Talent Acquisition Specialist

Ibstock Plc; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Life assurance

Pension scheme with employer matched

Employee Assistance Programme

Share Save scheme eligibility

Discount platform

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Ibstock Plc is seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist to deliver high-quality recruitment across the business in the UK. You will manage vacancies from brief through to offer, partnering with hiring managers and the People team to attract and secure the right people for UK sites and functions.

The role focuses on hands-on sourcing, candidate experience and hiring manager support, while building talent pipelines and contributing to attraction initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience managing end-to-end recruitment across functions and levels.
• Proven ability to source candidates directly through channels, networks and databases.
• Ability to advise hiring managers and adapt communication to audiences.
• Experience building talent pipelines for recurring and hard-to-fill roles.

Responsibilities

• Manage vacancies from brief to offer and provide a professional service.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand requirements and agree recruitment approaches.
• Directly source candidates via relevant channels and social media.
• Create engaging adverts and screen candidates to produce high-quality shortlists.
• Guide interview approaches and ensure fair recruitment practices.
• Keep candidates informed and coordinate offers and outcomes promptly.
• Maintain recruitment records and support use of approved agencies.
• Share market insights and contribute to attraction projects.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Direct sourcing

Stakeholder management

Talent pipelines

Tools

Applicant Tracking Systems

Recruitment Marketing Tools

Social Sourcing Platforms

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist to deliver a high-quality recruitment service across the business. Working closely with the Talent Acquisition Manager, hiring managers and People team colleagues, you will manage vacancies from initial brief through to offer, helping us attract and secure the right people for our UK sites and functions.

This is a hands‑on role with a strong focus on direct sourcing, candidate experience and practical hiring manager support. Alongside delivering recruitment, you will build talent pipelines, share market insight and contribute to attraction initiatives and projects that improve how we recruit.

What you’ll do

• Manage an assigned portfolio of vacancies from recruitment brief through to offer, providing a responsive and professional service.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand their requirements, constructively challenge briefs and agree effective recruitment approaches.
• Directly source candidates through relevant channels, networks, databases and social media, building pipelines for recurring and hard‑to‑fill roles.
• Create engaging adverts, screen candidates and provide high-quality shortlists to support effective selection decisions.
• Guide hiring managers on interview approaches and selection tools, promoting consistent, fair and inclusive recruitment.
• Keep candidates informed throughout the process, coordinating offers and outcomes in a timely and professional way.
• Maintain accurate recruitment records, follow agreed processes and support effective use of approved recruitment agencies.
• Share market intelligence and recruitment data, and contribute to attraction projects, tools and continuous improvement.

What you’ll bring

• Strong end‑to‑end recruitment experience, with proven capability in directly sourcing candidates.
• Experience of taking recruitment briefs, advertising vacancies, screening candidates and supporting interview and offer processes.
• A track record of attracting candidates for specialist or hard‑to‑fill roles.
• The ability to build credible relationships, advise hiring managers and adapt your communication to different audiences.
• Strong organisation, resilience and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple vacancies and competing priorities.
• A proactive approach to solving problems and the confidence to work independently within agreed frameworks.
• A driving licence and willingness to travel nationally when required, including occasional overnight stays.

It would be great if you also have

• Experience gained in manufacturing, construction, engineering or building materials.
• Experience of applicant tracking systems, recruitment marketing tools and social sourcing platforms.
• A CIPD or recognised recruitment qualification.

Why Ibstock?

This is an opportunity to make a visible difference to recruitment across a nationwide business. You will combine hands‑on delivery with the chance to strengthen direct sourcing, improve the candidate experience and help develop better recruitment tools and ways of working.

If you enjoy finding talent, building relationships and turning recruitment challenges into practical solutions, we would welcome your application.

What you’ll get

• Competitive salary, rewarding your skills and experience.
• Hybrid working, where appropriate to the role.
• Life assurance.
• Pension scheme with employer contributions matched up to 10%.
• Full access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family, including Digicare+ provided by Aviva.
• Share Save scheme eligibility.
• Access to a high‑street retail discounts platform.
• Personal development and career progression opportunities.

Interested?

We welcome applications from people with different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. If you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.