Talent Acquisition Associate

Americana Restaurants; Sharjah; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading restaurant chain in the United Arab Emirates is seeking an experienced Recruiter to conduct high-volume interviews for blue-collar roles. The role involves traveling for bulk hiring events, coordinating with recruitment agencies, and managing logistics for interviews. Candidates must have strong organizational skills and experience with online interviewing tools. This position requires a proactive approach to meet aggressive hiring targets and improve bulk hiring processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in conducting blue-collar interviews is essential.
• Must have strong organizational skills for recruitment logistics.
• Familiarity with online interview tools like Zoom and ATS platforms.

Responsibilities

• Conduct high-volume interviews for blue-collar roles.
• Travel frequently for bulk hiring drives and recruitment events.
• Coordinate and manage recruitment agencies and performance.

Skills

High-volume interviewing

Candidate sourcing

Recruitment coordination

Logistics management

Stakeholder management

Job description

• Conduct high-volume interviews for blue-collar roles (e.g., kitchen staff, frontline, operations, service staff) in line with approved manpower plans and timelines.
• Travel frequently for bulk hiring drives (local and international) to conduct walk-in interviews, assessment days, and mass recruitment events as per business requirements.
• Coordinate and manage recruitment agencies by sharing demand forecasts, screening criteria, interview schedules, and continuously tracking performance and hiring quality.
• Support online and virtual interviews (Zoom/Teams/ATS platforms) for overseas candidates, ensuring smooth coordination, documentation, and candidate experience.
• Shortlist candidates efficiently based on role requirements, basic compliance checks, and business priorities to meet aggressive hiring targets.
• Maintain and update recruitment trackers (requirements, interviewed, selected, offered, joined, dropouts) with high accuracy and real-time status.
• Source candidates directly when required through job portals, databases, referrals, walk-ins, and field sourcing to reduce agency dependency.
• Coordinate interview logistics including venue setup, interview panels, schedules, travel arrangements, and daily hiring reports during mass hiring campaigns.
• Ensure timely sharing of candidate data with onboarding, HR operations, and mobilization teams to support smooth joining and deployment.
• Support continuous improvement of bulk hiring processes by highlighting bottlenecks, agency gaps, sourcing challenges, and recommending practical solutions.