Talent Acquisition Partner (FTC)

Oxford Instruments; High Wycombe; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford Instruments is seeking an experienced TA Partner to lead end-to-end recruitment for engineering, applications and service roles across the UK on a fixed-term contract initially 3-6 months. The role can be based in High Wycombe or Bristol, offering hands-on recruitment with scope to improve processes.

You'll use proactive sourcing, structured interviews and data-driven hiring practices, with familiarity with SuccessFactors and modern sourcing tools, and you’ll partner with hiring managers

Qualifications

• Significant TA experience, including engineering/technical hiring.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Experience with structured interviews and up to date sourcing methods.
• Data-driven approach to recruitment.
• Familiar with ATS (SuccessFactors) and sourcing tools (LinkedIn, AI tools, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for engineering, applications, and service roles.
• Build strong pipelines using proactive sourcing and talent mapping.
• Partner with hiring managers to deliver efficient, high-quality hiring.
• Implement structured interviews and consistent assessment methods.
• Use data to track performance and improve hiring outcomes.
• Enhance processes, tools, and candidate experience.

Skills

TA experience

Engineering hiring

Stakeholder mgmt

Structured interviews

Data-driven

LinkedIn sourcing

European languages

Tools

SuccessFactors ATS

LinkedIn Recruiting

AI sourcing tools

Job description

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At Oxford Instruments, we enable the world’s leading industrial companies and scientific research communities to image, analyse and manipulate materials down to the atomic and molecular level. With a sixty-year history, and fourteen Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, our world-class products and technologies are helping our customers to address the greatest challenges of the 21st century.

We’re looking for an experienced TA Partner to deliver high-quality engineering hiring across the UK on a fixed-term contract initially 3 -6 months.

This is a hands‑on role with scope to improve how we hire—ideal for someone who combines strong delivery with a process and data mindset.

This role could be based in either High Wycombe or Bristol

What you’ll do

• Lead end‑to‑end recruitment for engineering, applications, and service roles
• Build strong pipelines using proactive sourcing and talent mapping
• Partner with hiring managers to deliver efficient, high-quality hiring
• Implement structured interviews and consistent assessment methods
• Use data to track performance and improve hiring outcomes
• Enhance processes, tools, and candidate experience

What we’re looking for

• Significant TA experience, including engineering/technical hiring
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Experience with structured interviews and up to date sourcing methods
• Data-driven approach to recruitment
• Familiar with ATS (Success Factors) and sourcing tools (LinkedIn, AI tools, etc.)
• European language skills would be a distinct advantage

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.