Talent Acquisition Specialist Job Lancashire area,England UK,HR/Recruitment

Overview

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist to join a growing and dynamic business based in Chorley. You will be responsible for the full recruitment lifecycle across the Company, from initial briefing through to offer and onboarding. The post-holder is the Company s primary point of contact for all hiring activity, ensuring that every vacancy is filled with high-quality talent in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Key Responsibilities

End-to-end recruitment

Manages the full recruitment lifecycle for all vacancies from receiving the brief and drafting the job advert through to offer, negotiation, and onboarding handover.
Partners with hiring managers at the outset of each vacancy to agree the candidate profile, sourcing strategy, interview process, and timeline.
Conducts structured telephone and video screening interviews to assess candidate suitability before progressing to hiring manager stage.
Coordinates all interview scheduling, manages candidate communications, and ensures a positive experience throughout.
Prepares and issues offer documentation and supports the pre-boarding and onboarding process in conjunction with HR, including responsibility for Induction planning.

Candidate sourcing & pipeline

Sources candidates proactively through Linked In Recruiter, job boards, CV databases, social media, and direct search.
Builds and maintains a pipeline of active and passive candidates for current and anticipated vacancies across all functions.
Writes compelling, accurate job adverts tailored to the target audience and manages postings across multiple platforms.
Tracks and reports on key recruitment metrics including time to hire, cost per hire, and source of hire.

Apprenticeship Programme

Takes ownership of the development, coordination and promotion of the Company's apprenticeship programme, acting as the primary point of contact for training providers.
Manages apprentice applications end-to-end, including advertising, screening, selection, and onboarding in line with programme requirements.
Oversees the administration of the apprenticeship levy and ensures accurate records are maintained.
Builds relationships with schools, colleges, and training providers to develop a pipeline of early-careers talent.

Employer branding & reporting

Drives employer branding initiatives to promote the Company as an employer of choice across digital and physical channels.
Represents the business at careers events, job fairs, and educational partnerships.
Maintains accurate and GDPR-compliant candidate records.
Produces regular recruitment reports and MI for the HR Director and senior leadership.
Supporting the development of EVP.

Stakeholder partnership

Acts as a trusted recruitment partner to hiring managers across the business, providing market insight, salary benchmarking, and candidate guidance.
Supports workforce planning activity and contributes to headcount forecasting in conjunction with HR.
Continuously reviews and improves recruitment processes, tools, and candidate experience.

Supporting the HR function as and when required.

Skills & Experience Required

Essential:

Proven experience in an in-house recruitment or talent acquisition role.
Demonstrable ability to manage multiple vacancies simultaneously across different functions.
Strong direct sourcing skills with confident use of Linked In Recruiter and major job boards.
Experience building effective relationships with hiring managers and influencing at all levels.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to write engaging job adverts and communicate professionally with candidates.
Highly organised, with strong attention to detail and the ability to work at pace in a fast-moving environment.
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Desirable:

Experience recruiting within an engineering, manufacturing, or technology environment.
Experience supporting or coordinating apprenticeship programmes, including working with training providers and the apprenticeship levy.
Familiarity with an applicant tracking system (ATS).
CIPD Level 3 or above, or working towards it.

What's on Offer

Salary up to £38,000, depending on experience
Opportunity to join a growing and successful organisation
22 days of annual leave + bank holidays
Supportive and collaborative working environment
DIS cover of three times salary
Simply Health
EAP, and access to Virtual GP
Discount platform, including cycle to work and holiday purchase
A genuine opportunity to shape the talent function in a growing, innovative business

If you have talent acquisition or recruitment experience and are looking for your next challenge in Chorley, we'd love to hear from you.

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