Trainee Internal Recruiter/ Resourcer

Connolly Ltd; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Connolly is seeking a proactive Trainee Internal Recruiter/Resourcer in Wigan to help attract, engage and recruit skilled trade and labour professionals across operational teams. You will own recruitment activity, build candidate pipelines and ensure an excellent candidate experience from first contact through onboarding.

Ideal candidates have experience in recruitment or resourcing, especially within construction or related sectors, with strong sourcing and IT skills, and a proactive, resilient

Qualifications

• Previous recruitment or resourcing experience, ideally within construction, property services, engineering, facilities management or a similar sector.
• Experience recruiting trade, labour or operational roles.
• Strong knowledge of candidate attraction methods and sourcing techniques.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Experience using recruitment and HR systems.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple vacancies and priorities.
• Knowledge of employment legislation, right-to-work requirements and recruitment best practice.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for trade and labour vacancies.
• Source and attract candidates through job boards, social media, referrals and direct sourcing activities.
• Build and maintain talent pools to support current and future workforce requirements.
• Work closely with hiring managers to understand recruitment needs.
• Screen, assess and shortlist candidates against role requirements.
• Coordinate interviews, offers and onboarding activities.
• Promote Connolly as an employer of choice within local communities and industry networks.
• Produce recruitment reports, KPI data and market intelligence to support decision-making.
• Ensure recruitment activities comply with employment legislation, right-to-work requirements, IR35 regulations and company policies.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance recruitment processes, candidate experience and retention.

Skills

Recruitment experience

Sourcing techniques

Communication skills

Organised

MS Office

Right-to-work knowledge

Tools

HR systems

Job description

Trainee Internal Recruiter/ Resourcer

Wigan

Full Time

Are you a proactive recruiter who thrives on finding great people and building strong talent pipelines?

We're looking for a trainee internal recruiter/ resourcer to join Team Connolly, helping us attract, engage and recruit skilled trade and labour professionals across our operational teams. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys building relationships, identifying talent and supporting business growth through effective workforce planning.

About Us

Connolly is a family-run refurbishment company specialising in the social housing sector. We work with our clients to improve homes, strengthen communities and leave a lasting positive impact wherever we operate.

The Role

You’ll take ownership of recruitment activity across the business, ensuring we attract and retain high-quality operatives and site-based employees. Working closely with operational teams, you’ll build and maintain candidate pipelines while delivering an excellent candidate experience from first contact through to onboarding.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end recruitment for trade and labour vacancies.
• Source and attract candidates through job boards, social media, referrals and direct sourcing activities.
• Build and maintain talent pools to support current and future workforce requirements.
• Work closely with hiring managers to understand recruitment needs
• Screen, assess and shortlist candidates against role requirements.
• Coordinate interviews, offers and onboarding activities.
• Promote Connolly as an employer of choice within local communities and industry networks.
• Produce recruitment reports, KPI data and market intelligence to support decision-making.
• Ensure recruitment activities comply with employment legislation, right-to-work requirements, IR35 regulations and company policies.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance recruitment processes, candidate experience and retention.

About You

We're looking for someone who is organised, motivated and passionate about connecting great people with great opportunities.

You’ll Ideally Have:

• Previous recruitment or resourcing experience, ideally within construction, property services, engineering, facilities management or a similar sector.
• Experience recruiting trade, labour or operational roles.
• Strong knowledge of candidate attraction methods and sourcing techniques.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Experience using recruitment and HR systems.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple vacancies and priorities.
• Knowledge of employment legislation, right-to-work requirements and recruitment best practice.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office.
• A proactive, resilient and solutions-focused approach.

Why Join Connolly?

You’ll be joining a growing business that genuinely invests in its people, offers opportunities for development and progression, and gives you the chance to play a key role in building the teams that deliver our projects and support our continued success.