Permanent Recruitment Consultant - Industrial Division

Thorn Baker Group; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing benefits

Incentives and team events

Supportive team environment

Job summary

Thorn Baker Group's Industrial division is seeking a motivated Permanent Recruitment Consultant to grow our permanent recruitment offering in Nottingham. You will fill permanent vacancies for an established client base while taking Thorn Baker's services to market and building relationships with new businesses.

This role combines candidate recruitment, client relationship management and business development within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Ambitious, commercially minded with a genuine desire to build a recruitment career.
• Confidence in approaching businesses and developing new relationships.
• Excellent communication skills to understand client requirements and candidate motivations.
• Proactive approach to sourcing candidates and identifying opportunities.
• Strong organisational skills to manage multiple vacancies.
• Resilience and a positive, target-driven attitude.
• Team player who takes ownership and follows through on commitments.

Responsibilities

• Manage the permanent recruitment process from vacancy brief to placement and follow-up.
• Engage with existing clients to understand hiring needs and opportunities.
• Source, attract and assess candidates for warehouse, manufacturing and industrial roles.
• Present suitable candidates, coordinate interviews and manage feedback, offers and acceptance.
• Proactively approach new businesses to introduce Thorn Baker's permanent recruitment services.
• Develop new business via targeted calls, outreach, networking and client meetings.
• Build a strong pipeline of vacancies, candidates and prospective clients.
• Collaborate with the Industrial team to identify and develop permanent recruitment opportunities.
• Maintain accurate records and keep clients and candidates informed throughout the hiring process.

Skills

Ambitious

Commercially minded

Excellent communication

Proactive sourcing

Business development

Client relationship management

Organisational skills

Resilience

Team player

Job description

Thorn Baker's Industrial division is looking for a motivated and ambitious Permanent Recruitment Consultant to grow our permanent recruitment offering.

Specialising in warehouse, manufacturing and industrial recruitment, you'll fill permanent vacancies for our established client base while taking our services to market and building relationships with new businesses. This is an opportunity to combine candidate recruitment, client relationship management and business development within a successful, supportive team.

What You'll Be Doing

• Managing the permanent recruitment process from taking a detailed vacancy brief through to placement and follow-up.

• Working with our existing client base to understand their permanent hiring needs and identify opportunities to support them.

• Sourcing, attracting and assessing high-quality candidates for warehouse, manufacturing and industrial roles.

• Presenting suitable candidates, coordinating interviews and managing feedback, offers and acceptance.

• Proactively approaching new businesses to introduce Thorn Baker's permanent recruitment services.

• Developing new business through targeted calls, outreach, networking and client meetings.

• Building a strong pipeline of vacancies, candidates and prospective clients.

• Working alongside our wider Industrial team to identify and develop permanent recruitment opportunities.

• Maintaining accurate records and keeping clients and candidates informed throughout the hiring process.

What We're Looking For

• An ambitious, commercially minded individual with a genuine desire to build a successful recruitment career.

• Confidence in approaching businesses, starting conversations and developing new relationships.

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to understand both client requirements and candidate motivations.

• A proactive approach to sourcing candidates and identifying business opportunities.

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage several vacancies at different stages.

• Resilience, drive and a positive attitude towards working in a target-driven environment.

• A team player who takes ownership of their work and follows through on commitments.

• Previous experience in permanent recruitment, business development or sales would be an advantage.

What We Offer

• An established client base with opportunities to develop permanent recruitment business.

• A supportive, collaborative team environment where you'll be set up for success from day one.

• Structured training, ongoing coaching and mentoring from experienced recruitment professionals.

• Regular target-driven incentives, including holidays, hotel breaks, activity days and shopping vouchers.

• Health and wellbeing benefits.

• Team socials, summer events and Christmas celebrations.

Why Thorn Baker?

At Thorn Baker, we invest in our people. You'll join an established Industrial division with a strong reputation and long-standing client relationships, giving you a solid foundation to grow your permanent recruitment business.

If you enjoy connecting people with opportunities, winning new business and helping employers make successful permanent hires, we'd love to hear from you.

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