Recruitment Specialist

Hutchison Ports – Port of Felixstowe is the UK’s largest deep water container port and a major gateway for global trade. As a Recruitment Specialist, you will be responsible for specialist and technical recruitment across Hutchison Ports UK. Working with the Recruitment manager, to provide expert advice to hiring managers, securing high quality candidates through direct sourcing, headhunting and market mapping to ensure effective and timely delivery of recruitment.

• Competitive pension: 8% employer contribution (min 4% employee)
• Life Assurance: 14× annual salary for pension scheme members (4× for non-members)
• Annual profit share bonus and performance related bonus
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): confidential counselling, stress & anxiety support, financial wellbeing guidance, plus access to our Wellbeing Hub
• Private medical insurance
• On site Occupational Health Team and wellbeing support

• Paid leave, enhanced sick pay terms, and family friendly policies
• Volunteering days supporting our local community
• Perkbox retail discounts, wellbeing content and savings across hundreds of brands

• Access to development pathways, accredited training, and career progression opportunities across our port network

• Lead proactive, end‑to‑end recruitment for specialist and hard‑to‑fill roles, including direct sourcing, talent pipeline development, assessment design, interview delivery and ATS management.
• Provide strategic recruitment partnership, offering market intelligence, benchmarking insight, attraction strategies and best‑practice guidance to hiring managers.
• Build strong relationships and lead campaigns, coordinating recruitment initiatives, designing assessment centres and collaborating effectively across departments, unions and external partners.
• Promote a strong safety culture by ensuring candidates are assessed for their understanding of and commitment to safe working practices, particularly for roles in operational and technical environments.

• Previous experience in recruitment, focusing on specialist and technical roles
• Strong headhunting and direct sourcing capability
• Experiencing managing multiple, complex vacancies with conflicting deadlines
• Proven ability to work effectively with numbers, data, details and processes
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

• Basic salary: Up to £53,251 depending on skills and experience
• Hours: 37.5hrs per week – Monday to Friday 08:30 – 17:00.

We are committed to creating an inclusive, welcoming workplace where everyone can thrive. We celebrate individual differences and believe that embracing diversity drives innovation, creativity, and stronger collaboration across our teams.

As part of this commitment, we consider all qualified applicants and encourage open conversations about flexible working. We offer a supportive, community‑focused environment and are proud to hold Chartered Status from Women in Maritime.

We are also committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process to ensure all candidates have an equal opportunity to succeed. While we may not always be able to accommodate every request, we will always do our best to understand individual needs and explore suitable adjustments. These may include:

• Providing application materials in alternative formats (e.g. large print or accessible documents)
• Giving additional time for assessments or interviews
• Sharing interview formats in advance where appropriate
• Providing interview questions in a clear, readable printed format for all candidates
• Where possible, offering virtual interviews as an alternative to…