Junior Recruitment Consultant

Zest; Stamford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent recruitment firm in the UK is looking for a Trainee Recruitment Consultant to enhance relationships within the Food Manufacturing sector. You will be responsible for building candidate connections, conducting interviews, and collaborating with senior consultants on high-priority vacancies. This position offers industry-leading training, hybrid working, and numerous perks. Join a supportive team dedicated to your success and career growth, with exciting opportunities for future advancement.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Pension

Birthdays off

Gym membership

Quarterly lunch clubs

Qualifications

• Natural people-person: enjoys asking questions and listening.
• Thrives in high-performance environments.
• Bonus: experience in retail, customer service, sales, or call centers.

Responsibilities

• Build and nurture relationships with high-performing candidates.
• Search job boards and platforms to find talent.
• Conduct detailed phone and video interviews.
• Partner with Senior consultants for high-priority vacancies.
• Support candidates throughout the process.

Skills

Excellent communication

Grit and determination

People skills

High-performance environment adaptability

Job description

Zest provided pay range

This range is provided by Zest. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

At Zest, we don't just "do" recruitment - we transform careers and strengthen teams in one of the UK's most vital industries: Food Manufacturing. We've spent over 20 years building the most trusted recruitment brand in the sector, and now, we're looking for a Trainee Recruitment Consultant who's hungry to be the best.
Please make an application promptly if you are a good match for this role due to high levels of interest.
This is not a back-office role. You'll be on the frontlines - hunting, headhunting, and building relationships within Food Manufacturing's most in-demand professionals.
What You'll Do

• Build and nurture relationships with high-performing candidates in the food industry
• Search across job boards, LinkedIn, internal CRM, referrals and social platforms to find the best talent
• Conduct detailed phone and video interviews, qualifying candidates for live roles
• Partner with Senior consultants to help fill high-priority vacancies
• Support candidates throughout the process - coaching for interviews, negotiating offers, and guiding through resignations
• Record candidate insights with precision in our CRM, helping us maintain our legendary reputation for detail and quality

Why This Role is a Launchpad

• £250 per placement on your director's desk - with potential to increase as you grow
• Industry-leading training and mentoring - we've developed some of the UK's best recruiters in-house
• After 12 months, you'll be ready to step up into a Consultant role - managing your own clients and deals
• Be part of a team that celebrates success: past summer parties in Ibiza, Friday drinks, quarterly lunch clubs, and much more
• Hybrid working, private healthcare, pension, birthdays off, and gym membership
• Work in our bright, open-plan Stamford HQ, overlooking the meadows - voted one of the happiest places to live in the UK

What We're Looking For

• A natural people-person: you love asking questions, listening, and learning about others
• Grit, determination, and a work ethic to match - recruitment isn't easy, but it's worth it
• Excellent communication: on the phone, on email, and face-to-face
• Someone who thrives in a high-performance environment and wants to fast-track their career
• Bonus if you've worked in retail, customer service, sales or call centres - but attitude is everything

Zest's Promise

We'll train you, support you, challenge you, and celebrate you. You'll be joining a business with a clear mission to be the best recruitment company you'll ever work with or for. And we're not slowing down.

Application

Submit your CV to Lucy at (url removed) - and let's embark on this thrilling journey together.

Seniority level

Internship

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Human Resources

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting