Recruitment Consultant – Blue-Collar Temporary Staffing
Warehouse & Manufacturing | Auckland | Full-time
Build relationships. Keep businesses moving. Create opportunities for people.
We’re looking for a driven, people-focused Recruitment Consultant to join our high-energy blue-collar temporary staffing team. We’re a lively, upbeat group who work hard, enjoy what we do and celebrate success together. You’ll partner with warehouse and manufacturing clients to solve their workforce challenges while connecting reliable candidates with rewarding temporary assignments.
This is a fast-paced, varied role for someone who enjoys business development, account management and the buzz of filling urgent vacancies. You’ll manage the end-to-end recruitment process and build a strong pool of job-ready temporary workers across warehousing, production, dispatch, pick packing, forklift operation and related industrial roles.
What you’ll be doing
- Develop and manage relationships with warehouse, logistics and manufacturing clients.
- Identify new business opportunities through proactive calls, meetings, site visits and networking.
- Take detailed job briefs and provide practical workforce solutions.
- Source, screen, interview and reference-check temporary candidates.
- Coordinate placements, rosters, inductions and assignment documentation.
- Maintain regular contact with clients and temporary workers to support attendance, performance and retention.
- Respond quickly to urgent staffing requirements and changing priorities.
- Maintain accurate records and meet agreed activity, service and revenue targets.
- Promote safe work practices and ensure candidates understand site expectations before starting.
What you’ll bring
- Recruitment, sales, account management or customer service experience; temporary or industrial recruitment experience is an advantage.
- A confident, proactive approach to business development and relationship building.
- Strong organisation skills and the ability to manage multiple urgent priorities.
- Clear communication, sound judgement and a practical problem-solving style.
- Resilience, energy and a genuine commitment to delivering excellent service.
- Comfort working in a target-driven environment and taking ownership of results.
- Good computer skills and attention to detail.
- A full, clean New Zealand driver licence and the ability to visit client sites.
What’s in it for you
- A competitive base salary with performance-based incentives.
- Training, coaching and ongoing career development.
- A high-energy, upbeat team that works hard, has fun and celebrates success together, with the tools and autonomy to succeed.
- A varied role where your work has a visible impact on clients and candidates.
- The opportunity to build your reputation in a busy, essential sector.
Ready to make your next move?
If you thrive on pace, enjoy building lasting relationships and want to help Auckland’s warehouse and manufacturing businesses succeed, we’d like to hear from you. Apply now with your CV and a brief cover letter outlining the experience and strengths you would bring to the role.
We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.
