Recruitment Consultant

Recruitment Consultant (Engineering & Manufacturing) - Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd

REED Engineering & Manufacturing specialises in placing both blue-collar and white-collar professionals into temporary and permanent positions across the UK's engineering and manufacturing sectors.

We are looking to recruit a Recruitment Consultant to join our busy and successful Engineering & Manufacturing team.

The Opportunity

As an Engineering & Manufacturing Recruitment Consultant, you will work with a diverse client portfolio across a range of industries, including:

• Defence


• Aerospace


• Nuclear


• Automotive


• Pharmaceutical


• FMCG


• Aviation


• Oil & Gas


• Electronics


• Renewable Energy

Your role will involve partnering with both employers and jobseekers, understanding recruitment requirements, and matching talented professionals with exciting career opportunities.

This is a rewarding sales and consultancy role where you will effectively manage your own desk as a business within a business. You will be supported by industry-leading technology, extensive training, and one of the UK's largest recruitment databases to help you succeed.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage relationships with new and existing clients.


• Identify recruitment opportunities within engineering and manufacturing businesses.


• Source, interview, and assess candidates.


• Match candidates to suitable vacancies and manage the recruitment process from start to finish.


• Conduct business development activities, including sales calls and client meetings.


• Manage candidate and client expectations throughout the recruitment journey.


• Achieve and exceed agreed activity and revenue targets.


• Adapt quickly to changing market conditions and recruitment demands.

What We're Looking For

• Excellent communication, sales, and relationship-building skills.


• A proactive and resilient approach.


• A strong desire to work in a target-driven environment.


• The ability to manage multiple priorities and changing requirements.


• Confidence engaging with both candidates and senior decision-makers.


• Previous recruitment, sales, or customer-facing experience is advantageous but not essential.

Why Join Reed?

Training & Development

• Industry-leading training through the Reed Recruitment Academy.


• Access to the Management Academy for future leaders.


• Structured career development framework with opportunities for promotion and salary reviews every six months based on performance.

Reward & Recognition

• Competitive salary.


• Generous uncapped bonus scheme with monthly and quarterly earning opportunities.


• Transparent progression structure, giving you greater control of your career and earnings.


• Recognition and rewards for innovation and ideas that improve the way we work.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.


• Option to buy more holidays, sell, or carry over holiday.


• Hybrid working


• Long service awards, including paid sabbaticals from five years' service


• Up to eight weeks' fully paid sabbatical at key service milestones.


• Access to marketing support and Reed.co.uk, one of the UK's largest recruitment databases.

Join Reed and discover why we have been recognised as one of the Sunday Times Top 100 Best Companies to Work for.

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