Senior Recruiter

Summary

Join Kepak, a leading European food company, as a Senior Recruiter to lead candidate sourcing, coordination, and management for designated positions within the Meat Division UK. You will play a key role in international recruitment, leveraging your expertise in skilled visa pathways and market trend analysis to inform recruitment strategies. Collaborate with internal teams and hiring managers to ensure a streamlined hiring process. This role requires experience in full life-cycle recruitment, international hiring, and visa sponsorship. The position offers remote work flexibility within the UK with occasional travel to UK sites. Kepak provides various benefits including a company pension, training and development, employee discounts, referral bonuses, a bike-to-work scheme, subsidized canteen, free parking, long service awards, and an employee assistance program.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in either in-house and agency recruitment roles, particularly in international hiring and visa sponsorship, coupled with extensive expertise in recruiting across various functions and a robust grasp of recruitment best practices
• In-depth knowledge of skilled visa programs and immigration regulations
• Outstanding stakeholder management and negotiation abilities
• Proficient in managing and prioritizing multiple high-stakes roles while meeting tight deadlines
• Capable of working effectively and confidently under pressure
• Strong IT proficiency, especially with MS Office tools

Responsibilities

• Support the Group Recruitment Manager and HR Director in delivery recruitment strategies and apply/adapt to them depending on site needs
• Provide full life cycle recruitment support for assigned salaried positions
• Collaborate and build strong relationships with hiring managers, HR Teams and the on-site recruitment teams to provide guidance on targeted recruitment strategies and relevant selection processes, tailored to the specific role and level
• Conduct proactive candidate sourcing and searches via the ATS database (Workable), social media, LinkedIn, networking events and industry connections
• Identify and engage potential candidates to build and maintain a robust pipeline of qualified candidates for current and future opportunities across the division
• Support Group Recruitment Manager and site Recruiters/HR Managers to plan and deliver strategic workforce planning activities
• Gathering and sharing regular updates and in-sights on recruitment market trends, as directly linked to our industry, rates of pay, salaries, benefits, recruitment threats/barriers and availability of talent
• Craft and implement innovative sourcing strategies to draw in talented international candidates that align with our business objectives
• Take charge of the complete recruitment lifecycle for overseas talent, from advertising and screening to interviewing and the sonsorship process
• Stay informed about the latest immigration laws to ensure compliance and support for our international hires
• Deliver insightful weekly reports and analyses on all major recruitment metrics—including time to hire, the transition of applicants to interviews and offers, agency expenses, and cost-saving measures—to the Group Recruitment Manager and HR Director
• Collaborate with the Group Recruitment Manager to create, execute, and sustain an effective Preferred Suppliers List of partner recruitment agencies, vendors, and labor providers, ensuring the implementation of agreed terms and conditions across the division while maximizing group and volume discounts

Benefits

• Company Pension
• Training and Development
• Employee Discount Platform - All Kepak employees are entitled to access to the WrkIt platform, which offers significant discounts and cashback with hundreds of brands
• Refer a Friend Scheme - Get up to £500 for successfully referring a friend or family member to Kepak Group
• Bike to Work Scheme - You can buy a bike and safety equipment through a salary sacrifice scheme which reduces your taxable income – meaning you pay less tax!
• Subsidised Canteen - Our on site canteen is serving multiple hot food options during the day
• Free Car Parking - Our Kepak site has a dedicated staff car parking facility which is free to use for all of our colleagues
• Long Service Awards - We recognise, acknowledge and award the dedication and valuable contribution of long serving employees
• GroceryAid Employee Assistance Program - Providing emotional, practical and financial support for all Kepak colleagues