Talent Acquisition Partner at Smiths Group

John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, is a global leader in mission-critical flow control solutions for energy and process industries that enable efficient and sustainable operations. Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems, and predictive digital monitoring technologies. 

We have a global network of more than 200 sites in over 50 countries and employ more than 6,000 people worldwide. We partner with our customers to help them keep their operations safe, reduce downtime, improve efficiency, and meet the latest environmental standards. 

John Crane is part of Smiths Group. For over 170 years, Smiths has been pioneering progress by engineering for a better future. We serve millions of people every year, helping to create a safer, more efficient, productive, and better-connected world across four global markets: energy, security & defence, space & aerospace, and general industrial. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs approximately 16,000 colleagues in over 50 countries. 

Recruitment:

• Manage end-to-end recruitment process.
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of candidates for current and future hiring needs.
• Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
• Coach, challenge, and advise Hiring Managers and leaders using recruitment and market data to inform and influence key hiring decisions.
• Support employer branding and candidate engagement initiatives.

Stakeholder Management:

• Effective in managing multiple stakeholders across various levels to align recruitment strategies with business goals.
• Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, providing insights on market trends, salary benchmarks, and recruitment best practices.
• Lead regular meetings with stakeholders to review progress, discuss challenges, and adjust recruitment plans as needed.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in an HR related field or equivalent preferred
• Minimum 5+ years of recruitment experience
• Knowledge of Industrial Automation/Engineering being an advantage
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to assess both technical and cultural fit during candidate evaluations
• Your role is pivotal across all our regional & global talent acquisition efforts
• Able to develop valued relationships with managers and Candidates alike
• Effectively manage your workload to meet agreed deadlines

  Recruitment:

• Manage end-to-end recruitment process.
• Build and maintain a strong pipeline of candidates for current and future hiring needs.
• Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process.
• Coach, challenge, and advise Hiring Managers and leaders using recruitment and market data to inform and influence key hiring decisions.
• Support employer branding and candidate engagement initiatives

• Stakeholder Management:

• Effective in managing multiple stakeholders across various levels to align recruitment strategies with business goals.
• Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders, providing insights on market trends, salary benchmarks, and recruitment best practices.
• Lead regular meetings with stakeholders to review progress, discuss challenges, and adjust recruitment plans as needed.

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• Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in an HR related field or equivalent preferred
• Minimum 4-6 years of recruitment experience
• Knowledge of Industrial Automation/Engineering being an advantage
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to assess both technical and cultural fit during candidate evaluations
• Your role is pivotal across all our regional & global talent acquisition efforts
• Able to develop valued relationships with managers and Candidates alike
• Effectively manage your workload to meet agreed deadlines

With colleagues stretching across the globe, we are proud of our diversity. To foster inclusivity, we run employee resource groups (ERGs) to provide a safe space for employees to connect and support each other. Our cross-business ERGs include Veterans, Pride Network, Black Employee Network, Women@Work Network, and Neurodiversity. 

Across our company, we recognize excellence, culminating in the Smiths Excellence Awards, our annual celebration of the most extraordinary activities, people, and projects that best showcase our strengths and help drive our business forward. We announce these on our annual Smiths Day, a global celebration of Smiths around our network. 

Join us for a great career with competitive compensation and benefits, while helping engineer a better future. 

We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.

At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Group, nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation – including, but not limited to, interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our career’s website (Careers - Smiths Group plc)