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At Warburtons, family is at the heart of our business. Five generations'​ worth of expertise that goes into making our bakery products allows us to continue a tradition of baking inherited over the past 141 years.

Warburtons is the largest bakery brand in the UK, but that doesn't allow us to rest on our laurels. We are pioneers of the industry and ambitious market leaders, always seeking to challenge ourselves and convention. It is part of our philosophy to provide honest good sense on issues of health and well-being, helping the whole family to enjoy our products as part of a healthy, balanced diet, through a range of products to suit all meal occasions, lifestyles and tastes.

Title: Talent Acquisition Specialist  
Function: People
Location: Bolton
Contract: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract  

We’re on the lookout for someone who’s passionate about finding great people and making recruitment run smoothly across our sites and Head office. This is a 12-month contract based at our Head Office in Bolton, with the flexibility of hybrid working.

Why join our Talent Team?

You’ll be part of a friendly, supportive team that’s passionate about making a real impact. We work collaboratively, celebrate successes, and are always looking for new ways to improve how we attract and hire the best talent. It’s a great opportunity to grow your skills, contribute to exciting projects, and be part of a business that values its people.

The Role  

As the talent acquisition specialist, you’ll be at the heart of our recruitment activity, supporting hiring managers across the business to attract, engage, and hire great people.

You’ll manage the full candidate journey from sourcing through to offer, ensuring a brilliant experience at every stage. You’ll work closely with our Talent Acquisition Partners, People Partners, and hiring managers to understand workforce plans and build future-fit pipelines.

As an ambassador for our Employer Brand and Value Proposition, you’ll promote a positive candidate experience and coach hiring managers to deliver a responsive, proactive, and professional recruitment service.

You’ll also support our early careers recruitment, helping to attract and engage future talent through apprenticeships, graduate programmes, and placement student opportunities. This could include coordinating assessment days, building relationships with local education providers and promoting our employer brand to young professionals starting their careers.

Essential Ingredients
In-house recruitment experience.
Solid understanding of the end-to-end recruitment lifecycle within a large, complex organisation.
Proficient in using recruitment systems.
Strong direct sourcing capabilities, including LinkedIn, job boards, social media, and branded vacancy advertising.
Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal, with a highly professional telephone manner.
A collaborative team player who thrives in a fast-paced environment.
Skilled in stakeholder management, confidently engaging with multiple managers and stakeholders simultaneously.
Meticulous attention to detail and a commitment to getting it right first time.
Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage time and prioritise workload.
Track record of working to SLAs, KPIs, and recruitment metrics such as cost-per-hire, time-to-hire, and candidate quality.
Brings energy, resilience, and drive, motivated by delivering high-quality outcomes.  

Extra Dough  

At last and by no means yeast you will want to know what your breads worth.

A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement, we'll give you the opportunity to purchase up to an extra weeks annual leave
Award winning pension scheme with company contributions
Life assurance
Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
Continued investment in your personal development
Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service.  

We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do