Talent Acquisition Agent

Job Title
Talent Acquisition Agent

Salary: Competitive salary
Benefits: Company share save scheme, Competitive matched pension contribution, Life insurance up to 4x salary
Location: Leeds
Ways of Working: Remote (with frequent visits to contracted location and Head Office of Leeds)
Hours of work: Monday to Friday – 3 week shift rota – 08:00am-16:30pm, 08:30am-17:00pm, 09:30am-18:00
Contract Type: Permanent

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.

As a vibrant and fast‑moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.

Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

What you’ll be doing

In this busy and exciting role you will work in a fast-paced centralised recruitment team delivering on circa 4000 hires a year! Working at home, with office base at our Head Office in Leeds, this is a truly exciting opportunity to be part of our rapidly expanding business.

Role Accountabilities

• Responding to all queries, emails and telephone enquiries to the agreed Tier 1 & 2 levels of support for the HR Customer Service Centre for both external and internal customers, delivering a great customer experience for all enquires.

• To provide a high standard of service to both external and internal customers, in accordance with company processes and procedures, by undertaking specialist recruitment / HR customer service administration tasks.
• To maintain the live vacancies on the applicant tracking system and ensure candidate records are maintained. 
• To provide administration support to talent acquisition tasks e.g. – candidate uploads, event manager event creation & CV database searches.
• To set up telephone interviews and assessment centres/face to face interviews for candidates ensuring exceptional levels of engagement and maintaining a high level of confidentiality
• To complete telephone interviews for candidates at the correct allocated time in accordance with company processes ensuring great candidate engagement and maintaining a high level of confidentiality.
• To manage assessment/interview outcomes - candidate verbal offers and regrets, ensuring system is fully updated and the correct information is passed onto the TA Administration team for contract & induction facilitation.
• To undertake any reasonable working duties and arrangements as requested by the Talent Acquisition Manager to assist with the provision of recruitment.

What we’re looking for

• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to work in a methodical manner.
• Previous experience of working in a customer service environment.
• Strong team player
• Ability to be able to work to set deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent organisation and administration skills.
• Ability to interact confidently at levels in person and over the telephone.
• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills (Excel).

At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better.

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you’ll get in return

• Competitive salary and job‑related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contribution
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.

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