Recruitment and Onboarding Officer

Sony Corporation; Pencoed; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Sony UK Technology Centre in Pencoed, Wales, seeks a Recruitment and Onboarding Officer for a temporary 12‑month contract. You will manage end-to-end recruitment and onboarding, ensuring a smooth day-one experience for new starters, and supporting managers throughout probation.

The role involves job descriptions, salary benchmarking, candidate sourcing, interview coordination, pre-employment checks, and onboarding programmes with strong emphasis on compliance and integration into Sony Europe

Qualifications

• Essential demonstrable experience in HR or recruitment.
• Highly organised with ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.
• Strong confidentiality, integrity and trust.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint) and data handling.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end recruitment and onboarding processes.
• Develop job descriptions and person specifications.
• Conduct salary benchmarking and market analysis.
• Source candidates across multiple pools and channels.
• Coordinate interviews and assessment activities.
• Organise recruitment roadshows and open days.
• Manage apprenticeship, graduate, and expatriate recruitment.
• Administer pre-employment checks and documentation.
• Deliver engaging day-one onboarding and induction activities.
• Ensure compliance with policies and probation procedures.

Skills

HR experience

Recruitment

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft Office

Teamwork

Tools

Applicant Tracking Systems

Job description

Term

Temporary – 12 months Hours of work: 37.33 hours per week

Business Overview

Sony UK Technology Centre is a division of Sony Europe Limited. We are the only manufacturing centre for Sony in Europe and have over 500 highly skilled team players who help create some of the most advanced technology on the global market. The heart of today’s operation at Pencoed is centered on the manufacture of high technology Broadcast and Professional Cameras and Systems including the latest industry leading 4K technology. Alongside this we provide contract manufacturing solutions for multiple non-Sony branded businesses. This collaborative approach to contract manufacturing has produced many commercial successes over the years, including the best-selling British computer of all time, the Raspberry Pi. Further, we are the home of a Sony customer service and solutions centre, a Business Incubation Centre and much more.

Role Overview

As a Recruitment and Onboarding Officer, you will manage end-to-end recruitment, from talent attraction, sourcing and selection through to new starter onboarding. The role oversees pre-employment checks and documentation along with delivering a seamless day one experience to provide effective business familiarisation. As the successful candidate, you will be responsible for supporting new starters and their managers through probation process’, ensuring compliance, engagement and successful integration into the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment activities, from requisition creation to onboarding.
• Developing job descriptions and person specifications.
• Salary benchmarking and market analysis.
• Candidate sourcing through using multiple talent pools and avenues.
• Coordinating interviews and selection processes.
• Organising internal recruitment roadshows and open days.
• Managing apprenticeship, graduate, and expatriate recruitment programmes.
• Administering skills assessments and job suitability testing.
• Produce recruitment reports and provide workforce planning insights.
• Coordinate all pre-employment documentation, background checks, including contracts and new starter paperwork.
• Deliver an engaging day one onboarding and provide organisational orientation.
• Ensure completion of mandatory policies, compliance training, and induction activities.
• Create onboarding checkpoints and ensure business familiarisation planning.
• Compile end of probation processes and reports.

Person Specification

• Essential Demonstratable experience of working within a Human Resources or Recruitment team.
• Highly organised, ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.
• Attention to detail, analytical skills and passionate about improving processes.
• A high level of confidentiality and trustworthiness.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships.
• Proactive and pragmatic in approach.
• Strong administration skills; Advance Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Ability to work both as a team and independently to achieve objectives.
• Desirable Experience recruiting for apprentices and graduates.
• Experience of working within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience of working with recruitment tracking systems.

Equal Opportunity

Sony Europe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, citizenship, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, medical condition, or any other protected characteristics.

Disability Accommodation for Applicants to Sony Europe

Sony Europe will provide reasonable accommodation for any qualified individuals with disabilities in the application process. For reasonable accommodation requests, please contact us by email at [e-mail] or by mail to: Sony Europe B.V, Human Resources Department, the Heights, Brooklands, Surrey, KT13 0XW, UK. When contacting us please indicate the position you are applying for, and the accommodation required.