Caterpillar Hiring for HR Coordinator at Champaign, IL Full Time

Job Description:
Your Work Shapes the World

When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don’t just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in – the roads, hospitals, homes and infrastructure. Without a dedicated workforce Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customer’s needs. Join us.

Job Purpose

Under general supervision of the Senior Human Resources Representative and Regional HR Manager, this position will provide assistance on the HR functions. Providing customer support to all employees at the assigned Champaign, IL Facility and some remote HR support for the Fountain Inn, SC Facility.

Description

The incumbent is responsible for receiving requests for human resources-related information and must determine the customer’s informational need to identify the course of action that needs to be taken in order to fulfill their request. The position is challenged with managing a variety of tasks and customers, with multiple priorities. Problems may be complex and can require the incumbent to develop solutions. The incumbent sets priorities and establishes a work plan in order to complete broadly defined assignments and achieve desired results.

• Assists with administrative or clerical work in relation to various human resource support operations
• Advocate on behalf of the employee for healthcare or vendor related concerns by working with process owners or manager. Often connecting the employee to the appropriate vendor
• Partners with recruiting to recruit, hire and onboarding production employees
• Assists with investigations and ensures legal compliance
• Support the weekly time and attendance reporting and associated payroll payments/processes
• Facilitate production employee orientations ensuring proper completion of all legally required forms. Incumbent conducts the orientation delivering a 2–4-hour session on the background of Caterpillar and required forms. May support orientation for other employees as required
• Monitor and ensure employee reviews and interim ratings are complete for business partners
• Prepare leaders for voluntary and involuntary separations. Counseling leaders on the steps involved and ensure all legal compliance with separation paperwork
• Track and report on metrics and measurements for human resource functions and provide data to management
• Project manage Employee Opinion Survey (Insights) for business partners. Serve as Insights Coordinator by working with division leaders to create the organizational structure, develop plan to execute 100% online survey administration with production employees and analyze data once available
• May manage United Way Campaign or serve as United Way Coordinator by working with process owner to organize initiatives for a given site
• Interact with Centers of Expertise, managers, employees, process owners and other teams
• Orders office supplies and coordinates special events and activities related to employee engagement activities

Basic Requirements

4-year college degree (pursuing or equivalent experience)

6+ months of generalist human resources experience

The ability to maintain confidentiality and excellent interpersonal communication skills

Top Candidate Will Also Have

Experience with Workday

Additional Details

Location is Champaign, IL

Relocation assistance is not available for this position. Any relocation costs incurred would be the responsibility of the selected candidate

Remote work is not offered for this position

Employee benefit details

Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.

Here you earn more than just a salary, because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides day one benefits:

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holiday, Volunteer, Etc.)

401k savings plan

Health savings account (HSA)

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

Short and long-term disability coverage

Life Insurance

Paid parental leave

Healthy Lifestyle Programs

Employee Assistance Programs

Voluntary Benefits (Ex. Identity Theft Protection)

Hourly Rate

Starting out between $22.44 – $28.05

Final details

Please frequently check the email associated with your application, including the junk/spam folder, as this is the primary correspondence method. If you wish to know the status of your application – please use the candidate log-in on our career website as it will reflect any updates to your status.

This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at www.Caterpillar.com/Careers

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EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals – Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities – are encouraged to apply.

EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals – Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities – are encouraged to apply.

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