Regional Blue Collar Recruiter

Altrad UK, Ireland & Nordics; Goldthorpe; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Job summary

Altrad is seeking a Regional Blue Collar Recruiter to support day-to-day vacancies, outages and mobilisation across multiple operational sites in the Goldthorpe area. You will work closely with Operations, hiring managers and the Resource team to fill roles safely, compliantly and within agreed timescales.

Responsibilities include sourcing and screening skilled tradespeople, managing candidates through onboarding and mobilisation, ensuring right-to-work and SQEP checks, and maintaining strong

Qualifications

• Experience in blue-collar, trades, industrial, engineering, construction or high-volume recruitment.
• Strong candidate sourcing and stakeholder management.
• Ability to manage several vacancies and sites with changing priorities.
• Good understanding of recruitment, onboarding and compliance processes.
• Confident speaking with candidates and managers at all levels.
• Organised, proactive and able to thrive in a busy environment.
• Experience using an applicant tracking system and Microsoft Office.
• Experience supporting outages, shutdowns or industrial projects is useful.

Responsibilities

• Manage recruitment across allocated sites and projects.
• Source and screen skilled tradespeople through Eploy, job boards, referrals and direct contact.
• Manage candidates through recruitment, onboarding and mobilisation.
• Ensure qualifications, SQEP and right-to-work checks are in place.
• Maintain candidate pipelines for key trades and upcoming work.
• Provide updates on vacancies, numbers and mobilisation risks.
• Build relationships with Operations, site teams and the Resource team.
• Support demobilisations and onward placements.

Skills

Blue-collar recruitment

Sourcing

Stakeholder management

Multi-site management

Recruitment process

Interviewing

Organisation

ATS

MS Office

Outages experience

Tools

Eploy ATS

Job description

Altrad is currently looking for a Regional Blue Collar Recruiter to join the team in Goldthorpe.

This role will require the ability to manage recruitment across a number of operational sites, supporting day-to-day vacancies, planned outages and larger mobilisation activity.

Working closely with Operations, hiring managers and the wider Resource team, the successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring roles are filled safely, compliantly and within agreed timescales.

• Manage recruitment requirements across allocated sites and projects.
• Work with hiring managers to understand their requirements, including the trades, experience, qualifications and start dates needed.
• Consider internal transfers and redeployment opportunities alongside external recruitment.
• Source and screen skilled tradespeople and operatives through Eploy, job boards, referrals, social media and direct contact.
• Manage candidates throughout the recruitment, onboarding and mobilisation process.
• Make sure all required qualifications, SQEP, right-to-work checks are in place.
• Keep in regular contact with candidates and confirm attendance ahead of their start date.
• Respond quickly to withdrawals, failed checks, no-shows and changes to site requirements.
• Build and maintain candidate pipelines for key trades and upcoming work.
• Keep Eploy, vacancy information and recruitment trackers accurate and up to date.
• Provide clear updates on confirmed numbers, outstanding vacancies, shortfalls and any mobilisation risks.
• Build good working relationships with Operations, site teams, HR, Onboarding and the wider Resource team.
• Support with demobilisations and help find onward placements for employees becoming available.

Key Requirements / Qualifications:

• Previous experience in blue-collar, trades, industrial, engineering, construction or high-volume recruitment.
• Strong candidate sourcing and stakeholder management skills.
• Able to manage several vacancies, sites and changing priorities at the same time.
• Good understanding of recruitment, onboarding and compliance processes.
• Confident speaking with candidates and hiring managers at all levels.
• Organised, proactive and comfortable working in a busy environment.
• Experience using an applicant tracking system and Microsoft Office.
• Experience supporting outages, shutdowns or industrial projects would be useful.

About Us

At Altrad, our people create endless opportunities.

We are the leading provider of support services transforming our nations critical infrastructure to operate safely and sustainably.

With over 16,000 talented people across our region, we provide the full spectrum of critical services including consulting, design, engineering, construction, asset life optimisation through to decommissioning, for industries both onshore and offshore.

Why Join Us?

• Work on high-impact projects within a leading organisation.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for career growth and professional development.
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment with a focus on innovation and excellence.

As an employer, we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our people.

Inclusivity Statement

*We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible and inclusive. If you require any adjustments at any stage – including interviews or assessments, please let us know. We’re happy to discuss what would help you take part fully.