Recruitment Specialist
- Manage end-to-end labour hire recruitment for blue-collar and white-collar roles.
- Develop and maintain relationships with candidates and clients to understand their hiring needs.
- Coordinate interviews, assessments, and onboarding processes to ensure a seamless experience.
Recruitment Specialist
Roster: Monday to Friday, 8am – 5pm.
Location: Wembley, WA
Employment Type: Permanent, full-time
About the role
Are you an experienced Recruitment Specialist or Recruiter? Category 5 Labour Management is proudly recognised as the leading employer of choice across Port Hedland and the Pilbara. With our significant regional footprint and ongoing growth, we’re offering exceptional opportunities for driven professionals who want to join a trusted, high‑performing team and build a rewarding long‑term career with the region’s recruitment partner of choice.
At Category 5, you’ll recruit skilled and unskilled blue-collar and white-collar workers to meet client needs.
Benefits
- Enjoy the advantage of weekly pay + healthy lifestyle benefits (after probation period)
- Be part of a close-knit, supportive team environment
- Secure a permanent, full-time position with long-term stability
- Enjoy a positive workplace culture with regular employee recognition, team-building activities, and social events
- Access genuine opportunities for career growth, professional development, and hands-on experience in business administration and recruitment
- Work for a family owned, and operated business that prioritises its people and the local community.
Skills & experience
- Proven experience in recruitment is preferred, but we value a strong willingness to learn.
- Strong understanding of the blue-collar and white-collar workforce, and the skills required for these roles, or a readiness to develop this knowledge.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships with candidates and clients.
- Experience using recruitment software and job boards (Seek, Indeed, etc.) is a plus but not essential.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, high-volume environment and manage multiple priorities.
- Pro-active team player with strong initiative and a “no job too big or small” mindset
- Mine site experience advantageous
Duties & responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end labour hire recruitment for both blue-collar and white-collar roles
- Source, screen, and recruit skilled and unskilled workers using job boards, social media, and local networks
- Develop and maintain relationships with candidates and clients to understand their hiring needs and career goals.
- Coordinate interviews, assessments, and onboarding processes to ensure a seamless experience for both candidates and clients.
- Verify tickets, qualifications, and compliance documentation
- Allocate client and internal inductions and communicate job placement details
- Maintain an active candidate database and pipeline for future roles.
- Ensure all recruitment is compliant with workplace health and safety standards.
- Conduct drug and alcohol screenings (training provided)
- Advise clients on recruitment strategies and provide industry insights on hiring trends and talent availability.
- Adapt quickly to changing priorities and resolve issues under pressure
- Occasional early starts or after-hours contact (when required)
About the company
Category 5 Labour Management is family-owned and operated, providing skilled trades and maintenance staff across various industries. We operate across Australia and New Zealand, with Port Hedland as our founding location and one of our largest and most successful operations.
We pride ourselves on exceptional service, a supportive team environment, and opportunities for career growth. Our people are key to our success, and we’re committed to helping them thrive.
We’re ISO certified for quality and committed to long-term opportunities for clients and employees.
How to apply
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We genuinely appreciate the time taken to apply, and while we review every application carefully, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- Competitive renumeration package
- Permanent full-time position, Monday to Friday roster
- Build your professional experience with a well-respected company
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