Resourcer (Fixed term contract)

Avara Foods Ltd; Telford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

31 days holiday allowance

Secure contract with long-term career development

Pension contribution of 5%

Life assurance scheme

Subsidised staff canteen

Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme

Employee Benefit Scheme with health support

Job summary

Avara Foods Ltd is seeking a motivated Resourcer for their Telford site to enhance recruitment and candidate experience. This office-based role requires expertise in high volume recruitment and skills in candidate interaction.

Main responsibilities include conducting interviews, updating recruitment trackers, and ensuring compliance with Avara's standards. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills, time management experience, and a flexible approach to recruitment.

Benefits include competitive salary, holiday allowance, and career development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in high volume recruitment or agency work.
• Confident communication and negotiation skills.
• Strong time management skills.
• Ability to travel between sites.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial screening and telephone interviews.
• Update resourcing trackers and KPIs.
• Build talent pools for frequent vacancies.
• Ensure compliance with Avara standards.
• Support onboarding process, including eligibility verification.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management skills

Negotiation skills

Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Relationship building

Job description

About the Role:

Are you passionate about recruitment and creating an outstanding candidate experience? Looking for a new challenge? Do you have experience or qualifications working in a high volume recruitment environment?

As an inclusive, forward-thinking business, we take pride in our approach to investing in our people across Avara Foods and are looking for a highly competent and motivated Resourcer to join our Resourcing Team on a fixed term basis, based at our Telford site.

The role is office based and as a Resourcer, you’ll be working Monday to Friday 08.30 to 17.00.

What will you be doing as a Resourcer at Avara?

As a Resourcer you will work alongside the resourcing team to help drive our operational direct recruitment model.

What will your key responsibilities as a Resourcer include?

• Conduct initial screening and telephone interviewing and provide feedback/offers to candidates
• Responsible for updating and distributing resourcing trackers and KPIs as required
• Ensuring that all allocated roles are worked on, keeping the Resourcing Officer for the relevant site up to date on the progress
• Build talent pools for frequent vacancies and to develop an understanding of internal succession and talent development
• Ensure all processes are maintained and followed with our ATS, and to keep up to date with all system updates
• Identifying high calibre candidates for both the active and potential roles
• Ensure compliance with Avara standards to maintain consistent candidate experience
• Maintaining a high level of candidate engagement
• Registering and importing candidates onto our database
• Support the onboarding process, including eligibility to work, contract requests, induction planning and delivery where applicable
• Ensuring direct recruitment is the primary object utilising all recruitment media and tools, with support from agencies partners on our PSL where this increases the delivery of quality candidates
• Build and maintain relationships by working closely with hiring managers to create a positive recruitment experience.
• Ensure GDPR compliance by following Avara guidelines at all times

What you’ll need to be successful:

• Previous experience in high volume recruitment or working within an agency
• Confident communication and negotiation skills
• Strong time management skills
• Able to form strong working relationships with key stakeholders
• Motivated and driven
• Experience in Microsoft packages word/excel/PowerPoint
• Flexible approach to working hours to support a 24/7 working environment
• Ability to travel between sites

The benefits of working for Avara Foods:

• Competitive salary DOE
• 31 days holiday allowance
• Secure contract with long term career development opportunities
• Straight forward pension contribution of 5%
• Life assurance scheme
• Subsidised staff canteen serving hot food
• Salaried Advance Finance
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme
• Access to our Employee Benefit Scheme, which includes unlimited remote GP appointments and unlimited mental health sessions, physiotherapy sessions, medical second opinion consultation, and other discounts and perks, such as savings & discounts on weekly costs.

Ts & Cs apply

What happens after you apply for this role?

After you’ve applied, you’ll be contacted in due course by a Resourcing Officer at our Telford site, to discuss your application and CV further. There’ll also be a chance for you to ask us any questions you may have about the role.

If you’re ready to work in a dynamic environment alongside talented people who take pride in delivering great results, apply today!

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.