Come and join the leading #avoexperts 🥑

Westfalia Fruit is a leading multinational supplier of fresh fruit and related value added products to global markets. Through our vertically-integrated supply chain we grow, source, ripen, pack, process and market quality avocadoes & fresh produce – 365 days a year & across the globe.

With the largest avocado-growing footprint in the world, we are recognised as the leading #avoexperts, and considered as the supplier of choice to both retail & wholesale customers whom we serve from sales offices in the UK, Europe, North America, Latin America & Southern Africa.

We’re looking for a Talent Acquisition Specialist to join our Head Office in Kings Hill, Kent on a 6 month fixed-term contract, with the potential to extend.

Due to an exciting internal project, our Talent Acquisition team is expanding. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing organisation and make a real impact by identifying and attracting top talent to build a strong and inclusive workforce.

As a Talent Acquisition Specialist at Westfalia Fruit, you'll play a critical role in shaping our future by identifying and attracting top talent across Europe. You'll leverage your expertise in the entire recruitment lifecycle, from market mapping and candidate nurturing to utilising interview techniques and ensuring efficient hiring. Collaborating closely with hiring managers, you'll develop targeted strategies that attract a diverse pool of qualified candidates, fostering an inclusive and vibrant workplace culture that reflects our values.

Responsibilities include:

• Spearhead the entire recruitment process, from start to finish.
• Build a thriving talent pool through targeted sourcing and nurturing.
• Attract & engage diverse, qualified candidates with innovative strategies.
• Engage passive candidates with captivating introductions and nurture campaigns.
• Equip hiring teams with market insights for data-driven hiring decisions.
• Partner with hiring managers to ensure informed hiring decisions.
• Champion diversity & inclusion in recruitment and company culture.
• Utilise data & analytics to optimize recruitment performance.

Requirements

Essential

• A strong background in full lifecycle recruitment across Europe.
• Experienced in market mapping, targeted sourcing campaigns and nurture techniques.
• Proficient in Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and Boolean searches.
• Experience in a range of interview techniques including competency and behavioural.
• Data driven with with experience extracting insights from recruitment data.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, building rapport with candidates and stakeholders.
• Highly adaptable and thrives in a fast paced environment, meeting deadlines and managing multiple projects.
• A genuine curiosity for what hiring managers need and a passion for recruitment.

Desirable

• Experience working within high volume and blue collar recruitment.
• Multilingual skills

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Hybrid working.
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays.
• Free on-site parking.
• Company pension scheme with life insurance cover.
• Employee Assistance Plan with Medicash.

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.