£30K/yr
London, England
Permanent, Variable

Talent Acquisition Specialist

Posted by Greencore.

Why Greencore?

We're a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make every day.

We're a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing around 13,600 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK's food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY23, we generated revenues of £1.9bn.

Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,400 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties.

Here at Bow, we have a team of around 800 colleagues. We produce sandwiches, wraps, platters, sub rolls and salads for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Sainsbury's, Co-op, Asda, Morrisons and BP Wild Bean Café.

What you'll be doing

We have currently have an exciting opportunity for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our team on 9-12 month fixed term contract. The role will be supporting our site in Bow with the various vacancies we have within our factory and warehouse teams

Key areas of focus:

  • Follow agreed process for the management of applicants and processing of candidate information for an agreed business area to ensure a common and consistent applicant experience
  • Facilitate the recruitment process through job posting, screening candidates, scheduling interviews and offering roles to expediently fill vacancies in a timely and cost sensitive manner
  • Initiate and maintain a network of contacts to help identify potential candidates for immediate roles. Consider how to support the wider team in building a pipeline for future critical roles.
  • Run assessment centres, participate in open days and at external job fairs, driving Greencore as a strong employer
  • Support hiring managers and HR teams ensuring they have the right materials to conduct a consistent and fair selection process
  • Ensure all appropriate new starter information is passed to People Services and hiring managers
  • Gather, input and maintain candidate and recruitment data to ensure the integrity of our Applicant Tracking System

What we're looking for

We're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

  • Demonstrable track record in recruitment, either in-house or agency is essential.
  • Genuine pride for delivering exceptional experiences for both candidates and hiring managers.
  • Strong stakeholder management experience.
  • Authentic style with a positive 'can do' attitude.

If this sounds like you join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success.

What you'll get in return

  • Competitive salary and job-related benefits
  • Holidays
  • Pension up to 8% matched
  • Life insurance up to 4x salary
  • Company share save scheme
  • Greencore Qualifications
  • Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
  • Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.