Talent Acquisition Specialist

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 LinkedIn 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.

• HR - 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 LinkedIn 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.