Recruitment Administrator

Vacancy Information

We have a fantastic opportunity to join the People team at Greggs as a Recruitment Administrator on a fixed term 6 month contract (with the potential to become permanent).

You’ll be a key part of our in-house volume recruitment team, recruiting suitable applicants for our Retail and Supply Chain roles.

We can offer you:

• Competitive pay
• 21 days (4.2 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service, plus bank holidays and 1 additional floating day
• Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products
• Paid breaks
• Free hot drinks while on a shift break
• Profit share: We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our employees who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year
• Share save schemes that let you buy discounted Greggs shares, by saving a set amount of money over a fixed time, to have an even bigger share of our profits
• Career progression and learning and development
• Employee Assistance Programme; A free, confidential helpline, offering advice and support with financial, relationship, work-related and wellbeing issues, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Including a mobile app providing a range of wellness content on physical, mental, social, and financial wellbeing
• Perks and savings, such as digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers
• A company who cares about our communities; the environment and being a better business! Click here to read about The Greggs Pledge
• Colleague Networks – internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and provide support to one another

About the role

• This is a full-time role (35 hours per week) on a 6 month temporary contract
• Shift patterns are between Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm and Saturday and Sunday 9am to 5pm
• The base location for this role is Quorum Business Park, Newcastle, NE12 8BU

What you'll do

Reporting to the People Support Centre Team Leader, as a Recruitment Administrator you’ll:

• Provide a first-class volume recruitment service including screening applicants, inviting to interview and offer management

• Escalate vacancies to the Recruitment Manager for wider advertising and sourcing of applicants

• Liaise with Hiring Managers

• Assist with general recruitment queries over the telephone and via email and manage an applicant tracking system

About you

You will fit right into this role if you can demonstrate:

• A passion for and a track record in delivering the Best Customer Service

• Great attention to detail whilst working at pace and the ability to work under pressure

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• A professional and polite telephone manner

• Computer literate – with good knowledge of Excel, Word and PowerPoint

• The ability to deliver creative solutions to problem solving

• IT skills including Microsoft 365; SharePoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams

• Enjoying being part of a hard-working team, sharing the same end goal, and celebrating results together

• Are supportive of an inclusive culture – recognising and valuing that difference is good

• Want to develop and are ready to work alongside some great people and have lots of fun on your Greggs journey!

About Greggs

Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes Greggs so special is our culture – the way we are, the way we behave and the way we support each other. We're hard-working, but above all else we're family; and it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from or what your favourite bake is, we’d love you to join us! We want everyone to feel welcome at Greggs and our colleagues to be able to be themselves at work, whatever their background, preferences, or views.