Renishaw
Recruitment Administrator
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Job Description
Recruitment Coordinator (12-month Fixed Term Contract)
Location: Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire
About Renishaw
Renishaw is a global leader in high-precision measurement, metrology, and manufacturing technologies. Our innovative products are used worldwide across a diverse range of industries, from consumer electronics and aerospace to healthcare and medical devices.
About the Opportunity
We have an exciting opportunity for a Recruitment Coordinator to join our in-house Resourcing team on a 12-month fixed term contract covering maternity leave. This is a varied and rewarding role at the heart of our recruitment function, supporting the attraction and onboarding of talent across the business.
Role Overview
We're looking for an organised and proactive individual with excellent attention to detail and a strong customer-service mindset. Previous recruitment experience would be beneficial, but more importantly, you'll demonstrate a positive attitude, a commitment to accuracy, and the ability to build effective working relationships as part of a collaborative team.
What you'll be doing
As a Recruitment Coordinator, you'll play a key role in providing efficient and professional administrative support throughout the recruitment lifecycle. Your responsibilities will include:
- Supporting the in-house recruiters with a wide range of recruitment administration activities, including processing applications, arranging interviews, processing offers, and coordinating candidate feedback.
- Leading on high-volume recruitment for manufacturing roles and other areas of the business to meet changing business needs.
- Managing candidate records and recruitment activity through our Applicant Tracking System (Workday).
- Overseeing pre-employment check processes: Right to Work checks, DBS check, and referencing in line with company processes and legislation.
- Coordinating weekly inductions (compliance checks, preparing induction material, and delivering induction presentations).
- Responding to telephone and email enquiries from candidates, hiring managers, and external contacts.
- Overseeing Early Careers recruitment lifecycle for graduates, placements, and apprenticeships.
- Reviewing Early Careers job descriptions and recruitment marketing material and assist with yearly forecasting numbers.
- Being a point of contact for all early careers recruitment related enquiries (both internal and external).
- Organising and hosting both in-person and online recruitment open evenings/webinars.
- Organising and hosting in-person assessment centres.
- Coordinating welcome days in the summer for the incoming cohort.
- Coordinating the delivery of PPE and IT equipment to incoming cohort.
- Providing general administrative support to the wider resourcing and HR teams.
- Supporting a variety of HR & recruitment projects and activities as required.
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What we're looking for
To be successful in this role, you'll have:
- A minimum of 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) at Grade C/4 or above, including English and Maths.
- Previous experience in an administrative role, ideally within recruitment, HR, or a customer-focused environment.
- Good IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work accurately under pressure.
- The confidence to use initiative and solve problems appropriately.
- A professional and discreet approach, with an understanding of the importance of handling confidential information.
- Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality work.
- A flexible, team-oriented approach, alongside the ability to work independently when required.
- Previous recruitment experience would be advantageous but is not essential.
Why join Renishaw?
Joining Renishaw means becoming part of a globally recognised engineering and technology company that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. You'll work within a supportive team environment where your contribution is valued and where you'll have opportunities to develop your skills and experience within recruitment and HR.
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Benefits
When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres (not available at all sites).
We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office-based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join BUPA Renishaw Health Trust and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.
Diversity and Inclusion
At Renishaw we believe that our success is powered by welcoming a workforce of diverse and talented people. Through encouraging an inclusive culture, where all our employees are free to be themselves, we can achieve our core values: Innovation, Inspiration, Integrity, and Involvement.
If you are excited about the role but feel as though you don’t meet all the requirements, we would encourage you still to apply. You might just be the right person for this role or another opportunity at Renishaw.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to make interviews and jobs more accessible. Should you have any difficulty during the recruitment process, or require any reasonable adjustments please contact the recruitment team on 01453 490384 or recruitment@renishaw.com.
Employment Details
- Type: Fixed Term / Temporary (Fixed Term)
- Time Type: Full time
- Requisition Number: R9735 Recruitment Administrator (Open)
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