Full-time Permanent Associate
Description
Job title: Junior Talent Acquisition Specialist
Working Hours: Monday- Friday, 8 am- 4 pm
Salary: up to £32,000 per annum, depending on experience
About us:
Join one of Europe’s fastest-growing nutrition success stories.
Kendal Nutricare creates world-class nutrition for every stage of life - from Kendamil infant and toddler formula to Kendalife adult nutrition. We’re a family-owned, purpose-driven business with big global ambitions.
In 2025, we were ranked the UK’s fastest-growing food and drink company, with Kendamil now one of the fastest-growing baby brands in the world, the No. 1 Organic formula in both the UK and the USA, and available in 40+ countries (and counting).
As the only British infant formula manufacturer, we’re proud to produce our award-winning products here in the UK using British full-cream milk, with no palm oil or unnecessary additives - trusted by families worldwide.
We’re on an exciting path - join us!
The role:
We are looking for a motivated and proactive Junior Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our expanding team. This is a hands-on recruitment role, ideally suited to someone with experience in talent acquisition or recruitment, either within an in-house environment or a recruitment agency.
Reporting to the Global Talent Acquisition Partner, you will support the end-to-end recruitment process, partnering closely with hiring managers and candidates to deliver an exceptional hiring experience. You will play a key role in attracting, sourcing, assessing, and securing top talent across a variety of business functions, helping the organisation meet its current and future hiring needs.
What you’ll be doing:
- Assist the Global Talent Acquisition Partner with end-to-end recruitment activities for a variety of positions across the business.
- Work with hiring managers and the Global Talent Acquisition Partner to understand hiring needs and support effective recruitment strategies.
- Draft, review, and advertise job vacancies across appropriate channels.
- Proactively source candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, networking, referrals, and talent mapping activities.
- Screen applications and conduct initial candidate interviews.
- Coordinate interviews and provide a seamless recruitment experience for candidates and hiring teams.
- Maintain regular communication with candidates throughout the recruitment process.
- Support offer management, salary benchmarking, and onboarding activities.
- Build and maintain talent pipelines for future hiring needs.
- Track recruitment metrics and provide regular updates to the Global Talent Acquisition Partner and stakeholders.
- Ensure recruitment activities are carried out in line with right-to-work, fair recruitment and equality requirements, and company policies.
- Support employer branding initiatives and promote the organisation as an employer of choice.
- Attend careers fairs, networking events, and recruitment campaigns where required.
What you’ll need:
- Proven, hands-on recruitment or talent acquisition experience (in-house or agency), covering the full recruitment lifecycle from sourcing through to offer.
- Experience supporting multiple vacancies simultaneously.
- Experience working to recruitment performance measures such as time-to-hire and cost-per-hire.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
- Strong organisational and administrative skills.
- Experience using applicant tracking systems (ATS) and recruitment platforms.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
- Experience recruiting within manufacturing, FMCG, engineering, technical, or commercial environments.
- Experience using LinkedIn Recruiter.
- Knowledge of recruitment-related legislation (such as right to work and equality in hiring) and best recruitment practices.
- Experience supporting employer branding initiatives
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Junior Talent Acquisition Specialist in Kendal employer: Kendal Nutricare Ltd.
Kendal Nutricare Ltd. is an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and inclusive work culture, allowing you to thrive in a fully remote environment while collaborating with international teams across the UK, USA, Canada, and Mexico. With a strong emphasis on creativity and innovation, we offer ample opportunities for professional growth and development, ensuring that your contributions to our global campaigns are both meaningful and rewarding.
