Recruitment Team Leader

Exeed Industries LLC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 260,000 - 430,000; Full time

Job summary

Exeed Industries LLC is seeking a Recruitment Team Leader to oversee end-to-end blue-collar hiring, ensuring timely deployment while maintaining quality and compliance. You will supervise the recruitment team, coordinate with operations, and manage overseas hiring partners to meet manpower requirements.

The role demands 8-10 years in recruitment, especially in high-volume settings, with UAE/GCC experience preferred.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of recruitment experience, with significant exposure to blue-collar/high-volume recruitment.
• Experience in construction, manufacturing, building materials, industrial, facilities management, contracting, or related sectors is highly desirable.
• UAE/GCC recruitment experience is preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Management; professional HR certification an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for blue-collar and high-volume roles.
• Source candidates via local and overseas agencies, portals, referrals, databases, walk-in interviews, and campaigns.
• Organize bulk recruitment drives, trade tests, and selection campaigns.
• Supervise recruiters/coordinators handling blue-collar recruitment; allocate targets and monitor progress.
• Coordinate with operations and hiring departments; manage offers, mobilization and onboarding.
• Ensure documentation, visa processing, and onboarding readiness; maintain UAE employment compliance.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

High-volume recruitment

Team leadership

Manpower planning

Overseas recruitment

Vendor management

Recruitment campaigns

Screening candidates

Documentation compliance

Visa processing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Management, or related field

Job description

The Recruitment Team Leader – (Blue Collar) is responsible for leading and managing end-to-end recruitment activities for high-volume blue-collar workforce requirements. The role will ensure timely manpower deployment while maintaining recruitment quality, approved manpower budgets, documentation standards, and company policies.

The position will supervise the recruitment team, coordinate with operations and hiring departments, manage recruitment agencies and overseas recruitment partners, and closely monitor recruitment progress from manpower request through candidate mobilization and deployment

Key Responsibilities

1. Blue-Collar Recruitment

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for blue-collar and skilled/semi-skilled manpower requirements.
• Handle high-volume recruitment for positions such as Helpers, Masons, Carpenters, Steel Fixers, Electricians, Plumbers, Welders, Fabricators, Machine Operators, Drivers, Technicians, and other operational positions.
• Review approved manpower requirements and establish recruitment priorities based on operational needs.
• Source candidates through local recruitment, overseas recruitment agencies, job portals, referrals, databases, walk-in interviews, and recruitment campaigns.
• Organize and coordinate bulk recruitment drives, trade tests, and selection campaigns.
• Conduct initial screening and ensure shortlisted candidates meet position requirements.
• Lead, guide, and supervise recruiters/coordinators handling blue-collar recruitment.
• Allocate recruitment requirements among team members and monitor individual progress.
• Set recruitment targets and ensure vacancies are closed within agreed timelines.
• Conduct regular follow-ups with the recruitment team regarding pending requirements.
• Coach team members on screening, interviewing, documentation, candidate engagement, and recruitment procedures.
• Monitor team productivity and identify areas for improvement.

3. Manpower Planning & Vacancy Management

• Coordinate with department heads and operations teams to understand current and upcoming manpower requirements.
• Verify manpower requests against approved vacancies and manpower plans before initiating recruitment.
• Maintain an updated vacancy tracker showing required, selected, offered, mobilized, joined, and pending candidates.
• Prioritize urgent requirements based on project and operational deployment schedules.
• Provide regular recruitment status reports to management.

4. Recruitment Agency & Overseas Hiring Coordination

• Coordinate with approved local and overseas recruitment agencies for bulk manpower requirements.
• Share manpower requirements, job specifications, salary details, and selection criteria with recruitment partners.
• Arrange overseas recruitment campaigns and interviews when required.
• Monitor agency performance based on candidate quality, volume, turnaround time, and joining ratio.
• Ensure recruitment partners comply with company requirements and applicable recruitment procedures.
• Coordinate interviews, technical assessments, and trade tests with hiring departments.
• Ensure candidate selection is appropriately documented and approved.
• Coordinate salary and offer approvals according to the approved salary structure.
• Manage offer issuance, acceptance, and candidate follow-up.
• Maintain regular communication with selected candidates to minimize offer dropouts and no-shows.
• Work closely with HR operations, PRO, administration, travel, and relevant teams to facilitate candidate mobilization.
• Monitor documentation, visa processing, medical requirements, travel arrangements, and expected arrival dates.
• Track selected candidates from offer acceptance until joining and deployment.
• Ensure timely handover of newly joined employees for onboarding and operational deployment.
• Identify mobilization delays and escalates critical cases appropriately.

7. Recruitment Documentation & Compliance

• Ensure all recruitment activities follow approved company procedures and applicable UAE employment requirements.
• Verify required candidate documents before processing.
• Maintain proper recruitment records, interview evaluations, approvals, offers, and candidate documentation.
• Ensure recruitment activities follow authorized salary ranges and approved manpower requirements.
• Maintain confidentiality of candidate, employee, and company information.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Management, or a related field.
• Professional HR/recruitment certification will be an advantage.

Experience

• 8-10 years of recruitment experience, with significant exposure to blue-collar/high-volume recruitment.
• Experience in construction, manufacturing, building materials, industrial, facilities management, contracting, or related sectors is highly desirable.
• Strong experience in both local and overseas bulk recruitment.
• UAE/GCC recruitment experience is preferred.