Recruitment Team Lead

MWG Shared Services; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee benefit program

Discounts on groceries and utilities

Premium health and financial benefits

Job summary

MWG Mining Group is seeking an experienced Recruitment Lead to manage and grow our Brisbane-based recruitment function across mining projects. You will lead a hands-on team while delivering high-quality candidate placements and maintaining strong client engagement.

This Brisbane-based role emphasizes ownership of end-to-end recruitment delivery, development of candidate pipelines and alignment with client requirements, ensuring efficiency and strong hiring outcomes.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated recruitment experience, ideally within mining, resources or a similar high volume industry.
• Experience leading, mentoring or coordinating recruitment activities and team members.
• Strong sourcing, candidate management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach with a strong sense of accountability.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and support the recruitment team to achieve recruitment targets.
• Manage end to end recruitment, from sourcing and screening through to candidate selection and placement.
• Develop proactive sourcing strategies and maintain strong candidate pipelines.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, hiring managers and candidates.
• Manage recruitment priorities, vacancies and deadlines across multiple mining projects.
• Monitor recruitment performance, reporting and candidate management systems.
• Identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes and efficiencies.
• Support recruitment planning and team resourcing in line with operational requirements and new contracts.

Skills

Recruitment experience

Team leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Sourcing & pipelines

Job description

Take ownership of an established recruitment function and play a key role in delivering recruitment outcomes across the mining industry.

About Us

MWG Mining Group, incorporating Mining Pro and AtraX Services, provides recruitment and personnel solutions to Australia's mining and resources sector.

We are seeking an experienced, motivated and hands on Recruitment Lead to join our Brisbane based team.

Our recruitment requirements evolve with business growth, operational demands and client contracts. This is an opportunity for someone who enjoys a varied, fast-paced environment and can confidently balance hands on recruitment delivery with team leadership and development.

About the Role

Reporting directly to senior management, you will take ownership of day to day recruitment operations, lead and support our recruitment team and ensure the consistent delivery of quality candidates across our mining projects.

You will play an important role in managing recruitment priorities, developing candidate pipelines and ensuring our recruitment capabilities adapt to meet changing business and client requirements.

Key responsibilities include:

Lead, mentor and support the recruitment team to achieve recruitment targets.

Manage end to end recruitment, from sourcing and screening through to candidate selection and placement.

Develop proactive sourcing strategies and maintain strong candidate pipelines.

Build and maintain relationships with clients, hiring managers and candidates.

Manage recruitment priorities, vacancies and deadlines across multiple mining projects.

Monitor recruitment performance, reporting and candidate management systems.

Identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes and efficiencies.

Support recruitment planning and team resourcing in line with operational requirements and new contracts.

About You

We are looking for a capable and proactive recruitment professional who leads by example, takes ownership and isn't afraid to roll up their sleeves.

To succeed in this role, you will bring:

Demonstrated recruitment experience, ideally within mining, resources or a similar high volume industry.

Experience leading, mentoring or coordinating recruitment activities and team members.

Strong sourcing, candidate management and stakeholder engagement skills.

Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.

A proactive, solutions-focused approach with a strong sense of accountability.

Confidence working to deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Strong communication skills and a genuine commitment to delivering results.

Above all, we value someone who is motivated, adaptable, commercially minded and takes pride in delivering results while supporting the wider team.

Why Join Us?

Full-time, Monday to Friday position in our Brisbane office. Office located near Barracks Retail Centre and Caxton Street precinct.

Positive, supportive, and focused company

Opportunity to lead and further develop an established recruitment function.

Join an established mining services business with a strong industry presence.

Employee benefit program offering discounts and perks on everyday expenses, including groceries, electricity and gas; plus, access to premium discounts and benefits on health insurance, home loans, savings accounts and more.