Talent Acquisition Specialist
CooperVision
Date: 8 hours ago
City: Southampton, England
Contract type: Full time
Job Description
Position Title: Talent Acquisition Specialist – Operations & Manufacturing
Department: HR
Schedule: Full Time, Permanent. Monday - Friday 8:30 – 4:30 (Flexible working policy in place)
Location: On site - Fareham (travel required between Southampton sites)
As a TA Specialist you will be responsible for the recruitment of our Operator positions across our UK sites. In this role you will partner with hiring managers to bring top talent to our organization, you will focus on volume hiring across 3 sites including Distribution, Packaging & Manufacturing.
You will lead the recruitment process end to end, managing hiring managers & stakeholders throughout, reviewing high volumes of CV's and screening potential candidates via phone, video and face to face interviews, delivering assessments and supporting with the offer process. You will need to be focused on direct sourcing as a priority, utilizing both our internal talent and externally sourcing.
This role will carry a busy active requisition load typically managing 30+ Operator level open vacancies at one time.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities:
We are looking for someone highly process driven with exceptional organization skills and the ability to build relationships at all levels. You should have a positive, pro-active attitude and genuine interest in and enthusiasm for attracting the best talent to an organization.
You must have previous experience of managing high volume recruitment in a similar environment/at a similar level gained from agency/in-house recruitment (ideally a mixture of both).
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
At CooperVision, we offer a selection of extensive benefits. We’re all about people helping people. Our goal is to improve lives one person at a time, and we start with you.
Position Title: Talent Acquisition Specialist – Operations & Manufacturing
Department: HR
Schedule: Full Time, Permanent. Monday - Friday 8:30 – 4:30 (Flexible working policy in place)
Location: On site - Fareham (travel required between Southampton sites)
- CooperVision operate a hybrid working schedule of 3 days per week in office & 2 days from home. This will move to 5 days per week from Spring 2026*
As a TA Specialist you will be responsible for the recruitment of our Operator positions across our UK sites. In this role you will partner with hiring managers to bring top talent to our organization, you will focus on volume hiring across 3 sites including Distribution, Packaging & Manufacturing.
You will lead the recruitment process end to end, managing hiring managers & stakeholders throughout, reviewing high volumes of CV's and screening potential candidates via phone, video and face to face interviews, delivering assessments and supporting with the offer process. You will need to be focused on direct sourcing as a priority, utilizing both our internal talent and externally sourcing.
This role will carry a busy active requisition load typically managing 30+ Operator level open vacancies at one time.
Essential Functions & Responsibilities:
- Continuously improve on & deliver a succinct recruitment process for all Operator positions around the UK sites
- Pro-actively identify system functionality improvements and drive through process changes
- Identify qualified candidates and manage the end – end recruitment process from application to offer
- Develop and maintain strong working relationships with hiring managers to understand their hiring objectives and deliver a successful recruitment plan
- Execute integrated recruitment solutions utilizing multiple avenues including direct sourcing, social networking, industry networking, employee referrals, internet sourcing, targeted advertising
- Train & coach hiring managers as required on interview best practice and candidate experience where required
- Contribute to and suggest ideas for process improvements, efficiencies and creative ways of working for the future
- Participate in relevant EMEA projects and tasks as necessary
We are looking for someone highly process driven with exceptional organization skills and the ability to build relationships at all levels. You should have a positive, pro-active attitude and genuine interest in and enthusiasm for attracting the best talent to an organization.
You must have previous experience of managing high volume recruitment in a similar environment/at a similar level gained from agency/in-house recruitment (ideally a mixture of both).
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Proven experience in an internal Recruitment / TA position coordinating and managing a high volume workload
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship with all levels of stakeholder
- Team player - willing to support colleagues, be adaptable to the changing needs of the team and business
- Adaptable – flexible in ways of working and when required able to operate outside of typical responsibilities.
- Strong process management skills, detail orientation and time management skills.
- Ability to effectively manage multiple competing priorities in a high volume, fast paced environment
- Data driven and confident with MS Excel/other reporting platforms
- Must be fluent in using web-based recruiting tools, including social media, job boards and applicant tracking systems
- English language is essential, additional languages are highly desirable.
At CooperVision, we offer a selection of extensive benefits. We’re all about people helping people. Our goal is to improve lives one person at a time, and we start with you.
- 25 days holiday
- Healthcare Cash Plan
- Pension scheme
- Wellness Incentive Programs
- Discounted Contact Lens scheme for employees and immediate family
- Study support, where applicable to the role
- We provide access to LinkedIn Learning to help you develop in your career and grow with CooperVision.
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