The OE Agency
Blue-Collar Recruiter (SA)
About this role
This is a remote position. AnAustralian-based recruitment agencyis looking for an experiencedBlue-Collar Recruiter based in South Africato support a busy and fast-paced recruitment environment across trade, construction, civil and operational vacancies. Location: Remote, South Africa Employment Type: Part-time, starting at 20 hours per week Working Hours: Australian business hours Growth Opportunity: Potential to increase to full-time hoursThis is a hands-on recruitment role for someone who is confident managing candidates through the recruitment process, from initial screening through to interview, reference checks, offer and acceptance. The successful person will work closely with the Recruitment Lead and support multiple vacancies where speed, accuracy and strong candidate communication are essential.
What You'll Do
- Screen and shortlist candidates against role briefs
- Conduct structured interviews and assess both skills and overall fit
- Source and headhunt suitable blue-collar candidates across multiple channels
- Manage the candidate experience through to offer and acceptance
- Coordinate reference checks and required candidate documentation
- Assess practical experience, licences, tickets and qualifications relevant to each role
- Build and maintain active candidate pipelines for current and future vacancies
- Conduct proactive outreach to passive candidates
- Coordinate candidate interviews and availability
- Keep candidates informed throughout the recruitment process
- Maintain accurate candidate notes and update internal recruitment systems
- Work closely with sourcing support where available to identify and screen suitable candidates
- Support multiple vacancies with different priorities and deadlines
- Provide regular updates on candidate progress and recruitment activity Requirements What We're Looking For
- Recruitment experience, ideally across full-cycle recruitment
- Previous experience recruiting blue-collar, trade, construction, civil, mining, mechanical, transport or operational employees
- Recruitment agency experience is an advantage
- Strong sourcing and headhunting ability
- Confident conducting structured candidate interviews
- Strong communication skills and comfortable dealing directly with candidates and hiring managers