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Senior Talent Advisor - CDBS

Cummins All FunctionsFletcher🇺🇸United States

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SeniorityMid Senior
Employment typeFull Time
Work modeOn Site
LocationFletcher, United States
RecruitingTalent AcquisitionApplicant Tracking SystemsSourcingStakeholder ManagementOnboardingWorkforce PlanningCNCComplianceContinuous ImprovementOutreachProcess Improvement

Job description

Job Summary:

We are looking for a Senior Talent Advisor – CDBS to join our Talent Acquisition team,supporting our Cummins Drivetrain and Braking Systems Business Unit, in Fletcher, NC.

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

  • Lead and coordinate hourly recruiting operations across multiple facilities to ensure timely fulfillment of workforce demands.
  • Develop targeted sourcing strategies that build sustainable pipelines for high-volume manufacturing, production, skilled trades, and technician talent.
  • Partner with site leadership, Human Resources, and hiring managers to align recruiting priorities with business objectives and production needs.
  • Drive recruiter effectiveness through coaching, workload balancing, best-practice sharing, and operational support.
  • Strengthen community and workforce-development partnerships to expand access to qualified talent and support long-term hiring initiatives.
  • Utilize recruiting metrics, labor market insights, and performance data to improve hiring outcomes and inform talent acquisition strategies.
  • Ensure a consistent, compliant, and exceptional candidate experience throughout the recruiting and onboarding process.
  • Champion continuous improvement initiatives that enhance recruiting efficiency, stakeholder satisfaction, and overall talent acquisition performance.

To be successful in this role, you will need the following:

  • Demonstrated ability to lead recruiting teams and influence diverse stakeholders while balancing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

  • Strong expertise in high-volume talent acquisition, candidate assessment, workforce planning, and talent pipeline development within manufacturing, operations, or similar environments.

  • Proven capability to leverage recruiting analytics, market intelligence, and performance metrics to drive data-informed decisions and continuous improvement.

  • Exceptional communication, consulting, and relationship-building skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across organizational levels.

  • A proactive, customer-focused mindset with strong judgment, adaptability, and a commitment to delivering inclusive and efficient hiring outcomes.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

  • College, university, or equivalent degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field or equivalent experience required.

Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Key Competencies:

  • Provide leadership, coaching, and workload coordination for recruiters supporting hourly hiring across approximately 12 facilities in the United States and Canada.
  • Serve as the primary escalation point for recruiting-related challenges, stakeholder concerns, and complex hiring needs.
  • Lead recruitment efforts for production, manufacturing, warehouse, maintenance, technician, and skilled-trades positions.
  • Develop and execute sourcing strategies for specialized talent including electricians, welders, maintenance technicians, machinists, CNC operators, and other hard-to-fill manufacturing roles.
  • Partner with community colleges, technical schools, apprenticeship programs, workforce-development agencies, and community organizations to strengthen talent pipelines.
  • Support early-career, school-to-work, internship, and apprenticeship initiatives that build long-term workforce capability.
  • Coordinate hiring events, job fairs, community outreach programs, and onsite recruiting activities to increase candidate engagement and hiring success.
  • Establish consistent recruiting processes, communication standards, and service expectations across supported facilities.
  • Monitor and analyze recruiting performance metrics including requisition aging, time-to-slate, time-to-offer, time-to-fill, offer acceptance rates, candidate conversion, and start-date completion.
  • Conduct routine recruiting reviews to identify hiring barriers, workforce risks, and opportunities for process improvement.
  • Utilize labor market intelligence and recruiting data to adjust sourcing strategies and respond to changing workforce demands.
  • Partner with site leadership to forecast seasonal hiring, production growth, attrition replacement, and workforce planning needs.
  • Collaborate with external recruiting partners and vendors to supplement sourcing efforts while maintaining accountability and performance expectations.
  • Promote recruiter development through coaching, mentoring, training, and knowledge sharing.
  • Maintain accurate applicant tracking system records, reporting, and documentation while ensuring compliance with company policies and employment practices.
  • Provide regular updates and strategic recommendations to Talent Acquisition and business leadership regarding hiring demand, staffing risks, and recruiting progress.
  • Preferred experience supporting multi-site manufacturing, distribution, or industrial environments.
  • Preferred strengths include stakeholder management, adaptability, communication, collaboration, customer focus, data-driven decision-making, and continuous improvement.

Please note that the salary range provided is a good faith estimate on the applicable range. The final salary offer will be determined after considering relevant factors, including a candidate’s qualifications and experience, where appropriate.

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