Recruitment Partner

About us:

Pedders Suspension & Brakes is an Australian family owned and operated company with a long history and a strong future. Opportunities to become specialists, work with quality products and people, and obtain career progression are available to those who are passionate, committed, and willing to invest in their future.

When you join us, you aren’t just joining a market leading automotive business who are known for specialist quality products, you’re joining a family. We pride ourselves on making sure that our people have the chance to grow and develop and with this comes opportunity and we realise this looks different for everyone.
 

About the opportunity:

Here at Pedders we have exciting plans for now and into the future to drive ongoing sustainable growth. How we attract and retain talent is key to this.

In our recruitment space we are seeking to enhance how we attract and source talent whilst enhancing the overall experience. We plan to do this through a range of pretty cool initiatives, and we are looking for someone who is passionate about working in a team and playing a key role in contributing to this, both through delivery and ideas. 

We are ambitious and excited to be a destination for talent in our industry, and we see a world in the not-too-distant future where we take steps to proactively attract and recruit wherever possible.

We are on the lookout for a people-focused individual who has a passion for building strong relationships and delivering exceptional candidate experience. As a Recruitment Partner, you won’t just fill roles — you’ll play a strategic role in shaping our teams, partnering closely with hiring managers to attract, engage, and hire top talent aligned with our values and long-term goals.

What are some of the responsibilities of the role:

• Candidate sourcing and attraction: proactively source candidates through job boards, social media, referrals, local community engagement and industry specific forums.
• Stakeholder engagement: Parter with hiring managers and operational leaders to understand workforce needs, deliver tailored recruitment solutions and advise on best practice recruitment.
• Manage the end-to-end life cycle of recruitment for all Pedders positions including advertising, sourcing initiatives, application review, phone screening, pre-employment checks and offer management through to day one preparation.
• Delivery of a range of employer brand initiatives to showcase and celebrate the culture at Pedders.
• Talent pool management: Build, maintain and nurture active talent pools for pre identified roles, providing a source of candidates for current and future hiring needs.
• Compliance and documentation: Ensure recruitment activities comply with internal policies, relevant industry requirements and employment legislation.

What we’re seeking from you:

• Proven experience in volume recruitment environments.
• Demonstrated success in independently managing end to end recruitment processes in a fast-paced setting.
• Experience recruiting within the automotive industry or a similar sector (desirable)
• Strong understanding of recruitment best practice, labor market trends and sourcing approaches for blue collar roles.
• Willingness to travel within the state and occasionally interstate for recruitment events.
• Experience working closely with hiring managers’ and operational teams to advise on best practice recruitment approaches.
• Experience attending or organising trade fairs, job expos or community hiring events (desirable).

Why join us: 

• Bonus structure – recognition of your great performance and behaviours that align to our Pedders’ Values. 
• WFH – work from home Mondays and Fridays. 
• Learning & Development Initiative – we believe strongly in continuous learning and pay for up to 5% of your base salary each year towards approved professional development courses as well as up to 5 days paid L&D leave to undertake courses.   
• Health and wellbeing initiatives - annual flu shot, general health check-up and skin check. 
• Discounted Pedders parts. 
• Confidential and free of charge Employee Assistance Program for employees and family.  

Preferred candidates will be required to undergo pre-employment screening, including reference checks, a national coordinated criminal history check, and other background checks as required for the role.

If you are ready to take the next exciting step in your career journey, then please express interest now by submitting your application highlighting why you're a good match for this exciting role.