The Butchers Recruiter is the UK’s only dedicated meat‑industry recruitment specialist, supporting butchery, processing, food manufacturing, wholesale, and protein businesses nationwide.
Due to continued growth across the business, we’re looking for a Recruitment Resourcer to join our Traditional, Cratering, Hospitality and Craft Butchery Division, supporting the delivery of high‑quality placements.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast‑paced recruitment environment and enjoys sourcing, talent pooling, and building relationships within niche candidate markets. Meat‑industry experience is not essential — we will teach you the sector.
What you’ll be doing as Recruitment Resourcer?
You will work as part of our dedicatedresourcing team, ensuring strong candidate pipelines and smooth delivery across a variety of vacancies, including:
Head Butchers
Butchery Managers
Butchers Supervisors
Senior Butchers
Butchers
Your key responsibilities will include:
Managing end‑to‑end candidate sourcing, screening, and shortlisting for permanent vacancies
Writing, optimising, and posting job adverts across all sourcing channels
Conducting telephone and video interviews to assess suitability, skills, and experience
Building and nurturing long‑term talent pools for ongoing and future roles
Conducting proactive headhunting and market mapping within niche and specialist sectors
Coordinating interviews, preparing candidates, and managing feedback loops
Maintaining accurate candidate and vacancy records in CRM systems (Salesforce, Excel, internal trackers)
Ensuring full compliance around Right to Work, references, and onboarding documentation
Providing a high‑quality, professional candidate experience at every stage
Meeting resourcing KPIs such as CV submissions, candidate quality metrics, interviews booked & pipeline activity/responsiveness.
We’re looking for a Recruitment Resourcer with:
Previous experience in agency or internal recruitment
Strong sourcing capability across CV databases, LinkedIn, and direct search
Ability to manage multiple roles and candidate pipelines simultaneously
Confident conducting interviews and assessing suitability
Highly organised, process‑driven, and able to meet deadlines
Strong communication and candidate‑management skills
Professional, proactive, and able to work effectively in a team environment
Desirable:
Experience in food manufacturing, FMCG, or specialist/niche recruitment
Exposure to compliance‑led or regulated recruitment environments
Knowledge of the meat industry or meat‑processing environment would be a strong advantage
Ability to understand technical requirements of skilled roles
Industry knowledge is not required — full training will be provided.
Working Hours
Monday to Friday, 08:30 – 17:00 (core hours)
We operate a supportive and flexible environment, with a realistic, collaborative approach to workload and performance.
To apply for this role as Recruitment Resourcer and join our Traditional, Cratering, Hospitality and Craft Butchery Division, please click apply online and upload an updated copy of your CV