Role Overview

As a Recruitment Resourcer, you will support Shield Safety’s internal recruitment activity, helping to identify, attract and engage talent for roles across the business, including specialist and hard-to-fill positions.

Working closely with the Recruitment Manager and wider People team, you’ll focus on candidate sourcing, talent pooling and market research, building strong foundations for future hiring needs. This is an ideal entry-level opportunity for a graduate or early-career professional who is curious, people-focused and interested in developing a career in internal recruitment.

Key Responsibilities

Recruitment Support & Sourcing

Assist with sourcing candidates via LinkedIn, job boards, referrals, and other channels
Conduct initial outreach and support screening activity
Draft and post job adverts reflecting the role and Shield Safety’s values

Talent Pooling & Market Research

Build and maintain talent pools for future and hard-to-fill roles
Conduct market research to identify potential candidates and talent hotspots
Support headhunting by engaging passive candidates
Keep talent pool data up to date

Talent Attraction, Events & Early Careers Engagement

Attend and support recruitment events (careers fairs, university talks, networking)
Network with students and prospective graduates
Build relationships with universities, student societies, and early-careers networks
Promote opportunities, career paths, and development at Shield Safety
Capture and maintain candidate details for future engagement

Candidate Experience & Employer Brand

Support a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment journey
Act as an ambassador for Shield Safety
Assist with employer branding, careers content, and recruitment campaigns
Keep candidates informed and engaged

Recruitment Administration & Systems

Maintain accurate recruitment records in PeopleHR or other systems
Support interview scheduling and candidate communications
Track recruitment activity and metrics (applications, source of hire)
Ensure processes follow company procedures and best practice

About Us

Shield Safety is one of the UK’s leading Environmental Health consultancies. For over 20 years, we’ve helped businesses meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and protect people. As a software-enabled services business, we combine expert consultancy with our award-winning digital platform, RiskProof, giving organisations a smarter, more practical way to manage their Health and Safety, Food Safety, and Fire Safety compliance.

We work with businesses across hospitality, retail, leisure, and beyond. Our solutions are built for real-world environments where consistency, clarity, and accountability matter. By combining deep technical expertise with intuitive technology, we help teams move from reactive compliance to confident, proactive safety management.

Trusted by thousands of businesses, from independent operators to brands like Tesco, ASDA, YO! Sushi, Radisson Hotels, and KFC, we have a 90% client retention rate. We’re also proud to be the first certification body for Safe to Trade, raising food hygiene and allergen management standards. At Shield Safety, we focus on meaningful work that makes Every Day Safer.

Our Values

We take great pride in what we do, the service we deliver, and the culture we’ve built. Our values guide how we work every day.

Be the best you
Add value. Love what you do
Work together and have fun
Aim high and don’t fear failure
Respect colleagues, work, and customers

What We Offer

At Shield Safety, we combine passion with a relaxed, fun workplace. We believe people do their best work in an environment that’s supportive, flexible, and welcoming, where you can bring your whole self to work. Our office culture is friendly and inclusive, complete with hybrid working options and office dogs. We thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and support every team member with tailored training, growth opportunities, and skill development. We look after our people because they’re at the heart of everything we do. If you’re ambitious, enjoy working with like-minded colleagues, you’ll fit right in.

We’ve worked closely as a team to come up with a benefits package with something for everyone. Some of our benefits include:

Competitive base salary
25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (with the option to purchase an extra 5 days)
Birthdays off
Flexible working options including flexi-time and remote working
Employee Assistance Programme & Wellbeing App
Generous, enhanced Maternity Leave and Paternity Leave
Monthly one-to-ones with your Manager to ensure you have all the support you need
Health Cash Plan (to claim back the cost of various private healthcare/dental/holistic treatments)
Clear progression opportunities
We also support training & development for all colleagues

Requirements

Strong written and verbal communication skills
Degree-level education (or equivalent)
Confident with digital tools, including LinkedIn and Microsoft Office
Well-organised with attention to detail
Proactive, curious, and eager to learn

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We are proud to have a diverse workforce and we are committed to ensuring equality and inclusion at all levels within the business. It is imperative that we have a mix of talents, skills and experience within our teams and actively encourage diversity in order to meet these requirements. We value the diversified opinions when we make key decisions, generate new ideas or come up with solutions to challenges. We know that this is the best way to support our clients, and we feel that our workplace should mirror the demographic make-up of the population and of our client base.

As Shield Safety company continues to grow and expand, we welcome applications from everyone interested in joining our team, including applicants within underrepresented groups. Our recruitment process is being continually refined and evolved to ensure that all applicants are screened fairly and without discrimination.

Shield Safety Group

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