Recruitment Adviser; FTC

Recruitment Adviser (FTC)

Location:

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (hybrid working)

Fixed Term Contract until September 2026

We are looking for applicants who have a short notice period or are immediately available.

In this role, you will empower hiring managers to confidently lead their own recruitment processes by providing high‑quality guidance, effective tools, and practical training resources. Your expertise will ensure that recruitment activities are conducted efficiently, compliantly, and in alignment with our Group values.

• Oversee and maintain the Applicant Tracking System (Cornerstone), ensuring requisitions move smoothly through approval and all data remains accurate and up to date.
• Manage and update our Recruitment Master Document, tracking requisition progress and enabling reliable recruitment metrics to inform business decisions.
• Build strong, collaborative relationships with hiring managers to understand their needs and challenges, providing one‑to‑one coaching and training to promote best‑practice recruitment.
• Act as the first point of contact for recruitment queries, offering clear, robust advice and escalating to HR Business Partners where appropriate.
• Support hiring managers in effectively using the ATS to review and progress candidates.
• Ensure job descriptions and job adverts are inclusive, well‑written, and aligned with our Group values.
• Encourage hiring managers to prioritise direct and internal recruitment pathways, supporting our commitment to our Diversity Goals.
• Liaise with recruitment agencies when necessary, ensuring adherence to our Preferred Supplier List.
• Create and maintain user‑friendly toolkits, templates, and guidance materials that enable consistent and effective recruitment practices.
• Partner closely with HR Business Partners and hiring managers to align recruitment activity with broader people strategies.
• Safeguard a positive, professional candidate experience from application through to onboarding.
• Act as an escalation point for pre‑boarding queries, ensuring a smooth transition for new starters.

• Experience in in‑house recruitment, either in a dedicated recruitment role or as part of a wider HR position.
• Experience using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and other recruitment technologies.
• Strong understanding of confidentiality, data protection principles, and handling sensitive information.
• Experience writing inclusive job adverts and promoting equitable hiring practices.
• A proven ability to coach, advise, and support managers on recruitment best practice, candidate experience, and ATS use.
• A commitment to championing inclusivity at every stage of the recruitment process.

• Alignment with our Company Core Values in everything you do.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and coach stakeholders at all levels.
• A proactive, solution‑focused mindset and passion for continuous improvement.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
• A well‑organised, structured approach to managing tasks and priorities.
• A clear understanding of how recruitment impacts the wider business.

The Steam Thermal Solutions business is one of three businesses within Spirax Group. Spirax Sarco and Gestra, are our two brands that form Steam Thermal Solutions and are global leaders in the supply of engineered solutions for the design, provision and maintenance of efficient industrial and commercial steam systems. Steam Thermal Solutions has global coverage across 67 operating units (called OpCos), organised into four Divisions: EMEA, APAC, Americas, Gestra.

Spirax Group is a FTSE
100 and FTSE4

Good multi‑national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.

Our Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our…