ATS Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

full-cycle recruitingsourcing strategiescandidate pipelinesrecruiting metricsapplicant tracking systemsHRISonboardingbenefits administrationemployee engagementcompliance

Soft Skills

stakeholder managementhiring-manager partnershipcommunicationorganizationtime-managementindependencecreativityprofessionalismdata integrityconfidentiality