Talent Acquisition Specialist

CDC NSW; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CDC NSW is seeking an experienced in-house Talent Acquisition professional to lead end-to-end recruitment across a busy blue-collar environment. You will partner with hiring managers, influence decisions and drive proactive sourcing.

You will manage a broad portfolio of vacancies, run the recruitment lifecycle from briefing to onboarding, and build talent pipelines while ensuring a positive candidate experience and accurate, compliant processes.

Qualifications

• End-to-end recruitment experience across multiple priorities.
• Ability to recruit within blue collar environments.
• Confident in building trusted relationships with hiring managers.
• Proactive sourcing and multi-channel engagement.

Responsibilities

• Own recruitment lifecycle from briefing to onboarding.
• Manage a broad vacancies portfolio and handle volume recruitment.
• Collaborate with senior leaders and stakeholders across the business.
• Identify process improvements and leverage AI, automation and new tech.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Stakeholder management

Sourcing capability

Volume recruitment

ATS proficiency

Tools

Live Hire

Job description

CDC NSW is looking for an experienced talent acquisition professional who enjoys building relationships, influencing hiring decisions and partnering with leaders to solve complex workforce challenges.

About You:

We're looking for an experienced talent acquisition professional who enjoys building relationships, influencing hiring decisions and partnering with leaders to solve complex workforce challenges.

• You are an experienced In-House Talent Acquisition specialist who enjoys end-to-end recruitment delivery and thrives in a fast-paced environment managing multiple priorities.
• You will bring extensive experience recruiting within a blue collar environment and have a proven track record managing a volume of vacancies.
• You are confident building trusted relationships with hiring managers and stakeholders, bringing credibility, commercial judgement, and practical recruitment advice. Your proactive sourcing capability is highly developed, and you are comfortable identifying and engaging candidates through multiple attraction channels.
• You will possess strong organisational skills, excellent communication capability, and a commitment to delivering a positive candidate experience while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail throughout the recruitment process.
• You have a curiosity for improvement - such as a continuous improvement approach to running recruitment, creating more efficiencies and an understanding of developing or managing set up of Applicant Tracking Systems highly regarded.
• You will join an experienced and supportive People and Culture team where collaboration, professionalism and autonomy are highly valued.
• Experience using applicant tracking systems and HR technology platforms. Exposure to Live Hire will be well regarded.

About the Role:

We are looking for a hands-on, experienced in-house recruiter who is looking to join a collaborative People and Culture team. You will take ownership of a broad portfolio of vacancies and manage the recruitment lifecycle from briefing through to onboarding.

Working closely with hiring managers, senior leaders, and key stakeholders across the business, you will manage multiple concurrent recruitment processes, including periods of volume recruitment, building proactive talent pipelines whilst ensuring high-quality candidate and stakeholder experience. You will also have a strong understanding of recruitment systems and processes and be identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes, leveraging AI, automation and emerging technologies.

The role will recruit across the organisation with some volume hiring within a project capacity, spanning operational through to senior leadership positions.

Why CDC?

ComfortDelGro (CDC) is one of the largest private bus operators in New South Wales and nationally. In New South Wales, you may know CDC NSW by our operating brands;Hillsbus, Forest Coach Lines, Hunter Valley Buses, and Blue Mountains Transit. Employing around 2000 employees and operating from 15 sites across Sydney, the Hunter Valley and the Blue Mountains, CDC NSW is part of ComfortDelGro’s fast growing global network of more than 40,000 vehicles operating in seven countries.

Why Apply?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly regarded organisation at a time of significant hiring activity and change where your contribution will have an immediate and visible impact. You will work closely with senior leaders, manage an interesting and diverse recruitment portfolio, and play a key role in ensuring helping the organisation attract outstanding talent.

If you enjoy operating in a hands-on Talent Acquisition role, partnering closely with stakeholders and delivering quality recruitment outcomes within a supportive and people-focused culture, this opportunity offers both challenge and reward.