Talent Acquisition Specialist (Engineering)

Job Description

Talent Acquisition Specialist Engineering
Onsite Full Time 37.5 hours per week
Excellent Benefits

We are working with a well-established and growing engineering business that continues to invest in its people as it scales.Due to continued growth they are looking to appoint a Talent Acquisition Specialist to support ongoing hiring across the business. This is a fantastic opportunity for either a recruitment professional who enjoys owning the full end-to-end hiring process or someone from a sales account management or coordination background looking to move into an internal recruitment role.

You will play a key role in shaping the candidate experience and supporting hiring activity within a fast-paced technical environment.

This is a position where you will have real autonomy working closely with the Recruitment Manager while taking ownership of day-to-day recruitment activity.

The Role
Reporting to the Recruitment Manager you will take full responsibility for managing the recruitment lifecycle from advert creation through to offer stage.

You will support a wide range of hires with the majority of roles sitting across mechanical and software engineering so confidence in handling technical vacancies is important.

Key responsibilities include:

• Writing and posting engaging job adverts across LinkedIn Indeed and social platforms
• Managing applications through an ATS system
• Screening CVs and conducting initial 30-minute Teams interviews typically 1215 per week
• Managing a high volume of applications while ensuring a positive candidate experience
• Coordinating interviews with hiring managers and arranging logistics
• Supporting practical assessments and assessment centres including graduate recruitment
• Preparing interview packs and ensuring processes run smoothly
• Acting as a key point of contact between candidates and hiring managers
• Producing recruitment reports tracking KPIs and supporting recruitment planning
• Working closely with the Recruitment Manager on resourcing plans and hiring strategy
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes and increase efficiency

The Environment
This is a fully onsite role within a collaborative office and manufacturing environment. You will work closely with hiring managers across the business and be part of a supportive People and Culture team.The business offers a high level of autonomy with no micro-management allowing you to take ownership of your role and make a real impact. They value energy curiosity continuous improvement and delivering an excellent candidate experience.

Please note due to the location own transport is essential.

About You
We are looking for someone who brings both recruitment capability and the confidence to operate in a fast-paced technical environment.

You will be:

• Experienced in end-to-end recruitment either in-house or agency (typically 23 years)
• Highly organised and comfortable managing multiple live vacancies
• Confident conducting screening interviews and engaging with candidates
• Proactive energetic and solutions-focused
• Comfortable using ATS systems and recruitment analytics
• Confident building relationships with hiring managers and influencing decisions

Experience or interest in engineering or technical environments would be highly advantageous. This could include previous recruitment within engineering working in a technical business or a genuine interest in the sector.

This role would also suit someone from a coordination account management or sales background with strong organisational and communication skills who enjoys building relationships and delivering results.

The Opportunity
This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing engineering business where recruitment is seen as a key part of business success.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Take ownership of recruitment processes end-to-end
• Work closely with hiring managers across the business
• Influence hiring strategy and improve processes
• Develop your career within a supportive and growing organisation

Salary & Benefits

• depending on experience
• 33 days annual leave rising to 38 with service (including public holidays)
• Private healthcare
• EV car salary sacrifice scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to counselling and wellbeing support
• CPD support and funded professional subscriptions
• Clear progression and development opportunities