Melaine Caldarella

• Supported recruiting across ADM’s 180 U.S. plants, sourcing across asset management, engineering, EHS, executive leadership, maintenance, operations, project management, and quality
• Partnered with 8 manufacturing recruiters and multiple hiring managers to develop pipelines for hard-to-fill manufacturing roles
• Primary sourcer for Asset Management leadership and Principal Engineering roles; delivered 100% sourced hires for Director-level positions, including Reliability, Governance, and Turnarounds & Shutdowns
• Generated $500K+ in annual cost savings by reducing reliance on external agencies through strategic sourcing initiatives
• Consistently delivered candidate slates within 3–7 days, with 90% advancing to first interview
• Developed sourcing strategies for executive-level roles, including Director, VP, and Plant Manager positions
• Built pipelines through targeted outreach and advanced sourcing techniques; achieved a top 3 LinkedIn Recruiter response rate
• Served as a SME, training recruiters on sourcing strategies using LinkedIn Recruiter, hireEZ, and Indeed

• Presented diverse candidate slates to support inclusive hiring practices

• Managed executive searches for 10 Operations leadership roles (VP/SVP), driving candidate identification, full-cycle screening, and filling roles within 60 days
• Led recruiting for technical and analytics roles across data, reporting, and business intelligence
• Backfilled for two technical recruiters, filling 15 roles within two months
• Led sourcing for new Village Medical clinic launches, including Clinical Support Leads, Construction Managers, Executive Directors, and Program Managers

• Led strategic sourcing efforts supporting corporate functions, engineering, global IT, manufacturing, procurement, and supply chain
• Ranked in the top 3% of Talent Acquisition for highest number of direct sourced hires
• Strategic sourcer for global IT, reducing agency usage by 95% and generating $500K in cost savings over 18 months
• Partnered with recruiting and hiring managers to develop sourcing strategies that reduced Maintenance Manager vacancies by 50%
• Developed and executed a diversity sourcing strategy for supply chain roles, resulting in 12% diverse hires
• Created targeted outreach strategies and media campaigns focused on manufacturing and CPG companies in the Northeast, resulting in 10 key manufacturing hires

• Delivered contract recruiting and sourcing services across consulting, CPG, digital media, healthcare, insurance, and manufacturing
• Led recruiting for Accretive Health, hiring operational leadership and RN case managers; conducted bi-weekly events, hiring 7–10 RNs per month

• Developed innovative and cost-effective recruiting strategies supporting hiring for Revenue Cycle and Total Cost of Care practice areas
• Lead recruiter for operational leadership and RN case managers supporting Accretive Health’s partnership with Henry Ford Health System
• Led bi-weekly recruiting events, consistently hiring 7–10 RN case managers per month and delivering against aggressive hiring goals
• Built relationships with case management professionals in Minneapolis and represented the company at local career fairs to strengthen talent pipelines