Recruitment / Resourcer Apprenticeship

AUTOMATION EXPERTS LTD

Shifnal (TF11 8FE)

Closes on Saturday 31 January 2026

Posted on 16 December 2025

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Summary

  • You will learn the full hiring cycle: sourcing & attracting candidates, writing ads, searching databases.
  • You will receive a Level 3 Recruiter qualification.

Wage

£20,000 a year

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  • Competitive salary, above apprenticeship wage.
  • Bonus once trained in the role.

Training course
Recruiter (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday 08.30am till 5.30pm with 30 minutes lunch and 2 x 15 minute breaks.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 2 February 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

  • Learn the full hiring cycle: sourcing & attracting candidates.
  • Writing ads, searching databases.
  •  Screening & assessing them (shortlisting, interviewing), managing the process with clients & candidates.
  • Communication, feedback, onboarding)
  • You will receive a level 3 qualification in Recruitment on completion.

Where you'll work

Apartment 1
The Forum
Victoria Road
Shifnal
TF11 8FE

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED

Training course

Recruiter (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Identify, progress, and convert leads into new candidates, placements, or clients.
  • Source vacancies in line with stakeholder requirements and organisational policies and procedures.
  • Manage and maintain stakeholder relationships and their role within the recruitment process.
  • Interpret and apply regulation and legislation, share best practice, and advise stakeholders on their application.
  • Plan and manage recruitment campaigns to attract candidates, including agreeing objectives with stakeholders and monitoring performance.
  • Research, identify and attract candidates using methods to satisfy job requirements, including those with transferrable skills to move from the legacy carbon economy to green economy jobs.
  • Process, review, and progress candidate applications.
  • Create and present diverse short lists of candidates to stakeholders.
  • Inform and advise candidates on the outcome of their application at the individual stages of the recruitment process, including those that have been unsuccessful.
  • Manage the recruitment and selection process for candidates, including those who require reasonable adjustments.
  • Communicate information through different media, for example face-to-face or online meetings, emails, reports, and presentations.
  • Engage with stakeholders to review recruitment processes and identify opportunities for continuous improvement and improving own performance.
  • Review services provided and implemented improvements based on stakeholder feedback.
  • Place candidates into roles that match their skills and stakeholder requirements.
  • Use technology and software tools to manage information, ensuring compliance with organisation and legislation requirements.
  • Challenge poor practice and non-compliance with the recruitment process and escalate where appropriate.
  • Identify future changes in the sector that may impact the organisation, for example technology advances.
  • Interpret policies to support and promote the delivery of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace, and monitor their impact on recruitment activities.
  • Identify and apply sustainable and greener methods of working, for example reducing energy and paper consumption, managing diaries to reduce carbon emissions (hold virtual meetings or attend multiple external meetings on the same day), considering greener options when booking venues for assessment centres or planning recruitment campaigns.
  • Identify and maximise opportunities to support the organisation’s business strategy, for example growing client or candidate pipelines.
  • Manage resources within budget requirements.
  • Respond to stakeholder complaints and escalate where appropriate.
  • Identify, progress, and convert leads into new candidates, placements, or clients.
  • Source vacancies in line with stakeholder requirements and organisational policies and procedures.
  • Manage and maintain stakeholder relationships and their role within the recruitment process.
  • Interpret and apply regulation and legislation, share best practice, and advise stakeholders on their application.
  • Plan and manage recruitment campaigns to attract candidates, including agreeing objectives with stakeholders and monitoring performance.
  • Research, identify and attract candidates using methods to satisfy job requirements, including those with transferrable skills to move from the legacy carbon economy to green economy jobs.
  • Process, review, and progress candidate applications.
  • Create and present diverse short lists of candidates to stakeholders.
  • Inform and advise candidates on the outcome of their application at the individual stages of the recruitment process, including those that have been unsuccessful.
  • Manage the recruitment and selection process for candidates, including those who require reasonable adjustments.
  • Communicate information through different media, for example face-to-face or online meetings, emails, reports, and presentations.
  • Engage with stakeholders to review recruitment processes and identify opportunities for continuous improvement and improving own performance.
  • Review services provided and implemented improvements based on stakeholder feedback.
  • Place candidates into roles that match their skills and stakeholder requirements.
  • Use technology and software tools to manage information, ensuring compliance with organisation and legislation requirements.
  • Challenge poor practice and non-compliance with the recruitment process and escalate where appropriate.
  • Identify future changes in the sector that may impact the organisation, for example technology advances.
  • Interpret policies to support and promote the delivery of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace, and monitor their impact on recruitment activities.
  • Identify and apply sustainable and greener methods of working, for example reducing energy and paper consumption, managing diaries to reduce carbon emissions (hold virtual meetings or attend multiple external meetings on the same day), considering greener options when booking venues for assessment centres or planning recruitment campaigns.
  • Identify and maximise opportunities to support the organisation’s business strategy, for example growing client or candidate pipelines.
  • Manage resources within budget requirements.
  • Respond to stakeholder complaints and escalate where appropriate.

Training schedule

  • On-the-job training.
  • Training once per month with the training provider.
  • 20% of your working week will be spent working towards your apprenticeship.

More training information

  • You will attend an online virtual masterclass every month with the training provider and other people in the same apprenticeship.
  • 6 hours of new learning each week throughout the apprenticeship.
  • You will have your own skills coach supporting you through the apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

Other requirements

  • Has engineering knowlege or is interested in engineering, has that mindset.
  • Good communicator written and verbal.
  • Able to build strong working relationships with candidates and clients.
  • A levels would be advantageous.
  • Excellent telephone manner
  • Passionate about the role and money motivated.
  • Excited to see people progress into new opportunities.

About this employer

  • Automation Experts was formed in May 2001 to support the continual technological developments within Drives, Controls and Automation.

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    We partner with many of the most innovative machinery manufacturers, technical solution providers and high-volume manufacturers in the UK.

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    We offer a true partnership to Clients & Candidates.

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    Our specialist team have proven ability to support the changes and challenges this dynamic and fluid sector presents.

https://automationexperts.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • 20 day holiday plus 8 day stautory

After this apprenticeship

  • 360 Recruiter
  • Recruitment Consultant
  • Controls and Automation Recruiter

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000005362.

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Closes on Saturday 31 January 2026

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