Talent Specialist

Pro-Pak Foods is a major supplier of delicious ready meals to many of the UK’s leading supermarkets and convenience stores. Our chefs, working with our customers, have created a menu of more than 200 quality meals. To be able to do this we hire amazing people to join our teams and are looking for a skilled Talent Specialist to join our HR Team.

Learn more about the general tasks related to this opportunity below, as well as required skills.
Are you an experienced in-house Resourcer/Recruiter working in a fast-paced high-volume Production/Manufacturing recruitment environment? Have you got a passion for recruiting? Looking for an internal recruitment role? Our in-house recruitment team are looking for an experienced Resourcer to join the team on a permanent basis to help drive our local and direct recruitment campaigns.
Purpose of the role:
As a member of the resourcing team our new Talent Specialist will work alongside our managers to help drive our operational direct recruitment model. Your main responsibility will be to attract local candidates, engage with candidates in a timely manner, from point of application to initial contact, for our production environment.
Your key responsibilities will include:
Being creative in your approach to the local area
Hosting open days and becoming the face of Pro-Pak Foods recruitment
Building relationships with local schools, attending breakfast clubs, careers events etc. to really sell the benefits of working for Pro-Pak Foods, and continuing to build the reputation locally as an employer of choice
Keeping up to date with legislation around recruitment and right to work checks
Social media engagement (LinkedIn and Facebook)
Conducting initial screening and interviewing of candidates
Proactively searching for candidates via CV Library and other social media tools
Identifying high calibre candidates for both the active and potential roles
Ensuring that all allocated roles are worked on, keeping the resourcing manager up to date on the progress of your applicants.
Our new Talent Specialist will need to have:
Recruitment experience (preferably of operations / production / blue collar roles)
A creative approach and ability to work with the local schools and authorities to add value and build our reputation
The ability to work in a fast-paced, target driven environment and be delivery focused
Social media posting and engagement experience
A good understanding of the candidate market and blue sky thinking
Motivation and be driven
Excellent relationship building skills
High organisational skills with excellent attention to detail
Commercial awareness
Confident face to face and telephone manner
Flexibility and be adaptable
A full UK driving license is essential.
Benefits of joining our amazing team:
Salary circa £30,000.
33 days’ holiday including bank holidays with the option to buy up to 5 extra days
Access to GroceryAid, providing emotional, practical and financial support
Benefits and recognition hub - including amazing colleague discounts
Role is Monday to Friday, 8 till 5, with flexibility required for job fairs, events and team meetings.