Technical Talent Acquisition Specialist

Hanley Calibration Ltd; Little Island; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & Education Support

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

VHI Healthcare Benefit

Green Grants Initiative

Job summary

Hanley Calibration Ltd seeks a Talent Acquisition Specialist to lead end-to-end recruitment for highly regulated technical roles in Ireland. You will build talent pipelines, partner with operational managers, and ensure timely hiring across calibration, engineering and related functions.

You will use LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS and job boards to source candidates, while promoting Hanley Calibration as an employer of choice through campaigns and referrals.

Qualifications

• Educational Foundation: Degree or equivalent qualification in Human Resources, Business, Recruitment or a related discipline; relevant experience may be considered.
• Professional Experience: Proven experience in talent acquisition or recruitment, managing multiple vacancies and competing priorities.
• Technical Recruitment Skills (Desired): Experience recruiting engineering, calibration, instrumentation, validation or commissioning professionals, ideally within pharmaceutical, medical device, manufacturing or other regulated sectors.
• Recruitment Tools: Experience with LinkedIn Recruiter, applicant tracking systems, job boards and direct sourcing techniques.
• Sector Experience: Experience supporting engineering services, technical consultancies or project-based organisations is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Recruitment: Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from vacancy identification and job specification development through sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer management and onboarding handover.
• Technical Talent Sourcing: Identify and recruit calibration technicians, engineers, instrumentation specialists, validation or commissioning professionals, and support staff using LinkedIn, job boards, referrals and recruitment agencies.
• Stakeholder Management: Partner with HR, operational managers and project teams to understand workforce requirements, prioritise vacancies and deliver recruitment solutions aligned with customer and project commitments.
• Talent Pipeline Development: Build and maintain candidate networks to support ongoing and future recruitment needs, particularly for specialist technical and hard-to-fill positions.
• Candidate Experience & Employer Branding: Deliver a professional candidate experience while promoting Hanley Calibration as an employer of choice through recruitment campaigns, referrals and industry networks with marketing.
• Recruitment Compliance & Reporting: Maintain accurate recruitment records, ensure GDPR compliance and monitor key metrics, including time-to-hire, cost-per-hire, offer acceptance and quality of hire.

Skills

End-to-end recruitment

Technical recruiting

Stakeholder management

Candidate experience

Employer branding

Education

Degree in HR/Business/Recruitment

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS systems

Job boards

Job description

Hanley Calibration Ltd seeks a Talent Acquisition Specialist to lead end-to-end recruitment for highly regulated technical roles in Ireland. You will build talent pipelines, partner with operational managers, and ensure timely hiring across calibration, engineering and related functions.

You will use LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS and job boards to source candidates, while promoting Hanley Calibration as an employer of choice through campaigns and referrals.